Fundamentals of Wastewater Quality
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The official GTU curriculum for Fundamentals of Wastewater Quality (subject code BE04013011) as prescribed for Env. Engg · Semester 4 divides the course into 6 units, covering 33 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (BE04013011)Unit 1 Concepts of Sampling and Preservation of wastewater
- Selection of sampling location
- planning of sampling
- types of sampling
- sampling frequency
- sample container types and process of cleaning, and sample preservation methods
Unit 2 Concepts of Biochemistry for wastewater treatment
- temperature relationship, pH, major and trace elements
- biochemistry of carbohydrates
- proteins and fats and oil, general biochemical pathways relevant to treatment
Unit 3 Analysis of chemical parameters of wastewater
- Methods of measurements as per standard methods for parameters acidity
- volatile solids
- dissolved oxygen, and sulphate
- and their sources
- environmental significance
- method of sample collection
- application of data
Unit 4 Analysis of organic parameters of wastewater
- environmental significance
- method of sample collection
- application of data
- Methods of measurements as per standard methods for Chemical Oxygen Demand
- Biochemical Oxygen Demand
- Oil and Grease
- Organic and Volatile acids
- Organic nitrogen
Unit 5 Concepts of equilibrium chemistry, physical chemistry, and colloidal chemistry
- Equilibrium chemistry: Equilibrium and Le Chartelier’s principle
- activity and activity coefficient
- Complex ions
- Solubility product
- Common Ion effect and Diverse Ion effect Physical chemistry: Binary mixtures
- solution of solids in liquids
- solvent extraction
- basics of catalysis and adsorption Colloidal chemistry: General properties of colloids
- colloidal dispersions in liquids and air
Unit 6 Non-Metallic and Metallic constituents in wastewater
- Sources and environmental significance of cyanide
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