ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Hours of tutorials: 1 Expository Class: 6 Interactive Classroom: 17 Total: 24
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Chemistry Engineering
Areas: Chemical Engineering
Center Higher Technical Engineering School
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
The main objectives of this subject are:
• To know the general principles of the valorisation of waste flows of urban or industrial origin.
• To study specific cases of valorisation.
• To know the development of patents.
• To know the problems associated with emerging pollutants.
• To know the mechanisms of elimination of emerging pollutants in drinking water and wastewater treatment plants.
• To know the evolution of the legislation on the matter.
The program of the subject is divided into 2 blocks containing a total of 6 topics as indicated below:
BLOCK I. EMERGING CONTAMINANTS (6 h (E) + 6 h (S))
Chapter 1 (1 h (E)). General aspects of emerging contaminants: definition, types, characteristics, legislation
Chapter 2 (3 h (E) + 3 h (S)). Removal of organic micropollutants in water treatment plants (WWTP and DWTP). Case studies.
Chapter 3 (2 h (E) + 3 h (S)). Removal of microbiological micropollutants in water treatment plants (WWTP and DWTP). Case studies.
BLOCK II. RESOURCE RECOVERY FROM WASTEWATERS (7 h (E) + 6 h (S))
Chapter 4 (1 h (E)). General aspects in the valorisation of wastewaters.
Chapter 5 (3 h (E) + 3 h (S)). Energy recovery from wastewaters. Case studies.
Chapter 6 (3 h (E) + 3 h (S)). Product recovery from wastewaters. Case studies.
Basic bibliography
• Lema, J.M. y Suárez, S. Innovative Wastewater Treatment & Resource Recovery Tecnologies: Impacts on Energy, Economy and Environment. IWA Publishing (2017).
• Atlas, R.M., Bartha, R. Ecología microbiana y Microbiología ambiental. Pearson Educación (2002).
Complementary bibliography
• Mosquera-Corral, A. Tecnologías avanzadas para el tratamiento de aguas residuales. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (2009).
• Simon, J. Membranes for industrial wastewater recovery and reuse. Elsevier (2003).
• Val del Rio, A. Campos Gómez, J.L. Mosquera-Corral, A., Tecnologies for the treatmenet and recovery of nutrients from industrisal wastewaer. IGI Global (2017).
• Fatta-Kassino, D., Bester, K., Kümmerer, K. Xenobiotics in the Urban Water Cycle. Springer (2010).
• Osorio Robles, F., Torres Rojo, J.C., Sánchez Bas, M. Tratamiento de aguas para la eliminación de microorganismos y agentes contaminantes. Díaz de Santos (2010).
• Núñez-Delgado, A., Arias-Estévez, M. Emerging pollutants in sewage sludge and soils. Springer (2023).
• Gavrilescu, M., Demnerová, K., Aamand, J., Agathos, S., Fava, F. (2014). Emerging pollutants in the environment: present and future challenges in biomonitoring, ecological risks and bioremediation. New Biotechnology 32, Number 1 (2015).
The results of the training and learning that the students acquire with the passing of this subject are:
- CON4: List the water treatment systems, both for supplying populations or industries, as well as for purification and subsequent restitution to natural environments and reuse of reclaimed water. Identify and describe emerging challenges in water treatment.
- HAB3: Select and operate innovative treatment systems adapted to different realities, geographical environments and quality requirements, including emerging challenges and the application of green or nature-based treatments. Experiment with pilot water treatment systems.
- COM3: Judge the performance and suitability of various water treatment proposals. Compare different alternatives. Integrate expert judgment in planning water treatment systems, considering emerging challenges and green solutions.
The proposed teaching methodology is a combination of face-to-face teaching for USC students and synchronous telematic teaching for UVigo and UDC students, using the MS Teams tool.
In the lectures, a master class will be used to present and develop the theoretical concepts of the syllabus. (CON4)
The seminars will focus on the study of practical cases. For this purpose, speakers from companies and research centres will participate and will present projects related to the syllabus. Students will hand in some assignments developed during the seminar classes for their evaluation. (HAB3, COM3)
The active participation of the students will be sought and encouraged, both in the lecture hours and in the seminars.
During the first week of the course, students will be required to do a mandatory work (preferably in teams). The group tutorial will be used for its presentation. (CON4, HAB3, COM3)
The USC Virtual platform will be used with the following objectives:
• To provide information about the subject (teaching guide, timetables, exams, announcements, etc.).
• To provide didactic material for the classes (slides of the subjects, case studies, complementary material, etc.).
• To serve as a means of communication between students and teaching staff.
• To deliver assignments.
MS Teams will also be used as a means of non face-to-face student/teacher communication.
The student's performance will be evaluated taking into account four different aspects:
• Exam (30%).
• Activities (30%).
• Compulsory work (30%).
• Active participation (10%).
The student's grade will be a weighted average of the four elements, being necessary a minimum score of 40% in the exam and in the compulsory work.
Final exam. A final exam will be carried out in a synchronous way through MS Teams with the camera and microphone activated on the date marked in the academic calendar. This exam will have a determined duration and the students will be able to consult the teaching materials of the subject during its realization (except problems and case studies). It is mandatory to perform this activity.
Activities. The activities delivered during the seminars and other proposed tasks will have a weight of 30% in the final grade.
Group tutorials. The realization of the team work together with its oral presentation will have a weight of 30% in the final grade. It is mandatory to do this activity.
Active participation: 10%. The active participation (formulation of questions or answers) during the lecturers and interactive classes will be valued.
Students who do not pass the course in the 1st opportunity will have to go to the 2nd opportunity with the part(s) not passed.
Students who do not complete any of the evaluable activities will be considered NOT SHOWN.
The learning outcomes to be assessed are:
• Final exam: CON4, HAB3, COM3
• Activities: HAB3, COM3
• Group tutorials: CON4, HAB3, COM3
• Active participation: CON4, COM3
For cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the "Regulations for the evaluation of the academic performance of students and grade review" will be applied.
The subject has a workload of 3 ECTS, corresponding 1 ECTS credit to 25 hours of total work, which are distributed as follows:
• Lecturers: 13 h (100% attendance)
• Interactive seminars: 12 h (100% attendance)
• Group tutoring: 1 h (100% face-to-face)
• Exam: 2 h (100% attendance)
• Personal work of the students: 47 h (0% attendance)
It is advisable that students have basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint, as well as an average knowledge of oral and written comprehension in English.
Classes will be taught in Spanish, although didactic material in English will be used.
Marta Carballa Arcos
Coordinador/a- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816020
- marta.carballa [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
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| 17:00-18:50 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Classroom A6 |
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| 17:00-18:50 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Classroom A5 |
| 01.13.2025 15:00-18:50 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom A5 |
| 01.13.2025 15:00-18:50 | Grupo /CLIS_01 | Classroom A5 |
| 06.26.2025 17:00-18:50 | Grupo /CLIS_01 | Classroom A5 |
| 06.26.2025 17:00-18:50 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom A5 |