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Introduction To Phe III and Course Content-1

This document provides an overview of the Public Health Engineering III course at the Technical University of Mombasa. The course covers alternative forms of sanitation like pit latrines and ecological sanitation. It also addresses septic tank design, treatment and disposal of sewage sludge, dewatering of sludge, industrial wastewater treatment, solid waste collection and disposal methods, and adsorption isotherms. The course involves assignments, quizzes, visits to wastewater treatment plants, and exams for assessment.

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Introduction To Phe III and Course Content-1

This document provides an overview of the Public Health Engineering III course at the Technical University of Mombasa. The course covers alternative forms of sanitation like pit latrines and ecological sanitation. It also addresses septic tank design, treatment and disposal of sewage sludge, dewatering of sludge, industrial wastewater treatment, solid waste collection and disposal methods, and adsorption isotherms. The course involves assignments, quizzes, visits to wastewater treatment plants, and exams for assessment.

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Technical University of Mombasa

ECV 4506: PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING III


(PHE III)

Lecturer : Meshack Saboke


Email : msaboke@tum.ac.ke

GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE UNIT

In Public Health Engineering II (PHE II) you covered collection of sewage,


conveyance to a central treatment plant and different methods of treating the same.
This is the conventional way of safely handling sewage. However, it is not possible
to have conventional sewerage systems in all towns and rural areas. It is for this
reason that you need to learn on the alternative forms of sanitation which will serve
those areas that for one reason or another cannot be covered by conventional
sewerage system either as individual households or small communities. You will
cover these alternative forms of sanitation as well as treatment and disposal of
sewage sludge in this Unit.

Sewage is basically the liquid wastes generated in a community but in addition solid
and gaseous wastes are also generated. If solid waste is not properly handled and
safely disposed – it can pose a public health problem and environmental pollution.
You will therefore also learn solid waste collection and disposal methods in this
Unit. Other topics which will be covered in this Unit include adsorption isotherms
and reuse of sewage and industrial effluents.

Course Description
Session One: Alternative forms of sanitation

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Various forms of alternative sanitation – which include Pit Latrines, Improved
Pit Latrines and Ecological Sanitation (Ecosan). Advantages and
disadvantages of using these forms of sanitation. Septic tank is one of the
alternative forms of sanitation but will be dealt wit h in the next session.

Session Two: Septic Tank


Definition, design parameters and design of a septic tank. Safe disposal of
septic tank effluent.

Session Three: Treatment of Sewage Sludge


Definition, sources and characteristics of sewage sludge. Preliminary
operations in sludge treatment, treatment and conditioning of sewage sludge.

Session Four: Dewatering and disposal of Treated Sludge


Methods of sludge dewatering – natural evaporation, percolation and using
mechanical dewatering devices. Sludge disposal methods – spreading on land,
lagooning, dumping and landfilling.

Session Five: Tutorial and Assignment I


Design of a septic tank and Calculation of specific gravity of sludge. Give
students examinable assignment for submission.

Session Six: Industrial Wastewater


Importance of industrial wastewater treatment. Pollution of natural resources in
particular and environment in general by industrial wastes. Industrial effluent
standard for disposal – into streams, on land and into municipal sewers.
Treatment of industrial wastewater.

Session Seven: Wastewater from specific industries.


Dairy, meat, canning, Breweries, Pharmaceutical, Tannery, paper and
radioactive industries.

Session Eight: Assignment II and CAT I

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Session Nine: Visit to a Wastewater Treatment Plant
Visit to Kipevu Wastewater Treatment Plant. Demonstration of physical,
Chemical and biological treatment of wastewater. Demonstration of sludge
treatment and disposal at the treatment plant.

Session Ten: Solid waste collection.


Definition of various types of solid waste. Separation of refuse and storage bins.
Organization of refuse collection – frequency of collection, equipment, teams,
routes, cost and records.

Session Eleven: Methods of Solid


waste disposal
Methods of solid waste disposal – dumping into the sea, sanitary landfill,
compositing, ploughing in fields, hog feeding, incineration, grinding and
discharging into municipal sewers, salvaging and biological digestion.

Session Twelve: Adsorption and CAT II


Definition and terms used in adsorption. Factors that affect the rate of
adsorption and adsorption equilibrium. Definition of adsorption isotherm.
Practical application of adsorption in engineering.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course the student will be able to:
i. Construct waste treatment and disposal systems for individual
households and small communities
ii. Undertake treatment of sewage sludge and unit processes of waste water
and
iii. Explain adsorption Isotherms and their practical application in
engineering
iv. Demonstrate understanding of Solid waste collection principles and
disposal methods.

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Mode of Study
This course will adopt a blended learning format which essentially consists of online
learning modules where a portion of the lecture and reading material will be presented
through videos, text, and interactive programming exercises.

Assessment
There will be two forms of evaluation: There will be student activities in form of
assignments, written CATs and written exam to be taken as per the university
academic policy.
The weight for each form of assessment are:
Type of Assessment Weight
Continuous Assessment (assignments, Quizes, written CATs) 30%
Written Examination 70%
Total 100%

Reference materials
i. Text Books

 Eddy, M., Tchobanoglous, G. and Stensel, D., H. (2013). Wastewater


Engineering: Treatment and Resource Recovery, 2048 p, 5th Edition, Published
by McGraw-Hill Education, ISBN-10: 0073401188,

 Mackenzie, D. and Cornwell, D. (2012). Introduction to Environmental


Engineering, Published by McGraw-Hill Education, ISBN-10: 0073401145,
ISBN-13: 978-0073401140.

 Crittenden, J., Rhodes, R., T. and Hand, D., W., Howe, K. and Tchobanoglous, G.
(2012). Water treatment: Principles and Design, Published by John Wiley and
Sons, ISBN – 10: 0470405392, ISBN – 13: 978- 0470405390.

ii. Journals
 Journal of Water and Wastewater Engineering, ISSN 1002-8471.

 Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, ISSN 1496-2551(Print),


ISSN 1496-256X (Online).

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 Journal of Waste Water Treatment, ISSN 2472-0518

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