Municipal and industrial wastewater:
Membrane Biological Reactor (MBR), Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR), advanced system for wastewater treatment with immobilized biomassa, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), integration of AOPs and biological processes, disposal of hazardous pollutants (mass balance), criteria for sludge minimization in wastewater treatment plant, rainwater treatment.
Drinking water and primary water for industrial use:
advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), membrane filtration (micrfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, electrodialisys), ionic exchange, non conventional adsorbents (green sand, manganese dioxide, etc.), biological processes. Technologies for the removal of specific pollutants: arsenic, fluoride, ammonia, nitrate, organic micropollutants, etc.
Municipal and industrial solid waste and liquid waste:
advanced technologies for liquid waste treatment; advanced technologies for the stabilization and solidification of industrial wastes; advanced technologies for the recovery of industrial waste. Liquid waste treatment.
Appropriate technologies:
Environment problems in developing countries; basic knowledge of environmental sanitary engineering; criteria and strategies for planning and designing appropriate solutions; examples of appropriate technologies application in developing countries for water, wastewater and solid waste treatment and disposal.
Tools for the evaluation of the environmental impacts of human activities.
The Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) and the Best Available Techniques (BAT)
The requirements of the new ISO 14001: 2015: identification and assessment of the environmental aspects of its products considering a "life cycle perspective" (LCP)
Methods available for a systematic approach to the LCP: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in accordance with ISO 14040 and 14044, Carbon footprint (ISO 14064, ISO 14067), Waterfootprint (ISO 14067)
Presentation of methodologies for measuring and communicating environmental performance over the life cycle of products and organizations (PEF / OEF): Commission Recommendation 2013/179 / EU.
Case studies of companies that have used these tools
The methodology of the analysis of economic aspects and cross media effect.