Background
The importance of increased knowledge in drinking water and health has
become more and more relevant in today's society, as is the increasing use of
groundwater as drinking water and alternatives to raw water sources such as
desalinated seawater and also waste water recirculation.
Both program students and paying assignment
students will be able to apply for the course.
Course content
The course is mainly
focused on groundwater as raw water for drinking water supply and purification
processes for the creation of a healthy and mineral balanced drinking water.
The following main
areas will be highlighted in the course:
- Groundwater formation, soil and groundwater chemical processes,
groundwater supply
- Rules, directives and recommendations governing drinking water
activities for general and private water sources (SLV, EU, WHO, drinking water
directives)
- Desired and undesirable substances in drinking water, toxic,
radioactive and disease-causing substances in raw and drinking water,
- The importance of minerals in drinking water and mineral balance (esp.
Ca, Mg, HCO3).
- Common treatment methods of different raw water for public and private
water production.
- Corrosion and corrosive processes in piping.
- Threats to water quality today and in a future climate
- Private and public water supply in deficient areas, saltwater intrusion
and threats from private sewage treatment plants
The course is
divided into two parts, one concentrated with lectures, exercises and study
visits during June 7 – 11, the other is a project related to the course
participant's own area of interest during summer. For information
see the course AL 241U at the KTH web www.kth.se/student/kurser/kurs/AL241U?l=en
For more information
contact PhD Ingegerd Rosborg, irosborg@kth.se, +46708802891
Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental
Science and Engineering (SEED), Teknikringen 10 B