Quantity and quality of wastewater and its characteristics, classification of pollutants, treatment stages, primary treatment, aerobic and anaerobic treatment processes. Removal of sludge, suspended solids, organic materials, and pathogenic organisms. The operation and maintenance of treatment plants, how to handle domestic, commercial and industrial wastewater, the use of treated wastewater in industry and in the injection of groundwater aquifers. A set of laboratory tests on bioprocesses including: Wastewater chemistry, chemical and physical parameters analysis of wastewater, demonstration lab tests on unit operations of water and wastewater treatment stages, like sedimentation, filtration, and aeration.
