This lecture gives the fundamentals of water supply and sewer system in urban area, and aquatic environment science and engineering for conservation water environment. In each class students are required to not only listen a lecture but also do exercise to understand the current state of water use and water environment management. In such manner, this lecture provides the basic knowledge necessary to water use and water environment management.
The target of this lecture for students is to understand key approaches in water supply, sewer system, water environmental management required for sustainable water use and aquatic environment. Students can obtain the foundation for achieving sustainable water use in the context of water resources and aquatic ecosystems.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Utilize fundamentals on aquatic chemistry for water quality management.
2) Explain the basics of environmental sanitary engineering related to water supply and sewers.
3) Explain basic aquatic ecology and management techniques of water environment.
Enjoy and appreciate works of art and broaden their artistic experience.
2) Explain the history of 20th century art including from a cultural and social context.
3) Analytically and comprehensively convey their aesthetical impressions to others.4) Grasp multiple meanings of works of art through discussions with others.
Fundamentals on aquatic chemistry, Water supply, Sewer system, Water environmental management, Aquatic ecosystem, Sustainability
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Topics change every class. Every class contains a lecture for about 80 min. and exercise for about 20 min. Besides the class and exercise, all students are expected to submit reports. Attendance will be recorded in every class.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Guidance, History and Planning of Water Supply System (Yoshimura) | Understanding the important history of water supply and the outline of the overview and planning steps of the water supply system |
Class 2 | Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry (Yoshimura) | Basis of analytical chemistry that is required for general water quality analysis |
Class 3 | Aquatic Chemistry 1 - pH,Solubility, Alkalinity, Acid-base reaction, etc (Yoshimura) | Basics of Aquatic Chemistry (pH,Solubility, Alkalinity, Other related topics) |
Class 4 | Water Treatment Technology in Water Supply1 (Yoshimura) | General water treatment technology in water supply and relation to the water quality standards |
Class 5 | Water Treatment Technology in Water Supply2 (Yoshimura) | Emerging technologies for water treatment |
Class 6 | Basics of Aquatic Ecosystems (Yoshimura) | Basics of aquatic ecosystems such as rivers, lakes and dam lakes |
Class 7 | Water supply and water environment management, mid-term exam (Yoshimura) | Relationship between water supply system and water environment management/basin management |
Class 8 | History and Planning of Sewer System and Waste Water Treatment (Fujii) | Important history of the sewer system and outline of the overview and planning of sewer system |
Class 9 | Aquatic Chemistry 2 (Fujii) - Organic matter, Redox potential, Microbes | Basics of Aquatic Chemistry (Organic matter, Redox potential, Microbes) |
Class 10 | Waste Water Treatment Technology (Fujii) | General sewage treatment technology (mainly activated sludge method) |
Class 11 | Microbes and Waste Water Treatment (Fujii) | Basics of microbiology and biological treatment |
Class 12 | Advanced Water Treatment and Water Reuse (Fujii) | Advanced water treatment and water reuse |
Class 13 | Water Environment Engineering and Sustainability (1) (Fujii) | To understand various issues related to water environment engineering in view of sustainability |
Class 14 | Water Environment Engineering and Sustainability (2) (Fujii) | Discuss the challenges and solutions related to water environment engineering in view of sustainability |
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Water Environmental Engineering, Matsuo T., Tanaka S, et al., Ohmsha
- Water Quality and Environment, Urase T., Pleiades PUBLISHING
- Environment of Hydrosphere, Arita M., TDU Publication
- Exercise on Sanitary Engineering, Ebie K. and Adachi N., Morikita Publication
- SDGs (Sustainable development goals), Kanie, N, Chukou Shinsho
- Aquatic Environmental Chemistry, Howard A.G., Oxford Univ Press
Exercise 15%, Report 25%, Mid-term examination 30%, Final examination 30%
Students are required to attend two third of classes (> 8 classes).
In the case of online classes, the written exams will be possibly replaced with report assignments.
Nothing particular.