Environmental Waste Management

Syllabus

Conservation and Waste

• Man and conservation
• The "Space Ship Earth"
• Conservation
• Ecological and economic value
• Overkill

Domestic Waste

• Sewerage
• The problem of industrial wastes
• The nitrogen cycle
• Types of sewers

Street Cleaning and the Disposal of Refuse

• Methods of street cleaning
• The removal of snow
• The disposal of refuse
• Using refuse as a fertiliser
• Methods of dealing with refuse

The Effects of Industry on the Environment

• Types of pollution
• The effects of atmospheric pollution
• Acid rain
• The greenhouse effect
• The greenhouse gases
• Ozone
• Urbanisation

Nuclear Fuel and Waste

• Nuclear fission
• Nuclear fuel
• Nuclear waste
• Case Study: Nuclear waste disposal in South Africa
• Health risks

Water and its Treatment

• Industrial effluent
• Impurities in water
• Water and health
• Prevention and the removal of pollution from water
• Methods of purification
• Recycled water
• Second-hand water

Waste and Recycling

• Waste materials
• Dumps
• Introduction to recycling
• Recycling plastics
• Recycling metal
• Recycling glass
• Recycling paper and rags
• Recycling rubber
• Gas from landfills
• The future
• The reduction of domestic waste

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This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 105 hrs.