Course Description This course provides the need for wastewater treatment, importance of understanding the different wastewater sources and characteristics as a means of identifying wastewater treatment processes and design of wastewater treatment plants. It introduces preliminary treatment unit processes, biological treatment systems, nutrient removal systems, wastewater treatment ponds, sludge characteristics, handling and treatment. In addition,...Read More

Abstract In Uganda, sanitation coverage is estimated at 53% and 39% for urban and rural areas respectively. The nationalcoverage is 41%. Lack of proper sanitation potentially leads to environmental health problems, which in manycases cost lives and impact on health of a community and family income as more money is spent on medication.This leads to...Read More