Title: Disease burden due to gastrointestinal pathogens in a wastewater system in Kampala, Uganda Authors: Samuel Fuhrimann, Mirko S. Winkler, Michelle Stalder, Charles B. Niwagaba, Mohammed Babu, Narcis B. Kabatereine, Abdullah A. Halage, Jürg Utzinger, Guéladio Cissé, Maarten Nauta Keywords: Bacteria, Gastroenteritis, Intestinal parasites, Quantitative microbial risk assessment, Viruses, Wastewater Published: 6 November 2016 Abstract:...Read More

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