Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: Hazardous materials and hazardous waste (17.ZR501)

Native organizations units: Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health
General information:
 
Category Theoretical-methodological
Scientific or art field Environment Protection Engineering
Interdisciplinary No
ECTS 5
Educational goal:

Introducing student to the basics of the hazardous waste and hazardous materials management. The course objective is to introduce students to the specifics of the hazardous waste management which comes from the hazardous material properties, as well as with technologies which help reduce or completely eliminate negative impact of dangerous materials to people`s health and environment.

Educational outcome:

Students acquire knowledge necessary to understand the hazardous waste properties, specifics about handling and contemporary ways of hazardous waste management. Mastering this course enables students to safely handle hazardous waste and to understand project criteria for temporary and permanent hazardous waste storage design.

Course content:

Lectures in theory: Legislation related to the hazardous waste management in our country and in EU with a special emphasis on the Basel Convention, Defining the properties of hazardous waste and introduction to the physical, chemical, and other properties of hazardous waste, Transportation system and vehicles for hazardous waste transportation, Methods of recycling, Selection of the hazardous waste storage containers, Designing the temporary hazardous waste storage, Designing permanent hazardous waste landfills, Selection of the location for hazardous waste disposal. Methods of hazardous waste destruction. Financial implications of possible measures.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, Auditory Practice and Consultations. Lectures: theoretical part of the course. Practice: they accompany lectures and deepen the knowledge by examples from the practice; students are further introduced to the rules of design of temporary and permanent hazardous waste storage, as well as to the ways of selection of hazardous waste storage containers.

Literature:
Authors Title Year Publisher Language
M.D.La Grega, P.L.Buckingham, J.C.Evans, ERM, Hazardous Waste Management 2001 McGraw Hill English
Jakšić, B., Ilić, M. Upravljanje opasnim otpadom 2000 Urbanistički zavod Republike Srpske, Banja Luka Serbian language
Christensen, T.H. Solid Waste Technology & Management, Volume 1 & 2 2011 Wiley Publication, United Kingdom English
Waugh, W. Living with hazards, dealing with disasters: an introduction to emergency management 2000 Armonk NY: M.E. Sharpe Serbian language
Radić, V. Opasne materije 2011 Pan Plast Beograd Serbian language
Kosić, S., Božić-Trefalt, V., Tomović, D. Bezbednost i zdravlje na radu Direktive Evropske unije 2006 Agencija za BZNR i zdravlje u radnoj i životnoj sredini TDF PREVING Kragujevac Serbian language
Knowledge evaluation:
Course activity Pre-examination Obligations Number of points
Test Yes Yes 10.00
Lecture attendance Yes Yes 5.00
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory No Yes 70.00
Test Yes Yes 10.00
Exercise attendance Yes Yes 5.00
Lecturers:
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prof. dr Đatkov Đorđe

Full Professor

Lectures
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prof. dr Ubavin Dejan

Full Professor

Lectures
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Asistent - dr nauka dr Zoraja Bojana

Assistant with PhD

Practical classes

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