This course is one of the main courses for environmental engineering majors. By means of introducing different treatment methods, this course aims at water purification. The main content of this curriculum includes: the principles and characteristics of physicochemical processes for water and wastewater treatment; the basic calculation methods, the applications, the main components and the operational characteristics of these processes; the latest typical water and wastewater treatment processes and technology at home and abroad. The course will mainly cover coagulation, sedimentation and clarification, flotation, filtration, disinfection, oxidation and reduction, membrane separation, softening and desalination, and so on. This course will familiarize students with physicochemical theories for water and wastewater treatment, and enhance their ability to resolve the problems in this field.
Environmental Engineering
环境工程（Environmental Engineering）主要研究如何保护和合理利用自然资源，利用科学的手段解决日益严重的环境问题、改善环境质量、促进环境保护与社会发展。是研究和从事防治环境污染和提高环境质量的科学技术。环境工程同生物学中的生态学、医学中的环境卫生学和环境医学，以及环境物理学和环境化学有关。由于环境工程处在初创阶段，学科的领域还在发展，但其核心是环境污染源的治理。
