Bachelor's degree

The various treatment processes will be presented, along with the associated methods (physicochemical, biological, free culture, fixed culture). In terms of biological effluent treatment, the elimination of organic carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus will be discussed. The principles of process and system design will also be addressed. The course will follow the following outline:

1. Characterization of effluents and treatment principle
2. Which treatment process to choose based on constraints
3. Sizing of pretreatments
4. Sizing of secondary treatments
5. Sizing of tertiary treatments

Hourly volumes:

CM: 15

TD: 12

TP: 12

Field: 6 (2 groups)

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The topics covered are:

- Sources and consequences of chemical pollution in natural waters.

- Chemical criteria for evaluating pollutants: COD, BOD, ammoniacal nitrogen, Kjeldahl nitrogen, total phosphorus, etc.

- Chemical treatments (chemical oxidation purification, coagulation, flocculation) and physicochemical treatments (membranes, activated carbon, etc.),

- Specific treatments: ion exchange resins, solvent extraction, electrochemical methods.

Hourly volumes:

CM: 3 p.m.

Tutorial: 7.5 hours

Practical work: 22.5 hours

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This course trains students in microbial identification and water analysis, focusing on four areas:

• The microbial world: bacteria, cyanobacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa, viruses.
• Microbial metabolism: metabolic types, nutrition, environmental influence.
• Microbial ecology of the natural environment: interactions between microorganisms and their environments.
• Microbiological control of water: principles, regulations, techniques

Hourly volumes:

CM: 18

TD: 27

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This course aims to teach students a research methodology for gathering the information needed to find an internship or job. The lessons are structured around five areas:

• Define your career plan (PP): which professional fields and sectors, which employers, which occupations? Understand the job market: sector, qualifications, key players (NACE file) - Job descriptions (ROME) and skills (professional)
• Conduct a skills assessment (BC) (skills already acquired and those to be acquired for your PP): know-how
• Assessing your interpersonal skills
• Write a resume and cover letter
• Preparation for job interviews (role-playing based on real job offers)

Hourly volumes:

CM: 4.5

TD: 4.5

TP: 9

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The lectures aim to present the basic concepts for describing, classifying, and characterizing soils: their different constituents (minerals, clays, organic matter, living organisms), their physical properties (grain size, texture, structure), chemical properties (clay-humic complex, CEC, oxidation-reduction), and biological (horizons and humus, root system, plant nutrition, role of bacteria, C/N ratio, soil fauna). We will study the factors involved in soil formation (climate, parent rock, living organisms, relief, time), the different processes of soil formation and evolution (weathering, humification, leaching, podzolization, pedoturbation, ferrallitization, etc.), the major soil classification systems, and the distribution of soils around the world. This scientific foundation will enable us to address current societal issues related to soils in tutorials: their degradation (erosion, pollution, artificialization, compaction, etc.) and their restoration (decontamination, phytoremediation, agroecology).

The field trip will provide an opportunity to put the concepts learned in class into practice.

Hourly volumes:

CM: 12 p.m.

Tutorial: 9 a.m.

Field: 6 hours

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4- to 6-month internship in a company, design office, or laboratory

- Information on how to search for an internship (information on companies, their field of activity, and contact persons), assistance with writing a resume and cover letter (personalized corrections)

- information on the steps to take to contact companies and secure an interview.

- Integration of the student into the company/design office/laboratory

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This EU aims to present extensive wastewater treatment systems (lagooning, reed bed filters, etc.). Vegetated discharge areas will also be discussed.

This EU will provide the tools for sizing extensive treatment systems.

Hourly volumes:

CM: 12

TD: 9

Land: 6

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This EU addresses the management of solid waste and by-products, whether they come from industry or local authorities. The course outline is as follows:

1. Waste deposits and characterization
2. Treatment strategy
3. Recycling and recovery
4. Landfill
5. Heat treatments
6. Biological treatments (anaerobic digestion, composting)
7. Radioactive waste management

Hourly volumes:

CM: 21

TD: 12

Field: 12 (2 groups)

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This EU will focus on the following concepts:

1) The watershed ( definition, geometric, geological, and physiographic characteristics, hydrological behavior)

2) Precipitation ( Definition of precipitation, concept of showers and intensity, spatial analysis of point measurements (Thiessen, isohyets), temporal analysis of point measurements (return period, Montana)

3) Evapotranspiration ( interception, evaporation, transpiration, evapotranspiration, Turc formulas, Thornthwaite)

4) Infiltration (definition of infiltration capacity, characteristics of the unsaturated zone, concepts of water content, hydraulic conductivity at saturation, water potential, balance of forces and state of water in the soil, factors influencing infiltration and water profiles, Horton's law)

5) Runoff ( surface runoff formation, runoff coefficient, subsurface runoff, groundwater-river relationship, flood hydrograph decomposition)

6) The hydrological balance (the water cycle and the hydrological balance at different spatial and temporal scales)

7) Hydrometry (principle and measurement technique + fieldwork)

Hourly volumes:

CM: 12 p.m.

TD: 12 p.m.

Practical work: 6 hours

Field: 6 hours

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4- to 6-month internship in a company, design office, or laboratory

- monitoring of students on internships

- concepts necessary for writing a report and preparing for an oral defense.

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This EU focuses on the management of by-products from wastewater treatment systems, organic by-products with high recovery potential from economic activities (e.g., viticulture), or gaseous by-products produced by industrial systems. For sewage sludge, the aim is to integrate its management into the broader issue of the treatment (or production) sector in order to reduce its source at the outset or control its nature. The various recovery methods are then presented. The sizing of sludge treatment processes is discussed. The course outline is as follows:

1. Characterization of water treatment by-products
2. WWTP sludge treatment processes
3. Management and organic utilization of viticulture by-products
4. Biogas recovery
5. Management and treatment of gaseous effluents

Hourly volumes:

CM: 21

TD: 12

Field: 12 (2 groups)

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Without claiming to provide an exhaustive list of the laws governing the regulatory framework for waste management (municipal and industrial) and water resources, this module aims to explain the spirit and philosophy behind these laws. Part of the EU will be devoted to identifying the players involved in water and waste treatment and the links between them.

Hourly volumes:

CM: 13

TD: 14

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