Livestock Environment

Code:	LZOO1251		Acronym:	AP&A
Scientific Area:	Environmental Protection Technology

Occurrence: 2023/24 - 2S

Teaching Area:

Engenharia Ordenamento e Ambiente - EOA

Courses

Acronym	Nº de Estudantes	Plano de Estudos	Academic Year	Credits	Horas Contacto	Total Hours
LZOO	45	Despacho n.º 5575/2019 de 07/06	2º	5	60	140

Hours Actually Taught

LZOO_2_A

Theoretical and Practical:

28,00

Teaching - Weekly Hours Theoretical and Practical: 4,00 Type Teacher Classes Hours Theoretical and Practical Totals 2 8,00 João André Evaristo de Matos Gago - ESA   1,07 João Manuel Rodrigues de Oliveira - ESA   0,27 Maria Margarida da Costa Ferreira Correia de Oliveira - ESA   0,54 Raquel Alexandra Cardoso Costa Saraiva - ESA   2,00

Teaching - Responsabilities Teacher Responsabilidade Maria Margarida da Costa Ferreira Correia de Oliveira - ESA Responsável

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit (knowledge, skills and competences to be developed by the students)

Acquiring knowledge, developing skills and attitudes that enable students to analyze environmental intervention strategies in the area of water and wastewater treatment technologies and, identify technologies for treatment, recovery and waste conversion, towards a sustainable livestock chain.

Syllabus

1) Positive and negative environmental impact of agro-livestock systems; water quality standards and current legislation; 2) Water and wastewater sources; physicochemical and microbiological characterization; 3) Water and wastewater treatment technologies; Reuse of treated wastewater; 4) Legal framework for organic waste management; Agronomic and energetic valorization of organic waste; Environmental and public health risks of waste.

Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the curricular unit's learning objectives

The UC aims to acquire knowledge and develop skills that enable students to take an approach on key processes and environmental protection technologies, to ensure environmental sustainability.

Teaching methodologies (including evaluation)

All students enrolled in the course are admitted to final exam.
-Continuous evaluation: 1 written assay (TE) + 1 research work (Tb) + 1 oral presentation (P)
Classification is calculated based on the equation: 0,40 TE + 0,50 Tb + 0,10 (P) higher or equal to 10. All assessment components must have higher or equal to 10

- Final Exam: 1 written assay (PE) higher or equal to 10

Demonstration of the coherence between the teaching methodologies and the learning outcomes

Through theoretical-practical classes, as well as the practical work conducted in the field, the students will acquire and develop a set of knowledge and skills that allow them to achieve learning objectives set for the course. Similarly, this curricular unit seeks to enhance the development of communication skills and teamwork through the development of group work.   

Bibliography (Mandatory resources)

APHA, AWWA, WEF. 2005. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 21st ed. American Public Health Association (APHA), American Water Works Association (AWWA) and Water Environment Federation (WEF), Washington DC, USA.
Bdjur. 2008. Gestão e Tratamento de Resíduos. Coleção Ambiente. Almedina. Lisboa.
FAO. 2018. Environmental performance of pig supply chains: Guidelines for assessment (Version 1). Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance Partnership. Rome, FAO.
Metcalf & Eddy (2003) Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse. 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York.
Pena L., Oliveira M., Fragoso R., Duarte E. 2017. Potential of Duckweed for swine wastewater nutrient removal and biomass valorisation through anaerobic co-digestion. JSDEWES 5 (2), pp. 127-138. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.13044/ j.sdewes.d5.0137.
Peyraud JL, MacLeod M. 2020. Future of EU livestock: how to contribute to a sustainable agricultural sector? EU report. doi: 10.2762/3440