Research | Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Gdańsk University of Technology

The Department of Sanitary Engineering deals with the implementation of activities in the field of:
• Surface water pollution and detecting pollution sources in the catchment,
• Mathematical modeling and simulation of wastewater treatment processes,
• Constructed wetlands,
• Landfill leachate treatment,
• Dewatering of municipal sewage sludge,
• Energy optimization of wastewater treatment processes,
• Water / wastewater treatment,
• Implementation of new technologies, including recovery of water and nutrients.
• Pollution and treatment of storm water runoff,
• Sustainable management of storm water.

Service offer
• Pilot plants for rent: external carbon source dosing system (2 m3) and batch sequencing reactor (0.5 m3).
• Evaluation of sewage treatment plant projects.
• Simulation models of wastewater treatment systems.
• Optimization and control strategies of wastewater treatment systems.
• Measurements of greenhouse gas emissions in wastewater treatment systems.
• Monitoring of the structures of microbiological communities in wastewater treatment systems.
• Designing of wetlands sewage treatment plants.
• Design and evaluation of the operation of systems for retention and treatment of rainwater runoff.
• Assessment of rainwater pollution.
• Economic analysis of the design solution using rainwater management in the household.
• Study of the variability of waters and sediments in retention reservoirs.
• Development of concepts for new and modernized domestic and industrial wastewater treatment.
• Diagnostics of problems in sewage treatment plants with the aim of improving the quality of wastewater treatment and improving the energy consumption of sewage treatment plants.
• Operational training of the sewage treatment plant personnel.
• Basic physico-chemical analyzes of sewage and sewage sludge
• Study of the methane potential of substrates and co-substrates.
• Consulting of projects in terms of correctness and rationality of technical solutions.
• Constructing a Computer Flow Model (KMP) for an active water supply system of any structure.
• Preparation and implementation of a program for flushing the water supply network using the directed flow method.
• Evaluation of the effectiveness of rinsing or cleaning of the water supply network based on the results of field measurements.
• Field studies of active water systems to identify their hydraulic efficiency. Specification of hoses for flushing, cleaning or restoration.
• Development and calibration of computer models of water transport and distribution systems.
• Designing large, complex pressure sewage systems based on the results of scientific research.
• Possible cooperation at the stage of developing computer programs for the design and regulation of central hot utility water circulation. Central hot utility water circulation regulation.