Scienze Ambientali | REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SITES

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REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SITES

	0512700023
	DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY "ADOLFO ZAMBELLI"
	EQF6
	ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
	2020/2021

PERCORSO SHARED STUDY PATHWAY

	YEAR OF COURSE 3
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
	SECONDO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
CHIM/04	5	40	LESSONS	SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
CHIM/04	1	12	EXERCISES	SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	•KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING KNOWLEDGE OF THE REFERENCE REGULATION, OF THE TECHNICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE SOIL POLLUTION AND REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES •APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ACQUISITION OF THE TECHNICAL AND REGULATION KNOWLEDGES RELATED TO WHOLE REMEDIATION PROCESS (CHARACTERIZATION, REMEDIATION AND MONITORING) •MAKING JUDGEMENTS TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE MOST SUITABLE TECHNIQUES FOR THE POLLUTION CHARACTERIZATION AND IDENTIFY THE MOST SUITABLE REMEDIATION METHODS •COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO BE ABLE TO INTERACT WITH THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE BEING INVOLVED IN THE REMEDIATION PROCESS ACCORDING TO THEIR TECHNICAL SKILLS AND ROLE •LEARNING SKILLS TO BE ABLE TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGES TO REAL OR POTENTIAL CASES OF POLLUTION

•KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
KNOWLEDGE OF THE REFERENCE REGULATION, OF THE TECHNICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE SOIL POLLUTION AND REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES

•APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
ACQUISITION OF THE TECHNICAL AND REGULATION KNOWLEDGES RELATED TO WHOLE REMEDIATION PROCESS (CHARACTERIZATION, REMEDIATION AND MONITORING)

•MAKING JUDGEMENTS
TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE MOST SUITABLE TECHNIQUES FOR THE POLLUTION CHARACTERIZATION AND IDENTIFY THE MOST SUITABLE REMEDIATION METHODS

•COMMUNICATION SKILLS
TO BE ABLE TO INTERACT WITH THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE BEING INVOLVED IN THE REMEDIATION PROCESS ACCORDING TO THEIR TECHNICAL SKILLS AND ROLE

•LEARNING SKILLS
TO BE ABLE TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGES TO REAL OR POTENTIAL CASES OF POLLUTION

	Prerequisites
	THE STUDENT SHOULD HAVE ACQUIRED THE BASICS OF MICROBIAL BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, MATHEMATIC, GEOLOGY AND PHYSICS USUALLY TEACHED IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE DEGREE COURSE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (I.E. CORSO DI LAUREA IN SCIENZE AMBIENTALI)

	Contents
	LESSONS IN CLASSROOM (40 HOURS)ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS •INTRODUCTION TO SOIL AND GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION AND TO REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES (C.A. 2 HOURS) •LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK (C.A. 5 HOURS) •CONTAMINANTS: CLASSES AND PROPERTIES (C.A. 5 HOURS) •CHARACTERIZATION OF CONTAMINATED (OR POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED) SITES (C.A. 5 HOURS): CONTENTS AND OBJECTIVES; THE CONCEPTUAL MODEL; THE SITE SAMPLING DESIGN •RISK ASSESSMENT OF CONTAMINATED SITES (C.A. 7 HOURS) •THE REMEDIATION OPERATIVE PROJECT (C.A. 16 HOURS) -POLLUTANT CONTAINMENT TECNOLOGIES (C.A. 4 HOURS) -VERTICAL ENGINEERED BARRIERS, CAPPING -STABILIZATION AND SOLIDIFICATION -CLEAN-UP TECNOLOGIES (C.A. 12 HOURS) -SOIL EXCAVATION AND DISPOSAL -MONITORATED NATURAL ATTENUATION (MNA) -BIOREMEDIATION -PHYTORIMEDIATION -SOIL WASHING AND SOIL FLUSHING -PUMP AND TREAT -THERMAL DESOPRTION-VITRIFICATION -IN SITU CHEMICAL OXYDATION (ISCO) -SOIL VAPOUR EXTRACTION AND AIR SPARGING -PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS (PRB) VISITS OF SITES UNDERGOING REMEDIATION WILL BE ALSO ORGANIZED AND PRACTICAL EXERCICES OF ABSOLUTE RISK ASSESSMENT WITH SOFTWARE PROGRAMS WILL BE ALSO CARRIED OUT (12 HOURS)

Contents

LESSONS IN CLASSROOM (40 HOURS)ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS
•INTRODUCTION TO SOIL AND GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION AND TO REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES (C.A. 2 HOURS)
•LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK (C.A. 5 HOURS)
•CONTAMINANTS: CLASSES AND PROPERTIES (C.A. 5 HOURS)
•CHARACTERIZATION OF CONTAMINATED (OR POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED) SITES (C.A. 5 HOURS): CONTENTS AND OBJECTIVES; THE CONCEPTUAL MODEL; THE SITE SAMPLING DESIGN
•RISK ASSESSMENT OF CONTAMINATED SITES (C.A. 7 HOURS)
•THE REMEDIATION OPERATIVE PROJECT (C.A. 16 HOURS)
-POLLUTANT CONTAINMENT TECNOLOGIES (C.A. 4 HOURS)
-VERTICAL ENGINEERED BARRIERS, CAPPING
-STABILIZATION AND SOLIDIFICATION
-CLEAN-UP TECNOLOGIES (C.A. 12 HOURS)
-SOIL EXCAVATION AND DISPOSAL
-MONITORATED NATURAL ATTENUATION (MNA)
-BIOREMEDIATION
-PHYTORIMEDIATION
-SOIL WASHING AND SOIL FLUSHING
-PUMP AND TREAT
-THERMAL DESOPRTION-VITRIFICATION
-IN SITU CHEMICAL OXYDATION (ISCO)
-SOIL VAPOUR EXTRACTION AND AIR SPARGING
-PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS (PRB)

VISITS OF SITES UNDERGOING REMEDIATION WILL BE ALSO ORGANIZED AND PRACTICAL EXERCICES OF ABSOLUTE RISK ASSESSMENT WITH SOFTWARE PROGRAMS WILL BE ALSO CARRIED OUT (12 HOURS)

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE CONTAINS 52 HOURS OF TEACHING (6 CFU) THAT WILL BE ORGANIZED AS FOLLOWS: -FRONT CLASSES ON ALL THE LECTURE TOPICS THAT TAKE PLACE IN THE CLASSROOM WITH THE USE OF SLIDES PROJECTION (40 HOURS) - VISIT OF SITES UNDERGOING REMEDIATION AND PRACTICAL EXERCICES OF ABSOLUTE RISK ASSESSMENT WITH SOFTWARE PROGRAMS(12 HOURS)

	Verification of learning
	THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE COURSE OBJECTIVES WILL BE CERTIFICATED THROUGH THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF AN EXAMINATION WITH A GRADE EXPRESSED IN THIRTIETHS. THE EXAMANIATION WILL INCLUDE BOTH WRITING AND ORAL TESTS. THE STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO PASS FIRST A WRITING TEST CONTAINING MULTIPLE-CHOICE AND OPEN QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE TEACHING PROGRAM TOPICS PRESENTED DURING THE LECTURES. A MINIMUM GRADE OF 18/30 IS REQUIRED FOR THE WRITING TEST WHICH SHOULD NORMALLY TAKE AT LEAST 60 MINUTES AND IT AIMS TO VERIFY THE ABILITY OF THE STUDENT TO CORRECTLY APPLY THE THEORICAL KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS HIS CAPACITY TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS BEING FACED. THE ORAL TEST WILL CONSIST IN AN INTERVIEW WITH QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION ON BOTH THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL CONTENTS OF THE COURSE PROGRAM IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE STUDENT, TO VERIFY HIS COMUNICATION SKILLS. THE FINAL GRADE IS OBTAINED FROM THE MEAN OF BOTH GRADE TESTS AND THE FINAL MINIMUM GRADE FOR THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE EXAMINATION IS 18/30. MULTIPLE-CHOICE AND OPEN QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE TEACHING PROGRAM TOPICS

Verification of learning

THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE COURSE OBJECTIVES WILL BE CERTIFICATED THROUGH THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF AN EXAMINATION WITH A GRADE EXPRESSED IN THIRTIETHS. THE EXAMANIATION WILL INCLUDE BOTH WRITING AND ORAL TESTS.
THE STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO PASS FIRST A WRITING TEST CONTAINING MULTIPLE-CHOICE AND OPEN QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE TEACHING PROGRAM TOPICS PRESENTED DURING THE LECTURES. A MINIMUM GRADE OF 18/30 IS REQUIRED FOR THE WRITING TEST WHICH SHOULD NORMALLY TAKE AT LEAST 60 MINUTES AND IT AIMS TO VERIFY THE ABILITY OF THE STUDENT TO CORRECTLY APPLY THE THEORICAL KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS HIS CAPACITY TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS BEING FACED.
THE ORAL TEST WILL CONSIST IN AN INTERVIEW WITH QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION ON BOTH THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL CONTENTS OF THE COURSE PROGRAM IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE STUDENT, TO VERIFY HIS COMUNICATION SKILLS.
THE FINAL GRADE IS OBTAINED FROM THE MEAN OF BOTH GRADE TESTS AND THE FINAL MINIMUM GRADE FOR THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE EXAMINATION IS 18/30.
MULTIPLE-CHOICE AND OPEN QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE TEACHING PROGRAM TOPICS

	Texts
	LECTURE NOTES WILL BE GIVEN TO THE STUDENTS FOR THE PERSONAL STUDY OF THE DIFFERENT TOPICS OF THE LECTURE PROGRAM. THE FOLLOWING BOOK IS ALSO SUGGESTED FOR FURTHER STUDY: -LUCA BONOMO, BONIFICA DEI SITI CONTAMINATI: CARATTERIZZAZIONE E TECNOLOGIE DI RISANAMENTO (2005), MCGRAW-HILL