CHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH
• Environmental Chemistry Module
Students must have basic knowledge of general and inorganic chemistry, and organic chemistry in order to understand the chemical processes taking place in the various environmental compartments, acquire the skills necessary to understand the intervention logics in the environmental field, and the functioning of the main strategies for pollutant control and remediation.
• Chemical and environmental risk to human Module
Basics of mathematics, physics, organic and inorganic chemistry, biology. English reading comprehension.
• Environmental Chemistry Module
The evaluation of knowledge includes a written test to be completed in 3 hours, with 10 open questions.
Necessary to pass the test is the correct use of the terminology and clear written presentation consistent with the questions asked and detailed with respect to the topics addressed in class.
The preparation, which should follow the power-point presentations given by the teacher, must necessarily be supported by the consultation of the recommended books
• Chemical and environmental risk to human Module
The final exam will consist in an oral or written test concerning at least 3 topics of the course program. The final score will be based on comprehension, capacity to apply theoretical concepts to real cases, autonomy of judgement, correct terminology and learning abilities.
• Environmental Chemistry Module
At the end of the course, the student must have knowledge related to:
• the main characteristics of the environmental compartments
• the main aspects of contamination by chemical compounds in the various environmental compartments and the main organic and inorganic pollutants
• intervention strategies for specific environmental problems
At the end of the course the student must demonstrate the following skills
• ability to describe clearly and extensively the main aspects of contamination by chemical compounds in the various environmental compartments.
• ability to list the different environmental issues and the best strategies to address them.
The student must also develop a conscious autonomy of judgment with reference to the evaluation and interpretation of chemical pollution problems also in relation to multidisciplinary areas that include eco-toxicological assessments and related to risk deriving from exposure phenomena.
• Chemical and environmental risk to human Module
The course aims at supplying the basics of hygiene and prevention at workplace and in other environments based on the risk assessment paradigm. The concepts of hazard, exposure, susceptibility, risk, outcome, prevention, protection will be explored.
The course is designed to provide an understanding of the following topics:
- hazard assessment (main chemical and physical properties, main health effects) for some key chemical, physical and biological agents;
- methodological approaches and strategies for exposure assessment for risk assessment purposes;
- the basic concepts lying behind chemical, physical and biological risk assessment and risk management aimed at protecting human health at workplace and in other environments.
Furthermore, the course is intended to provide a broad perspective of safety and prevention, ranging from the regulatory framework to the theoretical and practical aspects of risk assessment for the protection of human health and environment.
• Environmental Chemistry Module
The course is organized in 48 hours of frontal lectures in Varese. Attendance at the lectures is optional, but recommended, and the final exam will be the same for attending and non-attending students.
• Chemical and environmental risk to human Module
Frontal lectures and use of the videoconference technology.