SANITARY AND ENVIRONMENT ENGINEERING
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The basic concepts of Chemistry (General, inorganic and organic) (this competence is recommended but not imposed).
WATER
The test of Sanitary-Environmental Engineering is a written exam, 10 questions with open answer, available time 1 hour. Assessment system: 3 points for each correct answer, 1 point for each correct answer but not complete, 0 point for wrong answers or question without answer, 18 points (18/30) is the minimum to pass the test. The teacher will value the student’s grade of knowledge and the ability in the explaining arguments and presenting outlines, schemes, graphics and figures.
During the test the classroom exit is not allowed as well as the use of mobile phones or other electronic devices. At the end of the exam the students must give back all papers given at the start with full name and student’s number.
All the topics presented during the course will be part of the final exam.
Only the students regularly enrolled for the exam will be allowed to face it by exhibiting their own university card. The students surprised counterfeiting, the exam will be cancelled till the following session.
If the final mark would be refused, the student must send an e-mail communication (Fabio.conti@uninsubria.it) within five days after the result publication on the ESSE3 platform and a written and oral exam can be arranged to assess, in detail, his/her real skill. The mark could be even lower than that obtained during the written test.
If the student refuses the grade he/she will makes the exam only in the next second session
The general aim of this course is to learn the basic knowledge and competence of Sanitary-Environmental Engineering that are necessary for the activity of an engineer starting of his career in the field of supply water and wastewater treatment, waste management and flue gas treatment.
Teaching aims are: Learn the Rules of different level, the different qualities of supply water and wastewater, the main measurement parameters used in this field, the most common processes for supply water and wastewater treatment, the management choices and different treatments to comply drinking water limits and rules to discharge treated wastewater, the reduction of treatments environmental impact, the energy and cost savings, the different waste categories, the waste minimization, collection, treatment and recovery, the general aspects of air pollution and the flue gas treatment.
WATER
Water cycle, water quantity and quality characterization (physical and organoleptic parameters, chemical and biochemical parameters, microbiological parameters; sampling and water quality), water quantity characterization (flow rate) 4 hours
Water pollution phenomena 4 hours
Physical and mechanical treatments 4 hours
General principles of biological treatment processes;
Biological reaction kinetics 4 hours
Activated sludge treatment processes: reference rules and design criteria; Nutrient removal processes 6 hours
Other biological processes; Plants schemes; Hydraulic profile in a treatment plant 4 hours
Chemical-physical treatment processes: 8 hours
Coagulation,Filtration
Adsorption,
Chemical correction of water quality,
Precipitation,
Evaporation,
Ionic exchange,
Stripping,
Oxidation-reduction,
Disinfection,
Membrane treatment.
Water treatment for drinking supply;
WASTE
Waste, Rules 4 hours
Collection, pre-treatments 4 hours
Biological treatment 4 hours
Thermal treatment 4 hours
Sanitary landfilling 4 hours
Industrial waste 4 hours
Other waste 8 hours
AIR
Air pollution 4 hours
Treatment for gas emissions 4 hours
On line lecture notes (On the E-Learning platform).
All the arguments are presented by the Teacher, Prof. Ing. Fabio Conti.
Personal study time: 144 hours.
Students can meet with the professor in the classroom before and after the lessons, or in his office by previous phone or email appointment (e-mail: fabio.conti@uninsubria.it; phone number: 0332-218780).