REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SITES
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There are no preliminary restrictions. Anyway, the knowledge of the following subjects: Microbiology applied to the environment, Inorganic and organic chemistry, Sanitary environmental engineering and Hydraulics is strongly recommended.
Written exam: 5 questions with open answer (max 25/30, each question has a different mark depending on the complexity of the question itself) and 5 questions with multiple choice (max 5/30, each question has a different mark depending on the number of choices, with a little penalty in case of mistake), 1 hour and a half. No mid-term tests will be performed. An oral test, in order to better understand the real level of knowledge, could be required, only by Prof.ssa Cristiana Morosini, once corrected the written papers.
The examination will be based on all the topics of the course (E-learning platform) and both applying knowledge and communication skills/making judgements will be evaluated.
General rules of behaviour to be adopted during examination and how to reject a mark will be explained by Prof. Cristiana Morosini before the examination itself and during frontal lectures.
The main goal of the course is to contribute to train students able to face environmental problems, with particular regard to the field of contaminated sites remediation, according to what is declared in A2.a of SUA CdS.
At the end of the course, the student will achieve the following results, according to what is required by the Degree Course:
- aw understanding;
- knowledge of the most widespread technologies for the characterization, remediation and management of contaminated sites;
- achievement of the administrative and procedure steps to follow in case of site contamination;
- risk assessment;
- Best Available Technologies for contaminated sites remediation.
Communication skills and making judgements will be acquired as well.
1. Law (18 hours): Comparison between D.M. 471/99 and D.Lgs 152/06; Administrative and procedure steps; Risk assessment.
2. Geology and hydrogeology rudiments (4 hours): Soil; Groundwater.
3. Contaminants of interest and mechanisms of action (4 hours).
4. Fate and transport in soil and groundwater (4 hours).
5. Sampling and monitoring (8 hours).
6. Factors of choice and classification of remediation technologies (2 hours).
7. Safety measures (8 hours): Capping; Vertical cut off walls; Hydraulic barriers; Permeable Reactive Barriers.
8. In situ chemical-physical treatments (4 hours): Soil Vapour Extraction; Solidification/Stabilization; Air Sparging; Multi Phase Extraction.
9. Ex situ chemical-physical treatments (4 hours): Soil Washing; Chemical Extraction; Pump & Treat.
10. In situ heat (thermal) treatments (2 hours).
11. Ex situ heat (thermal) treatments (6 hours): Incineration; Thermal Desorption.
12. In situ and ex situ biological treatments and Phytoremediation (8 hours).
13. Workshops, technical trips, lab exercises.
On line slides (E-learning platform).
No other didactic materials are suggested, since the entire programme, and the workshop slides as well, will be available on E-learning platform.
Frontal lectures (64 hours), labs (4 or more than 4 hours) for risk assessment and background values software (or other topical issues, to be decided), workshops, case histories and technical trips (more than 4 hours). All the issues will be dealt with by Prof. Cristiana Morosini and, in some cases, she will be supported by experts coming from other universities or companies or public authorities.
The reception time has to be decided by contacting Prof. Cristiana Morosini by mail (cristiana.morosini@uninsubria.it).