IGIENE AMBIENTALE ED OCCUPAZIONALE APPLICATA - Lab. di igiene ambientale e occupazionale
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Basics of environmental and occupational hygiene. Basics of physics, organic and inorganic chemistry, biology, environmental chemistry are also required. Reading and oral comprehension of English is also recommended.
The final examination consists in an oral exam. Questions will be based on the syllabus and the final score will be based on comprehension, capacity to apply theoretical concepts to real cases, autonomy of judgement, communication skills - correct terminology and learning abilities.
This module includes topics that will allow students to perform basic environmental and occupational hygiene monitoring and to better solve practical problems in the exposure assessment of chemical and physical risk factors, through the analysis of case studies, laboratory exercises and field measurements.
Module B
Methodological approaches for the exposure assessment and environmental monitoring (4h);
Monitoring techniques and instrumental setup for the determination of airborne chemical agents (particulate matter and fibres, gases and vapours). Direct-reading instruments (4h);
Measurement techniques of physical agents (6h):
-noise,
- microclimate,
- mechanical vibrations;
Case studies (10 h) about:
- occupational and environmental exposure to nanoparticles,
- exposure to anaesthetic gases,
- strategies for risk assessment according to different measurement techniques,
- waste management and its impacts on human health and the environment,
- man-mad mineral fibres: analytical characterization, hazard and risk assesment;
Laboratory exercises (practical demonstration of the main environmental monitoring methodologies and analytical techniques for the monitoring of chemical and physical risk agents) (16 h):
- asbestos (phase contrast optical microscopy and the dispersion staining method)
- sampling and gravimetric determination of particulate matter
- noise measurements
- microclimate assessment in moderate and severe environments (PMV and WBGT measurements)
- sampling and quantitative analysis of BTEX in air by gas chromatography
Methodological approaches for the exposure assessment and environmental monitoring (4h);
Monitoring techniques and instrumental setup for the determination of airborne chemical agents (particulate matter and fibres, gases and vapours). Direct-reading instruments (4h);
Measurement techniques of physical agents (6h):
-noise,
- microclimate,
- mechanical vibrations;
Case studies (10 h) about:
- occupational and environmental exposure to nanoparticles,
- exposure to anaesthetic gases,
- strategies for risk assessment according to different measurement techniques,
- waste management and its impacts on human health and the environment,
- man-mad mineral fibres: analytical characterization, hazard and risk assesment;
Laboratory exercises (practical demonstration of the main environmental monitoring methodologies and analytical techniques for the monitoring of chemical and physical risk agents) (16 h):
- asbestos (phase contrast optical microscopy and the dispersion staining method)
- sampling and gravimetric determination of particulate matter
- noise measurements
- microclimate assessment in moderate and severe environments (PMV and WBGT measurements)
- sampling and quantitative analysis of BTEX in air by gas chromatography
All the lesson slides will be provided to the students, as well as articles focused on specific topics and datasheets (e-learning environment).
Frontal lessons with case study examples.
Laboratory exercises using measurement instrumentation.
Field activities in occupational environments.
The lecturers are available by appointment (to be contacted by e-mail) and their offices are located at the Department of Science and Technology, Como, Via Valleggio 11.