REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SITES
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Strongly recommended the knowledge of the following subjects: Microbiology applied to the environment; Inorganic and organic chemistry; Sanitary environmental engineering; Hydraulics.
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. 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 and both applying knowledge and communication skills/making judgements will be evaluated.
Just the students regularly enrolled in the exam will be admitted.
General rules of behaviour to be adopted during examination and how to reject a mark will be explained by Prof. Eng. Cristiana Morosini before the examination itself and during frontal lectures.
At the end of the course, the student will achieve the following results, according to what is required by the Degree Course:
- Knowledge and understanding: law 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.
- Applying knowledge and understanding: 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. Chemical-physical treatments (8 hours)
In situ:
- SOIL VAPOUR EXTRACTION
- AIR SPARGING
- AIR SPARGING and BIO SPARGING
- MULTI PHASE EXTRACTION
Ex situ:
- SOIL WASHING
- CHEMICAL EXTRACTION
9. Heat (Thermal) treatments (8 hours)
In situ
Ex situ:
- INCINERATION
- DESORPTION
10. Biological treatments (8 hours)
Bioremediation
In situ
Ex situ
Phytoremediation
11. Workshops and technical trips
On line slides (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.ssa 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. Eng. Cristiana Morosini by mail (cristiana.morosini@uninsubria.it).