AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course provides competence about soil pollution/remediation, and the principles of the risk analysis. Solid waste treatment trhough incenerition, composting plants and landfills is also discussed

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The objectives of the course are aimed at acquiring specific skills in the remediation of polluted sites (about 50% of the hours) and waste treatment (about 50% of the hours). An additional objective is therefore the acquisition of management principles associated with the use of low environmental impact technologies, introducing a new design approach that takes into account the potential environmental impacts generated throughout the entire life cycle.
Alongside plant engineering aspects, the course is mainly aimed at transferring basic knowledge and skills, necessary to assess the problems connected to the environmental sustainability of processes and the principles of the circular economy.
From this point of view the principles of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and risk analysis are introduced within the course with the main purpose of being able to compare different technologies and treatment systems to identify the least impacting design solution among those applicable

TEACHING METHODS

frontal lessons
analysis of case studies related to waste treatment plants and sites subject to remediation
exercises
visit to a treatment plant

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

A broad treatment of the aspects of remediation to soil and water pollution is proposed. Part of the course discussion focuses also on waste treatment, analyzing the different and main management methods: controlled landfills, incineration plants, composting, recycling, etc.
- introduction to environmental policies and regulatory references
- waste management and regulatory framework
- waste classification
- recycling
- principles of life cycle analysis
- waste fractions
- landfill disposal
- plant visit (exercise)
- analysis of 4 sanitary landfills (case studies)
- composting and biodigestion
- analysis 1 composting plant (case study)
- incineration plant and direct combustion
- analysis of 1 incineration plant (case study)
- abatement and treatment of effluents of an incineration plants
- gasification and pyrolysis
- remediation of contaminated sites and regulatory aspects
- soil characteristics and principles of geochemistry
- diffusion of contaminants in soils and groundwater
- risk analysis
- soil and subsoil contamination
- permanent and emergency safety measures
- main remediation techniques
- biological treatment
- chemical-physical treatments
- analysis of case studies on sites subject to remediation

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. D.lgs 152 Testo Unico Ambientale
2. ISO 14040:2006 Environmental management -- Life cycle assessment -- Principles and framework
3.  Bonifica dei terreni contaminati - CTTC - Comitato Tecnico Terreni Contaminati
4. Urban Mining - a Global cycle approach to resource recovery from solid waste

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ATTILIO CONVERTI (President)

MICHELA GALLO (President)

ALESSANDRO ALBERTO CASAZZA

ADRIANA DEL BORGHI

LESSONS

LESSONS START

23 September

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

oral examination

ASSESSMENT METHODS

questions will be asked about both the soil remediation and both the waste management, relating to the topics covered during the course and present in the teaching material provided

Exam schedule