CODE 101046 ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022 CREDITS 1 cfu anno 2 TECNICHE DELLA PREVENZIONE NELL'AMBIENTE E NEI LUOGH 9298 (L/SNT4) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR CHIM/12 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The student will acquire the knowledge of the main chemical mechanisms driving the environmental processes and pollution phenomena, including the main reference environmental regulations. He will understand the basic concepts of the environmental impact of different classes of pollutants (metals, organic substances) and of the problems related to their control in different environmental matrices (air, water, soils). In this context, some aspects of monitoring techniques will also be address TEACHING METHODS Formal Lectures. Each lecture covers the main concepts and topics of the course content by the use of PowerPoint presentations. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Atmosphere and atmospheric chemistry. Role of ozone in the stratosphere. The Chapman's cycle. Atmospheric pollutants and atmospheric monitoring. Hydrosphere and water chemistry. Natural water properties. Monitoring and assessment of water quality. Waste water treatment. Lithosphere and characteristics of soils and sediments. Monitoring and evaluation of the properties of soils. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY The teaching material is available online at course aulaweb page Reference book: C. Baird, M.Cann “Chimica Ambientale”, Zanichelli Editore. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD PAOLA FRANCESCA RIVARO Ricevimento: The students are able to book an appointment by phone, by mail (paola.rivaro@unige.it) or by aulaweb. Exam Board FRANCESCO D'AGOSTINI (President) CARLO CANOSSA ROSAGEMMA CILIBERTI PAOLO POVERO SIMONE VALENTE PAOLA FRANCESCA RIVARO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS LESSONS START 28 february 2022 Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral examination ASSESSMENT METHODS The exam consists in an oral test. The oral examination is always conducted by two teachers and lasts for at least 30 minutes. In this way, the Commission is able to verify the achievement of the objectives of teaching by asking questions about the program of the course. The ability to expose the arguments clearly and with correct terminology will also be evaluated. When goals are not achieved, the student is invited to deepen his knowledge and to ask further explanation to the teacher. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 24/01/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale 10/02/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale 22/06/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale 08/07/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale 22/07/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale 02/09/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale 16/09/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Class attendance is recommended.
