HEALTH ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETECTION
Stampa
Enrollment year
2018/2019
Academic year
2019/2020
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
ICAR/03 (ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH ENGINEERING)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, NEUROSCIENCE, EXPERIMENTAL AND FORENSIC MEDICINE
Course
ENVIRONMENT AND WORKPLACE PREVENTION TECHNIQUES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Year of study
Period
(01/10/2019 - 17/01/2020)
ECTS
2
Lesson hours
16 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Teacher
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
To learn methods on microbiological, chemical and physical characteriztion of water and waste water.
To understand the effects of pollutants immission in the environment (origin and type), diffusion, persistence
To be aware about water legislation and risk analysis
To understand biodegradation phenomena of organic matter
To understand activated sludge wastewater treatment plants working principles - in both water and sludge compartments
Learn basic concepts of waste analysis, treatment, and disposal, and related legislation
Understand basic primciples of disposal of leachates, wastewater sludge and organic waste.
Course contents
1) Microbiological, chemical and physical characterization of water and waste water;
2) effects of pollutants immission in the environment (origin and type), diffusion, persistence;
3) water legislation and risk analysis;
4) biodegradation of organic matter;
5) activated sludge wastewater treatment plants - water and sludge compartments;
6) waste analysis, treatment, and disposal, and related legislation;
7) disposal of leachates, wastewater sludge and organic waste.
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures. On-site visit.
Reccomended or required readings
Lecturers' notes.
Assessment methods
Final written examination.
Further information
If a site visit to an urban wastewater treatment plant will be arragned.
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030