The course aims to illustrate the main problems related to pollutants potentially present in production sites and how to verify the presence, concentration and, accordingly, whether the site is contaminated or not contaminated.

Framing the problem of contaminated sites: laws, types of sites, census (at International, European, National and Regional level).
Nature and behavior of contaminants in soil and related environmental com-parts.
Techniques of investigation of contaminated sites: direct and indirect.
Evaluation of the quality of soil - Part I: the criterion of concentration limit.
Preparation of environmental samples: soil, subsoil, landfills, waste, groundwater and surface water, soil atmosphere.
Summary of main instrumental techniques of analysis used in the characterization of contaminated sites.
Evaluation, processing and representation of the results of the analytical characterization of contaminated sites.
Evaluation of the quality of soil - Part II: the criterion of risk (absolute, relative).
Techniques for the isolation of contaminated sites: superficial, side of the bottom, system and hydraulic barriers.
Techniques for remediation of contaminated sites: in situ and ex situ, biological, chemical-physical, and thermal techniques.
Presentation of relevant case of studies.

The student will know the main chemical pollutants in the environment in relation to activities carried out on it. He must learn the ways of migration and accumulation of contaminants in the three environmental air, water and land. The student will understand the techniques available for the identification and quantification of the contaminants and how to apply them to real samples. He should know the analytical techniques to analyze real samples. Based on the results must be able to determine if a site is not contaminated, contaminated or potentially contaminated.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Possible intensive seminars on real cases from outside speakers

Teaching

Lectures

Attendance

Knowledge of basic chemistry

Course books

"Schemes of Lessons" and "Handouts" distributed during the course.
Recommended reading:

• de Fraja Frangipane E., Andreottola G., Tatàno F., Terreni conta-minati: identificazione, normative, indagini, trattamento, Collana Ambiente, Volume 5, C.I.P.A. Editore, Milano, 1994
• AIGA, La gestione dei siti inquinati: dalle indagini alla bonifica. Manuale sul disinquinamento, Pitagora Editrice Bologna, 2003
• Giampietro F. (a cura di), La bonifica dei siti contaminati: i nodi interpretativi giuridici e tecnici, Giuffé Editore, Milano, 2001
• LaGraga M.D., Buckingham P.L., Evans J.C., Hazardous Waste management, McGraw-Hill Series in Water Resources and Envi-ronmental Engineering, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2001

Assessment

Oral examination

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

The same of attending students 

Attendance

The same of attending students

Course books

The same of attending students

Assessment

Oral examination

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.