2. Professors
  3. BELGIORNO Vincenzo
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REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SOILS

Vincenzo BELGIORNO REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SOILS

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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
EQF7
ENVIRONMENTAL AND TERRITORIAL ENGINEERING
2025/2026

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
660LESSONS
VINCENZO BELGIORNO T Curriculum
Objectives
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SKILLS FOR CHARACTERIZING DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONTAMINATED SITES AND SUBSEQUENTLY PROPOSING SAFETY AND/OR REMEDIATION INTERVENTIONS.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT WILL BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE RELEVANT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK. THEY WILL ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TECHNICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES RELATED TO SOIL POLLUTION, THE PROCEDURAL STEPS FOR DEVELOPING A SITE CHARACTERIZATION PLAN FOR A POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED SITE, AND THE OPERATING PRINCIPLES AND APPLICABILITY OF THE MAIN SAFETY AND REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO ASSESS THE SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A SITE AND DEVELOP A CHARACTERIZATION PLAN FOR A POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED AREA IN ORDER TO RECONSTRUCT CONTAMINATION PHENOMENA AFFECTING ENVIRONMENTAL MATRICES. THEY WILL BE CAPABLE OF DESIGNING REMEDIATION/SAFETY INTERVENTIONS BASED ON DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS AND VARYING ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SITE UNDER CONSIDERATION.

INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE MOST APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES FOR CHARACTERIZING CONTAMINATION PHENOMENA AND SELECT THE MOST SUITABLE INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTAMINATED SITES.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO PRESENT AND DISCUSS RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHARACTERIZATION PLANS AND DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO WORK IN A TEAM.

LEARNING SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED DURING THE COURSE TO CASES OF POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION THAT DIFFER FROM THOSE PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE.
Prerequisites
FOR THE SUCCESSFUL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE INTENDED OBJECTIVES, KNOWLEDGE OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AND TREATMENT SYSTEMS IS REQUIRED.
Contents
1. INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE (5 HOURS LESSONS):
INTRODUCTION TO SOIL POLLUTION AND ITS PROBLEMS. PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SITES.

2. CHARACTERIZATION OF CONTAMINANTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MATRICES (5 HOURS FRONTAL LESSON):
CLASSIFICATION OF CONTAMINANTS AND THEIR PROPERTIES; BASIC CHEMICAL LAWS; CHEMICAL-PHYSICAL MECHANISMS IN THE SOIL AND TRANSPORT MECHANISMS IN THE TABLE.

3. REFERENCE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK (3 HOURS FRONTAL LESSON):
TITLE V, SECTION IV OF LEGISLATIVE DECREE 152/2006.

4. CHARACTERIZATION PLAN (10 HOURS LECTURE, 2 HOURS PRACTICE):
STRUCTURING AND OBJECTIVES; COLLECTION AND ARRANGEMENT OF EXISTING DATA; THE CONCEPTUAL MODEL; THE ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION PLAN: THE SAMPLING OF ENVIRONMENTAL MATRICES FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CONTAMINATION, THE INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES; STATISTICAL TREATMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA.

5. RISK ANALYSIS (6 HOURS LESSONS, 4 HOURS PRACTICE):
PRINCIPLES, PHASES OF EVALUATION; SITE RISK ANALYSIS SPECIFIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH LEGISLATIVE DECREE 152/2006; THE MAIN SOFTWARE AT THE BASIS OF RISK ANALYSIS.

6. SAFETY MEASURES (5 HOURS FRONTAL LESSON):
CLASSIFICATION OF INTERVENTIONS ACCORDING TO LEGISLATIVE DECREE 152/2006; CLASSIFICATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; OVERVIEW OF MATERIALS USED IN WATERPROOFING TECHNIQUES; SURFACE INSULATION TECHNIQUES; PERIMETER INSULATION TECHNIQUES; BACKGROUND INSULATION TECHNIQUES.

7. REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES (14 HOURS LECTURE, 6 HOURS PRACTICE):
INTRODUCTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES; SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION; BIOVENTING; AIR SPARGING; BIOSPARGING; SOILFLUSHING; BIOFLUSHING; THERMAL DESORPTION; PUMP AND TREAT; ELECTROKINESIS; IN SITU OXIDATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; COMPOSTING; LANDFARMING; NATURAL ATTENUATION; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS. THE CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF POSSIBLE TECHNOLOGICAL ALTERNATIVES AND FOR THE CHOICE OF THE INTERVENTION TO IMPLEMENT.
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE CONSISTS OF THEORETICAL LESSONS (48 HOURS/4.8 CFU) AND CLASSROOM EXERCISES (12 HOURS/1.2 CFU).
THE CLASSROOM EXERCISES INTEND TO PROVIDE STUDENT ENGINEERS WITH THE ABILITY TO: I) ESTIMATE THE TRANSPORT FACTORS OF CONTAMINANTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATRICES, THROUGH THE SIMULATION OF USEFUL SCENARIOS FOR THE APPLICATION OF CONCEPTS ILLUSTRATED IN THE THEORETICAL LESSONS; II) PROCESS THE RISK ANALYSIS, ALSO THROUGH THE USE OF SOFTWARE; III) TO ACQUIRE THE DESIGN ELEMENTS OF THE MAIN REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES.
TECHNICAL VISITS TO SITES CHARACTERIZED BY POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION PROBLEMS ARE ALSO PROVIDED WITHIN THE COURSE.
THERE IS NO OBLIGATION TO ATTEND.
Verification of learning
THE LEARNING VERIFICATION WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE END OF THE COURSE THROUGH AN ORAL INTERVIEW (DURATION OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES) HAVING THE OBJECTIVE OF ASCERTAINING THE ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENT BY THE STUDENT OF THE SET EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES.
DURING THE INTERVIEW, THE DISCUSSION OF CASE STUDIES WILL BE USED TO VERIFY THE ABILITY TO APPROACH PROBLEMS EVEN DIFFERENT FROM THOSE ADDRESSED IN THE CLASSROOM.
THE FINAL EVALUATION WILL BE EXPRESSED IN THIRTY.
THE MINIMUM ASSESSMENT LEVEL (18/30) IS ATTRIBUTED WHEN THE STUDENT HAS A FRAGMENTARY KNOWLEDGE OF THEORETICAL CONTENTS AND SHOWS A LIMITED ABILITY TO USE THEM IN THE STUDY CONTEXT.
THE MAXIMUM LEVEL (30/30) IS ATTRIBUTED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES COMPLETE AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS AND HAS A CONSIDERABLE ABILITY TO USE THEM IN THE STUDY CONTEXT.
HONOR IS GIVEN WHEN THE CANDIDATE EXPRESSES THEMSELVES USING APPROPRIATE SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE AND SHOWS INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT AND CAPACITY FOR TRANSVERSE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE TOPICS OF THE COURSE AND/OR WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES.
Texts
- LECTURES NOTES FROM THE TEACHER.

- L. BONOMO, BONIFICA DEI SITI CONTAMINATI - CARATTERIZZAZIONE E TECNOLOGIE DI RISANAMENTO, MCGRAW-HILL, ISBN 88-386-6278-9.

- E. BRUGNOLI, V.F. URICCHIO, C. MASSARELLI, G. ZURLINI, TECNOLOGIE DI BONIFICA DEI SITI CONTAMINATI. PRINCIPI DI FUNZIONAMENTO ED ESEMPI DI APPLICAZIONE. CACUCCI ED. ISBN 978-88-6611-363-8.
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