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WASTEWATER TREATMENTS

Christophe DANIEL WASTEWATER TREATMENTS

0512700024
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY "ADOLFO ZAMBELLI"
EQF6
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
2024/2025

YEAR OF COURSE 3
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
432LESSONS
224EXERCISES
CHRISTOPHE DANIEL T Curriculum
Objectives
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE ARE SET WITHIN THE GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE DEGREE PROGRAM THAT SHALL INCLUDE THE TRAINING OF A PROFESSIONAL EXPERT IN THE FIELD OF MONITORING, ASSESSMENT, MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC RISKS AND LAND MANAGEMENT.

THE GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE TRAINING OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATOR WHO IS AN EXPERT IN THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF WATER PROTECTION, FROM LEGAL TO TECHNICAL OF WASTEWATER TREATMENTS PLANTS.
IN DETAIL, THE PARTICULAR OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, AND THE ABILITY TO APPLY THEM, REGARDING THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF WATER PROTECTION, FOR WHAT CONCERNS THE ITALIAN REGULATORY ASPECTS AS WELL AS THE THEORY AND OPERATING PRINCIPLES OF URBAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR NO 1)
THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO ALLOW THE STUDENT TO GET THE KNOWLEDGE, WITH THE SUPPORT OF TECHNICAL VISITS OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS, OF THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF WATER PROTECTION AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES FOR WHAT CONCERNS:
-THE ITALIAN REGULATORY FRAMEWORK (NATIONAL AND REGIONAL)
-THE THEORETICAL AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE COMMON PROCESSES USED IN THE URBAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT CYCLE.
IT IS ALSO THE OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE TO GIVE THE STUDENT THE TOOLS TO DEVELOP AND/OR APPLY INNOVATIVE IDEAS, POSSIBLY ALSO IN RESEARCH FIELDS, FOR THE DESIGN AND SIZING OF A CORRECT URBAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT CYCLE, RESPECTING THE REGULATORY ASPECTS. FINALLY, THE TEACHING AIMS TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH THE USEFUL KNOWLEDGE TO UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS INNOVATIVE TOPICS IN THE FIELD OF:
-WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT (BLACK WATER AND RAINWATER)
-MOST WIDELY USED PLANT SOLUTIONS FOR URBAN WASTE WATER TREATMENT
-TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PLANT SLUDGES.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR N.2)
THE COURSE AIMS TO ENABLE THE STUDENT TO CONCEIVE AND SUPPORT ARGUMENTS THAT ADDRESS THE ISSUES RELATED TO A CORRECT DESIGN (OR EVALUATION) OF A COMPLETE CYCLE OF URBAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT ADHERING TO THE ITALIAN REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND CURRENT AVAILABLE PLANT TECHNOLOGY.
THE KNOWLEDGE LEARNED WILL ALLOW THE STUDENT TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, IN NEW (UNFAMILIAR) AND INTERDISCIPLINARY AREAS, RELATED TO WASTE WATER TREATMENT, BOTH FROM THE REGULATORY POINT OF VIEW AND IN TERMS OF TECHNICAL ASPECTS.

MAKING JUDGEMENTS (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR N.3)
THE COURSE AIMS TO ENABLE THE STUDENT TO COLLECT AND INTERPRET RELEVANT DATA RELATED TO THE ISSUES FOR A CORRECT DESIGN (OR EVALUATION) OF THE MANAGEMENT OF URBAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT THAT IS FULLY COMPLIANT WITH THE REGULATIONS AND COMPATIBLE WITH CURRENT AVAILABLE PLANT TECHNOLOGY. IN DETAIL, THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY INTEGRATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN ORDER TO BETTER MANAGE THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE VARIOUS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES, MAKING JUDGMENTS, EVEN WITH PARTIAL DATA, BASED ON THE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF WASTEWATER, THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND TYPICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR N.4)
THE COURSE WILL ENABLE THE STUDENT TO COMMUNICATE TO SPECIALIST AND NON-SPECIALIST INTERLOCUTORS, CONCEPTS AND CONCLUSIONS, AS WELL AS THE UNDERLYING RATIONALE, RESULTING FROM THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED BY THE STUDENT, REGARDING WATER PROTECTION, BOTH IN TERMS OF REGULATORY ASPECTS AND IN TERMS OF THE THEORETICAL AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF URBAN WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES.

LEARNING SKILLS (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR N.5)
THE COURSE WILL PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS FOR A SELF-MANAGED AND AUTONOMOUS STUDY, THAT ALLOWS HIM TO FIND INDIVIDUAL PATHS TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS OF URBAN WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT THAT IS FULLY COMPLIANT WITH THE REGULATIONS AND COMPATIBLE WITH CURRENT AVAILABLE PLANT TECHNOLOGIES.
Prerequisites
THE STUDENT SHOULD HAVE ACQUIRED THE BASICS OF BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, MATHEMATIC AND PHYSICS USUALLY TEACHED IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE DEGREE COURSE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (I.E. CORSO DI LAUREA IN SCIENZE AMBIENTALI)
Contents
LESSONS IN CLASSROOM WITH SHORT EXERCICES ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS (32 HOURS)
•WASTEWATER REGULATION AND STATISTICAL DATA RELATIVE TO WASTEWATER PLANTS IN ITALY (C.A. 3 HOURS)
•WASTEWATER CHARACTERIZATION PARAMETERS (C.A. 2 HOURS):
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
CHIMICAL PROPERTIES
BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
•ESTIMATION OF WASTEWATER FLOWRATES (C.A. 1 HOUR)
•URBAN WASTEWATER TREATMENTS (C.A. 20 HOURS)
A.PRIMARY TREATMENTS
I) PRE-TREATMENTS
SCREENS,GRIT CHAMBERS
II) GRAVITY SEPRATION
SEDIMENTATION, FLOCCULATION, FLOATING
B.SECONDARY (BIOLOGICAL) TREATMENTS
I) INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL METABOLISM AND TREATMENTS
II) SUSPENDED GROWTH BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
III) ATTACHED GROWTH BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
IV) SUSPENDED AND ATTACHED GROWTH ANAEROBIC BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
•ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT (C.A. 2 HOURS)
•DISINFECTION (C.A. 2 HOURS)
•SLUDGE TREATMENTS (C.A. 2 HOURS)

PRACTICAL GUIDED EXERCICES OF PROCESSES DESIGN AND VISITS OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS WILL BE ALSO ORGANIZED (24 HOURS)
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE CONTAINS 56 HOURS OF TEACHING (6 CFU) THAT WILL BE ORGANIZED AS FOLLOWS:
-FRONT CLASSES ON ALL THE LECTURE TOPICS THAT TAKE PLACE IN THE CLASSROOM WITH THE USE OF SLIDES PROJECTION (32 HOURS)
-SHORT GUIDED EXCERCICES IN CLASSROOM AND TECHNICAL VISITS OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS (24 HOURS)

THE ATTENDANCE OF LECTURES AND GUIDED EXERCISES IN THE CLASSROOM IS NOT MANDATORY WHILE THE VISITS OF WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS TECHNICAL TRAINING IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
Verification of learning
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE COURSE OBJECTIVES WILL BE CERTIFICATED THROUGH THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF AN EXAMINATION WITH A GRADE EXPRESSED IN THIRTIETHS. THE EXAMANIATION WILL INCLUDE BOTH WRITING AND ORAL TESTS.
THE STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO PASS FIRST A WRITING-TEST CONTAINING MULTIPLE-CHOICE AND OPEN QUESTIONS AS WELL AS SMALL EXERCISES RELATED TO THE TEACHING PROGRAM TOPICS AND TO THE TECHNICAL VISITS OF THE DEPURATION PLANTS. A MINIMUM GRADE OF 18/30 IS REQUIRED FOR THE WRITING TEST WHICH SHOULD NORMALLY TAKE AT LEAST 60 MINUTES AND IT AIMS TO VERIFY THE ABILITY OF THE STUDENT TO CORRECTLY APPLY THE THEORICAL KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS HIS CAPACITY TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS BEING FACED.
THE ORAL TEST WILL CONSIST IN AN INTERVIEW WITH QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION ON BOTH THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL CONTENTS OF THE COURSE PROGRAM IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE STUDENT, TO VERIFY HIS COMUNICATION SKILLS.
THE FINAL GRADE IS OBTAINED FROM THE MEAN OF BOTH GRADE TESTS AND THE FINAL MINIMUM GRADE FOR THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE EXAMINATION IS 18/30.
THE MINIMUM GRADE (18) IS AWARDED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A LIMITED KNOWLEDGE OF THE ITALIAN LEGISLATION DEDICATED TO THE PROTECTION OF WATER, OF THE OPERATION OF URBAN WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS AND OF THE PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION OF TYPICAL PROCESSES PRESENT IN THE PLANTS.
THE MAXIMUM GRADE (30) IS AWARDED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A COMPLETE AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE ITALIAN LEGISLATION ON WATER PROTECTION, THE OPERATION OF URBAN WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS, OF THE TYPICAL PROCESSES PRESENT ON THE WATER LINE AND ON THE SLUDGE LINE OF THE PLANTS AND A KNOWLEDGE OF THE CRITERIA USED FOR THE SIZING/DESIGN OF THE SINGLE PROCESSES.
HONOURS (LODE) MAY BE AWARDED TO STUDENTS WHO REACH A MAXIMUM MARK OF 30/30 AND WHO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO APPLY INDEPENDENTLY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ACQUIRED IN CONTEXTS OTHER THAN THOSE PROPOSED IN CLASS.
Texts
LECTURE NOTES WILL BE GIVEN TO THE STUDENTS FOR THE PERSONAL STUDY OF THE DIFFERENT TOPICS OF THE LECTURE PROGRAM.
THE FOLLOWING BOOKS ARE ALSO SUGGESTED FOR FURTHER STUDY:
•LUCA BONOMO, TRATTAMENTI DELLE ACQUE REFLUE (2008), MCGRAW-HILL
•METCALF & EDDY, INGEGNERIA DELLE ACQUE REFLUE (2006),MCGRAW-HILL
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LECTURES WILL BE GIVEN IN ITALIAN
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