Oriana MOTTA | ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
Oriana MOTTA ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
cod. 0512700031
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
| 0512700031 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY "ADOLFO ZAMBELLI" | |
| EQF6 | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES | |
| 2025/2026 |
| OBBLIGATORIO | |
| YEAR OF COURSE 2 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022 | |
| FULL ACADEMIC YEAR |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IGIENE ED ECOTOSSICOLOGIA AMBIENTALE | |||||
| BIO/19 | 6 | 48 | LESSONS | ||
| CERTIFICAZIONI AMBIENTALI | |||||
| CHIM/12 | 6 | 48 | LESSONS | ||
| Objectives | |
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| GENERAL OBJECTIVE THE COURSE OBJECTIVES ARE PART OF THE GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE DEGREE COURSE WHICH INVOLVES THE TRAINING OF A PROFESSIONAL EXPERT IN THE FIELD OF MONITORING, EVALUATION, MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC RISKS AND TERRITORY MANAGEMENT. TEACHING: ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY - HYGIENE AND ECOTOXICOLOGY MODULE (PROF VIGLIOTTA) THE GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE TRAINING OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATOR WHO IS AWARE AND PREPARED ON THE MAIN AND FUNDAMENTAL SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS ON WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY IS BASED. SPECIFICALLY, THE CHARACTERIZING OBJECTIVE OF THE TEACHING IS TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH THE BASIC TORIC-PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR MONITORING TOXIC SUBSTANCES IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND MANAGING ECOTOXICOLOGICAL RISK. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ABILITY (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR N.1) THE TEACHING AIMS, WITH THE SUPPORT OF ADVANCED TEXTBOOKS, TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE MAIN TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING THE EFFECTS OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND FOR RECOGNIZING THE BIOLOGICAL RESPONSES RELATED TO THEM, PROVIDING DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS USEFUL IN ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY. IT IS ALSO THE OBJECTIVE OF THE TEACHING TO GIVE THE STUDENT THE TOOLS TO DEVELOP AND/OR APPLY THEIR OWN IDEAS, POSSIBLY ALSO IN RESEARCH AREAS, FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROTOCOL AIMED AT MANAGING ECOTOXICOLOGY PROBLEMS. FINALLY, THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH THE USEFUL KNOWLEDGE TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS AND UNDERSTAND MORE ADVANCED TOPICS ON THE SUBJECT THAT MAY ARISE DURING THEIR TRAINING. APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ABILITY (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR N.2) THE TEACHING AIMS TO ENABLE THE STUDENT TO UNDERSTAND THE APPLICATION OF ECOTOXICOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, TO CRITICALLY EXAMINE SCIENTIFIC PAPERS IN THE ECOTOXICOLOGICAL FIELD AND CONSCIOUSLY ORIENT THEMSELVES IN THE CHOICE OF ECOTOXICOLOGICAL TOOLS IN APPLIED STUDIES. AT THE END OF THE COURSE, THE KNOWLEDGE LEARNED WILL ALLOW THE STUDENT TO APPROACH PROBLEMS IN NEW (UNFAMILIAR) AND INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELDS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT, AND TO EVALUATE AND PROCESS INFORMATION DERIVING FROM SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES AND OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON ECOTOXICOLOGY TOPICS. AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR N.3) THANKS TO THE TRANSVERSAL NATURE OF THE SUBJECT, THE TEACHING HAS THE FURTHER OBJECTIVE OF INCREASING THE STUDENT'S ABILITY TO RELATE AND INTEGRATE THE KNOWLEDGE LEARNED WITH THAT OF THE OTHER COURSES PROVIDED BY THE DEGREE COURSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORE AUTONOMOUS AND CRITICAL SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT. IN DETAIL, THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO: INDEPENDENTLY INTEGRATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO BETTER MANAGE THE COMPLEXITY OF PROBLEMS RELATING TO ECOTOXICOLOGY; TO FORMULATE JUDGEMENTS, EVEN WITH PARTIAL DATA, ON THE EFFECTS LINKED TO THE ACTIVITIES OF CONTAMINANTS AND THEIR BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; TO APPROACH THE CHOICE AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONTROL STRATEGIES. COMMUNICATION SKILLS (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR N.4) THE TEACHING TENDS TO FAVOR THE STUDENT'S ACQUISITION OF THE TECHNICAL TERMINOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS NECESSARY TO COMMUNICATE CLEARLY AND RIGOROUSLY WITH SPECIALISTS AND NON-SPECIALISTS ON CONCEPTS AND CONCLUSIONS RELATING TO GENERAL ECOTOXICOLOGY TOPICS. ABILITY TO LEARN (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR N.5) THE TEACHING WILL PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS FOR SELF-MANAGED AND AUTONOMOUS STUDY, WHICH ALLOWS HIM TO FIND INDIVIDUAL PATHS TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS OF ECOTOXICOLOGY, ALSO INSTILLING THE IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY OF CONSULTING MULTIPLE TEXTBOOKS, AS WELL AS SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES IN ENGLISH, IN ORDER TO UPDATE AND IMPROVE HIS KNOWLEDGE FROM TIME TO TIME. MODULO DI CERTIFICAZIONI AMBIENTALI (PROF. MOTTA) EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS THE REFERENCE STANDARDS, PROCEDURAL MODELS AND METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS NECESSARY FOR OBTAINING BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND EU ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATIONS. IT FITS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE DEGREE COURSE, WHICH IS TO TRAIN A PROFESSIONAL FIGURE EXPERT IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING, PROCESS MEASUREMENT AND IMPROVEMENT, ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY, RISK ANALYSIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION. THE PROFESSIONAL FIGURE OF REFERENCE FOR THE COURSE'S EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES IS AN EXPERT PRACTITIONER OF THE RELEVANT STANDARDS, THE VARIOUS PROCEDURAL, PROGRAMMATIC AND IMPLEMENTATION ELEMENTS THAT CHARACTERIZE BUSINESS POLICIES, AS WELL AS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN THE AREA OF PRODUCT AND/OR PROCESS/SERVICE CERTIFICATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL LABELS, AND THE METHODOLOGICAL AND APPLICATION APPROACHES THAT OVERSEE THE OPERATION OF EACH INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATION. DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR NO 1 (KNOWLEDGE) THE COURSE PROVIDES: - THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, RISK ANALYSIS, ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT QUANTIFICATION; - THE ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT FORMS OF CERTIFICATION AND THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF ENTERPRISES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO EU AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; - THE REGULATORY AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN FORMS OF VOLUNTARY ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION AND THE DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL LABELS; - THE KNOWLEDGE OF TOOLS THAT PROMOTE CONTINUOUS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT OF PRODUCTS/SERVICES AND QUANTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS USING PRODUCT/SERVICE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES. DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR NO 2 (SKILLS/KNOWHOW) THE TEACHING ENABLES THE STUDENT TO: - ADDRESS THE ISSUES RELATED TO THE ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT BOTH FROM A REGULATORY POINT OF VIEW AND WITH REGARD TO TECHNICAL-PROCEDURAL ASPECTS WITH A SIGHT TO IMPROVING PRODUCTION SERVICES/PROCESSES WITH A VIEW TO SUSTAINABILITY; - ADDRESS THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAIN AREAS OF INTEREST OF ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATIONS; - KNOW HOW TO COMBINE METHODOLOGY AND OPERATIONAL PRACTICE, IN THE APPLICATION OF THE VARIOUS FORMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION AND ENHANCEMENT, INCLUDING COMPETITIVE ENHANCEMENT, OF COMPANY ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE. DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR NO 3 (INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT) THE COURSE AIMS TO ENABLE THE STUDENT TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE MAIN EU AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND NAVIGATE AMONG THEM, VALUE THE CERTIFICATION PATH AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADOPT OPERATIONAL SOLUTIONS AND TECHNICAL/METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS THAT ARE REALLY EFFECTIVE AND ABLE TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY OF THE ORGANIZATION IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD. IN PARTICULAR, THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE AND EVALUATE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATIONS, SUGGESTING INITIATIVES AND SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AND INNOVATION. DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR NO 4 (COMMUNICATION SKILLS) THE COURSE WILL ENABLE THE STUDENT TO INTERACT WITH SPECIALIST AND NON-SPECIALIST INTERLOCUTORS WITH REGARD TO KNOWLEDGE OF SCHEMES THAT ENCOURAGE CERTIFICATION BOTH WITH REGARD TO THEORETICAL ASPECTS AND WITH REGARD TO PRACTICAL/APPLICATION ASSUMPTIONS. DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR NO 5 (ABILITY TO LEARN) THE COURSE WILL PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS FOR SELF-DIRECTED AND AUTONOMOUS STUDY, ENABLING HIM OR HER TO FIND INDIVIDUAL PATHS TO DEAL WITH THE COMPLEX AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION, THROUGH CONTINUOUS AND CONSTANT REGULATORY UPDATES AS WELL AS CASE STUDIES OF CONCRETE EXPERIENCES OF COMPANIES (OR ORGANIZATIONS FROM NON-PRODUCTION SECTORS) PRESENTED AS "GOOD PRACTICES" TO BE INSPIRED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED TOOLS. |
| Prerequisites | |
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| - BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF INORGANIC AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; - BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND GENERAL BIOLOGY; - BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF ECOLOGY. - BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY |
| Contents | |
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| A) INTRODUCTION TO ECOTOXICOLOGY - AIMS, APPROACHES, SCALES INVOLVED, FIELDS OF STUDY, HISTORICAL ROOTS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES. 2H B) INORGANIC AND ORGANIC TOXIC SUBSTANCES - CLASSIFICATION, SOURCES AND MODES OF CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL FATE. TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF PRIORITY AND EMERGING POLLUTANTS (PHARMACEUTICALS, PFAS, PBDE, NANOMATERIALS, MARINE LITTER). 6H C) BIOACCUMULATION - UPTAKE, BIOTRANSFORMATION, DETOXIFICATION, EXCRECTION, DEPOSIT AND ACCUMULATION. MECHANISMS OF ACTION. EFFECTS OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF BIO-ECOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY. BIOAVAILABILITY AND BIOACCESSIBILITY, BIOCONCENTRATION. 6H D) BIOACCUMULATION AND BIOMAGNIFICATION - LIMITING FACTORS BIOAVAILABILITY AND BIOACCUMULATION; FOOD CHAINS AND FOOD WEBS; PERSISTENT AND BIOACCUMULATIVE TOXICANTS (PBT). 4H E) BIOMARKERS - CLASSIFICATION OF BIOMARKERS; OVERVIEW OF THE MAIN BIOMARKERS. 4H F) STUDY OF ECOTOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS - MEASUREMENT OF DAMAGE. TOXICITY CURVES AND ECOTOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS. FACTORS INFLUENCING TOXICITY. 4H G) IN SITU BIOMONITORING - IN SITU TOXICITY TESTING; APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF BIOACCUMULATION AND IN SITU BIOMARKERS. 4H H) EVOLUTION OF RESISTANCE TO CONTAMINATION 4H I) EXTRACTION OF EFFECTS FROM MOLECULAR LEVEL TO POPULATION LEVEL. 2H L) EXPOSURE FORECASTING AND RISK ESTIMATION: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND THE NEED FOR FORECASTING. RESISTANCE TO DEGRADATION (QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE MODELS). RESIDENCE TIME. BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS. 6H M) BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS. BIOTIC INDICES (FRESH WATER), BIOINDICATORS (ANIMAL AND PLANT) AND BIOMARKERS (EXPOSURE AND EFFECT, SPECIFIC AND NON-SPECIFIC). BIOACCUMULATION FROM SEDIMENTS. GENETIC ECOTOXICOLOGY. 6H MODULO CERTIFICAZIONI AMBIENTALI: GENERAL FRAMING OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES(6H); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, PROCESS MEASUREMENT AND IMPROVEMENT, ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS(12H); ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY(2H); RISK ANALYSIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION(6H); ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATIONS: METHODOLOGICAL REFERENCES, PRACTICAL GUIDANCE AND SUCCESS STORIES(12H); THE BASIC METHODOLOGY BASED ON THE SO-CALLED "PLAN- DO-CHECK -ACT (PDCA)" OR DEMING CYCLE APPROACH, AS A RECURRING PROCESS OF MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ACCRETION THAT LEADS TO IMPROVEMENTS IN OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE, CONSISTENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY(4H); LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS: "FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE" AS AN OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR THE PROPER MEASUREMENT OF IMPACTS(6H). |
| Teaching Methods | |
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| THE COURSE INCLUDES 48 HOURS OF TEACHING AND IS STRUCTURED IN FRONTAL THEORETICAL LESSONS. ATTENDANCE IS NOT MANDATORY, BUT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED AS WELL AS TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM LESSONS, THE COURSE WILL INCLUDE SPECIFIC SESSIONS AIMED AT FURTHER IMPROVING THE UNDERSTANDING OF MORE TAXING TOPICS, AND WILL ALSO ENTAIL EXAMINATION OF REAL CASES OF BUSINESS EXPERIENCES. TREATMENT OF GENERAL TOPICS (5 CFU) DEEPENING (1CFU) |
| Verification of learning | |
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| THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE COURSE OBJECTIVES WILL BE VERIFIED BY PASSING AN ORAL EXAM, LONGING ABOUT 30 MINUTES. THE LATTER IS INTENDED TO VERIFY THE LEARNING OF THE VARIOUS TOPICS COVERED DURING THE COURSE. THE FINAL GRADE WILL BE EXPRESSED IN THIRTEENTH. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE TEST IS TO VERIFY THE STUDENT'S KNOWLEDGE OF THE THEORETICAL AND TECHNICAL ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING ENVIRONMENTAL ECOTOXICOLOGY. THE STUDENT MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT HE HAS LEARNED THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECOTOXICOLOGY. THE MINIMUM GRADE TO PASS THE EXAM IS 18/30, AND IS AWARDED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A LIMITED KNOWLEDGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECOTYXOLOGY (E.G., CALCULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISK, MAIN BIOMONITORING TOOLS, BIOINDICATORS AND BIOACCUMULATORS, ETC.). THE MAXIMUM GRADE (30) IS AWARDED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A COMPLETE AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECOTOXICOLOGY AND IS ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE MASTERY IN DISCUSSION OF THE PROGRAM TOPICS USING AN ADEQUATE VOICE. HONOURS MAY BE AWARDED TO STUDENTS WHO ACHIEVE THE MAXIMUM GRADE OF 30/30 AND WHO DEMONSTRATE THEIR ABILITY TO DISCUSS WITH MASTERY, AND ADEQUATE AND TECHNICAL-SCIENTIFIC VOICE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ACQUIRED, DEMONSTRATING EXCELLENT DIALECTIC SKILLS MODULO CERTIFICAZIONI AMBIENTALI: THE MODE OF VERIFICATION OF LEARNING WILL CONSIST OF AN ORAL INTERVIEW DESIGNED TO TEST THE DEGREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE VARIOUS TOPICS COVERED. THE MARK IS FROM A MINIMUM OF 18 TO A MAXIMUM OF 30. 18/30 IS GIVEN WITH A BASIC KNOWLEDGE. 30/30 IS GIVEN WITH A DEEPEN KNOWLEDGE. THE EXAM LASTS ABOUT 20 MINUTES. |
| Texts | |
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| THE FOLLOWING BOOK IS RECOMMENDED AS A BASIC TEXT: ELEMENTS OF TOXICOLOGY; CURTIS D. KLAASSEN; JOHN B. WATKINS III. ED.: CASA EDITRICE AMBROSIANA SOME TOPICS INCLUDED IN THE MODULE WILL BE DEALT WITH USING SPECIFIC ARTICLES IN ENGLISH; THEREFORE THE TEACHER WILL PROVIDE THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL DIRECTLY, WHERE POSSIBLE, AND/OR THE PRECISE REFERENCES FOR FINDING IT IN LIBRARIES OR ONLINE JOURNALS. MODULO CERTIFICAZIONI AMBIENTALI. FABIO IRALDO – ENRICO CANCILA “LE CERTIFICAZIONI AMBIENTALI PER LE IMPRESE - METODOLOGIE, APPROCCI OPERATIVI E CASI DI ECCELLENZA” ISBN-10: 8832476371 COLIN BAIRD - MICHAEL CANN “CHIMICA AMBIENTALE” ED. ZANICHELLI . |
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| REGULAR ATTENDANCE TO LESSONS IS RECOMMENDED STUDENTS CAN MEET THE TEACHER FOR ANY CLARIFICATION DURING OFFICE HOURS, PREFERABLY WITH ADVANCE NOTICE, BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO THE ADDRESS: GVIGLIOTTA@UNISA.IT OMOTTA@UNISA.IT |
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