Vincenzo NADDEO | POLLUTION PHENOMENA AND CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

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POLLUTION PHENOMENA AND CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

	0612500023
	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
	EQF6
	CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
	2022/2023

PERCORSO COMUNE Cohort 2021/2022

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 2
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2018
	AUTUMN SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	ICAR/03	6	60	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

PROFESSORS

	VINCENZO NADDEO T Curriculum
	ANTONIO BUONERBA Curriculum

	Objectives
	THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE IS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND ITS FUNDAMENTALS. 1. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING IDENTIFY REAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, "THINK THROUGH" ON THE CONCEPTS OF ENVIRONMENT, POLLUTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, BASED ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ECOLOGY, WITH THE AIM OF UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACTS GENERATED BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON NATURAL SYSTEMS. ACQUIRE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO IDENTIFY THE MAIN ASPECTS OF EACH ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR FOR THE STUDY OF REMEDIATION SYSTEMS. 2. APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING SET UP A MASS BALANCE FOR NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL SYSTEMS; UNDERSTAND AND USE MODELS FOR BOTH WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GAIN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 3. MAKING JUDGEMENTS KNOW HOW TO IDENTIFY THE MOST APPROPRIATE MODELS TO DESCRIBE AND MODEL THE MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION PHENOMENA; BE ABLE TO ASSESS THE QUALITY LEVEL OF A SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR. 4. COMMUNICATION SKILLS LEARN TO WORK IN SMALL GROUPS AND TO ORALLY PRESENT A TOPIC RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT. 5. LEARNING SKILLS KNOW HOW TO APPLY GENERAL CONCEPTS TO PROBLEMS THAT DIFFER FROM THOSE DISCUSSED IN THE CLASSROOM, AND HOW TO DEEPEN KNOWLEDGE USING TEXTBOOKS AND RESOURCES BEYOND THE RECOMMENDED ONES.

THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE IS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND ITS FUNDAMENTALS.
1. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
IDENTIFY REAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, "THINK THROUGH" ON THE CONCEPTS OF ENVIRONMENT, POLLUTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, BASED ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ECOLOGY, WITH THE AIM OF UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACTS GENERATED BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON NATURAL SYSTEMS. ACQUIRE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO IDENTIFY THE MAIN ASPECTS OF EACH ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR FOR THE STUDY OF REMEDIATION SYSTEMS.
2. APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
SET UP A MASS BALANCE FOR NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL SYSTEMS; UNDERSTAND AND USE MODELS FOR BOTH WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GAIN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.
3. MAKING JUDGEMENTS
KNOW HOW TO IDENTIFY THE MOST APPROPRIATE MODELS TO DESCRIBE AND MODEL THE MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION PHENOMENA; BE ABLE TO ASSESS THE QUALITY LEVEL OF A SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR.
4. COMMUNICATION SKILLS
LEARN TO WORK IN SMALL GROUPS AND TO ORALLY PRESENT A TOPIC RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT.
5. LEARNING SKILLS
KNOW HOW TO APPLY GENERAL CONCEPTS TO PROBLEMS THAT DIFFER FROM THOSE DISCUSSED IN THE CLASSROOM, AND HOW TO DEEPEN KNOWLEDGE USING TEXTBOOKS AND RESOURCES BEYOND THE RECOMMENDED ONES.

	Prerequisites
	THE CHEMISTRY TEACHING IS PROPEDEUTICAL TO ACCESS THE EXAM. MOREOVER, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE-MENTIONED GOALS, STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS.

	Contents
	MAIN TOPICS OF THE COURSE LESSONS: 1. ENVIRONMENT, POLLUTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (4 HOURS): INTRODUCTION TO THE CONCEPTS OF ENVIRONMENT, POLLUTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE, THE DEMAND-DRIVEN MARKET, TOOLS TO PROMOTE AND IMPLEMENT THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. 2. ECOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS (8 HOURS): THE CONCEPT OF ECOLOGY; THE STUDY OF ECOSYSTEMS, FOOD CHAINS AND TROPHIC NETWORKS, ECOLOGICAL PYRAMIDS, PRODUCTIVITY AND TURNOVER TIME IN ECOSYSTEMS; ELEMENTS AFFECTING BIOGROWTH, BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES, THE BIOGEOCHEMICAL CARBON CYCLE, THE BIOGEOCHEMICAL NITROGEN CYCLE, THE BIOGEOCHEMICAL PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; THE CONCEPT OF BIODIVERSITY, THE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT. 3. FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPARTIMENTAL ANALYSIS (10 HOURS): PHYSICAL QUANTITIES AND MEASURE UNITS (CONCENTRATION, FLOW RATE); CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL REACTION KINETICS, ZERO ORDER REACTION KINETICS, FIRST ORDER KINETICS AND SECOND ORDER KINETICS; MASS BALANCES, THE FUNDAMENTAL EQUATION OF MASS BALANCE; THE CONCEPTS OF "PROCESS" AND "TREATMENT"; THE CONCEPT OF REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; COMPLETELY STIRRED TANK REACTOR (CSTR), PLUG FLOW REACTOR (PFR), THE IDEAL SEDIMENTATION TANK (ST); INTRODUCTION TO WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT. 4. WATER POLLUTION PHENOMENA (14 HOURS): THE WATER AND ITS MAIN QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS; THE HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; THE GLOBAL WATER AVAILABILITY ISSUE AND THE GLOBAL WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT (SOLIDS CLASSIFICATION, NITROGEN OCCURRENCE IN WATER AND WASTEWATER, THE BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND - BOD); THE WATER SECTOR MAJOR POLLUTION PHENOMENA; DEOXYGENATION OF WATER BODIES, THE STREETER AND PHELPS MODEL. 5. AIR POLLUTION PHENOMENA (14 HOURS): STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE ATMOSPHERE; THE MAJOR AIR POLLUTION PHENOMENA; THE ADIABATIC LAPSE RATE; THE GLOBAL WARMING PHENOMENON; THE DISPERSION OF AIR POLLUTANTS, THE GAUSSIAN DISPERSION MODEL, THE FIXED BOX MODEL; ASSESSMENT OF AIR EMISSIONS. 6. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (10 HOURS): SOLID WASTE PRODUCTION AND CLASSIFICATION, MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, THE CONCEPT OF REDUCE-REUSE-RECYCLE, TREATMENT OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE.

Contents

MAIN TOPICS OF THE COURSE LESSONS:

1. ENVIRONMENT, POLLUTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (4 HOURS):
INTRODUCTION TO THE CONCEPTS OF ENVIRONMENT, POLLUTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE, THE DEMAND-DRIVEN MARKET, TOOLS TO PROMOTE AND IMPLEMENT THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

2. ECOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS (8 HOURS):
THE CONCEPT OF ECOLOGY; THE STUDY OF ECOSYSTEMS, FOOD CHAINS AND TROPHIC NETWORKS, ECOLOGICAL PYRAMIDS, PRODUCTIVITY AND TURNOVER TIME IN ECOSYSTEMS; ELEMENTS AFFECTING BIOGROWTH, BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES, THE BIOGEOCHEMICAL CARBON CYCLE, THE BIOGEOCHEMICAL NITROGEN CYCLE, THE BIOGEOCHEMICAL PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; THE CONCEPT OF BIODIVERSITY, THE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT.

3. FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPARTIMENTAL ANALYSIS (10 HOURS):
PHYSICAL QUANTITIES AND MEASURE UNITS (CONCENTRATION, FLOW RATE); CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL REACTION KINETICS, ZERO ORDER REACTION KINETICS, FIRST ORDER KINETICS AND SECOND ORDER KINETICS; MASS BALANCES, THE FUNDAMENTAL EQUATION OF MASS BALANCE; THE CONCEPTS OF "PROCESS" AND "TREATMENT"; THE CONCEPT OF REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; COMPLETELY STIRRED TANK REACTOR (CSTR), PLUG FLOW REACTOR (PFR), THE IDEAL SEDIMENTATION TANK (ST); INTRODUCTION TO WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT.

4. WATER POLLUTION PHENOMENA (14 HOURS):
THE WATER AND ITS MAIN QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS; THE HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; THE GLOBAL WATER AVAILABILITY ISSUE AND THE GLOBAL WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT (SOLIDS CLASSIFICATION, NITROGEN OCCURRENCE IN WATER AND WASTEWATER, THE BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND - BOD); THE WATER SECTOR MAJOR POLLUTION PHENOMENA; DEOXYGENATION OF WATER BODIES, THE STREETER AND PHELPS MODEL.

5. AIR POLLUTION PHENOMENA (14 HOURS):
STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE ATMOSPHERE; THE MAJOR AIR POLLUTION PHENOMENA; THE ADIABATIC LAPSE RATE; THE GLOBAL WARMING PHENOMENON; THE DISPERSION OF AIR POLLUTANTS, THE GAUSSIAN DISPERSION MODEL, THE FIXED BOX MODEL; ASSESSMENT OF AIR EMISSIONS.

6. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (10 HOURS):
SOLID WASTE PRODUCTION AND CLASSIFICATION, MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, THE CONCEPT OF REDUCE-REUSE-RECYCLE, TREATMENT OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE.

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE INCLUDES LECTURES (40 HOURS/4 CFU), CLASSROOM-BASED TESTS AND LABORATORY SESSIONS (20 HOURS/2 CFU). STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AIM OF STIMULATING THEIR PROACTIVE PARTICIPATION. DURING CLASSROOM-BASED TESTS A PROBLEM TO SOLVE IS GIVEN, AND THE INSTRUCTOR/TA MAKES A CASE OF HOW TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM; THE MAIN GOAL IS TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTIES STUDENTS MIGHT FACE DUE TO LACKING KNOWLEDGE OF CONCEPTS OR TO A POOR PROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACH, IN ORDER TO ALLOW THEM TO TEST THEIR LEARNING LEVEL.

Teaching Methods

THE COURSE INCLUDES LECTURES (40 HOURS/4 CFU), CLASSROOM-BASED TESTS AND LABORATORY SESSIONS (20 HOURS/2 CFU). STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AIM OF STIMULATING THEIR PROACTIVE PARTICIPATION. DURING CLASSROOM-BASED TESTS A PROBLEM TO SOLVE IS GIVEN, AND THE INSTRUCTOR/TA MAKES A CASE OF HOW TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM; THE MAIN GOAL IS TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTIES STUDENTS MIGHT FACE DUE TO LACKING KNOWLEDGE OF CONCEPTS OR TO A POOR PROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACH, IN ORDER TO ALLOW THEM TO TEST THEIR LEARNING LEVEL.

	Verification of learning
	THE ASSESSMENT OF THE LEARNING OBJECTIVES WILL BE CARRIED OUT AT THE END OF THE COURSE AND IT WILL CONSIST OF A FINAL WRITTEN TEST FOLLOWED BY AN ORAL INTERVIEW. THE WRITTEN TEST MAINLY AIMS AT VERIFYING THE ABILITY TO SET UP MASS BALANCES AS WELL AS TO APPLY THE MODELS PROPOSED DURING THE COURSE TO DESCRIBE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION PHENOMENA. THE INTERVIEW WILL BE ADDRESSED TO EVALUATE: THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON THE BASIC ASSUMPTIONS AND LOGIC OF THE DISCIPLINE; ABILITY TO EXTEND THE APPLICATION OF BASIC CONCEPTS TO SOLVE ISSUES IN NEW APPLICATIONS, PROPERTY OF LANGUAGE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE SPECIFIC TERMINOLOGY OF THE DISCIPLINE. THE MINIMUM LEVEL IN THE EVALUATION (18/30) IS PROPOSED WHEN THE STUDENT SHOWS A FRAGMENTED KNOWLEDGE OF THE THEORICAL CONTENTS OF THE COURSE AS WELL AS A LIMITED CAPABILITY IN APPLYING THEORIC CONCEPTS TO A STUDY CONTEXT. THE MAXIMUM LEVEL (30/30) IS PROPOSED WHEN THE STUDENT SHOWS COMPREHENSIVE AND EXHAUSTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE METHODS AND TOOLS AND IS ABLE TO USE THEM PROPERLY IN A STUDY CONTEXT. FOR THE LAUDE, THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT: -USE OF PROPER TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE; -HIGH ABILITY OF MAKING INDIVIDUAL JUDGEMENTS; -CAPABILITY OF IDENTIFYING CORRELATION AMONG DIFFERENT TOPICS AND/OR WITH DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES.

Verification of learning

THE ASSESSMENT OF THE LEARNING OBJECTIVES WILL BE CARRIED OUT AT THE END OF THE COURSE AND IT WILL CONSIST OF A FINAL WRITTEN TEST FOLLOWED BY AN ORAL INTERVIEW.
THE WRITTEN TEST MAINLY AIMS AT VERIFYING THE ABILITY TO SET UP MASS BALANCES AS WELL AS TO APPLY THE MODELS PROPOSED DURING THE COURSE TO DESCRIBE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION PHENOMENA. THE INTERVIEW WILL BE ADDRESSED TO EVALUATE: THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON THE BASIC ASSUMPTIONS AND LOGIC OF THE DISCIPLINE; ABILITY TO EXTEND THE APPLICATION OF BASIC CONCEPTS TO SOLVE ISSUES IN NEW APPLICATIONS, PROPERTY OF LANGUAGE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE SPECIFIC TERMINOLOGY OF THE DISCIPLINE.
THE MINIMUM LEVEL IN THE EVALUATION (18/30) IS PROPOSED WHEN THE STUDENT SHOWS A FRAGMENTED KNOWLEDGE OF THE THEORICAL CONTENTS OF THE COURSE AS WELL AS A LIMITED CAPABILITY IN APPLYING THEORIC CONCEPTS TO A STUDY CONTEXT.
THE MAXIMUM LEVEL (30/30) IS PROPOSED WHEN THE STUDENT SHOWS COMPREHENSIVE AND EXHAUSTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE METHODS AND TOOLS AND IS ABLE TO USE THEM PROPERLY IN A STUDY CONTEXT.
FOR THE LAUDE, THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT:
-USE OF PROPER TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE;
-HIGH ABILITY OF MAKING INDIVIDUAL JUDGEMENTS;
-CAPABILITY OF IDENTIFYING CORRELATION AMONG DIFFERENT TOPICS AND/OR WITH DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES.

	Texts
	COURSE NOTES AND AND TEXTBOOKS. SIRINI P. (2002). INGEGNERIA SANITARIA AMBIENTALE. MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION. ISBN: 8838608970. BONI M. R. (2007). FENOMENI DI INQUINAMENTO DEGLI AMBIENTI NATURALI: PRINCIPI E METODI DI STUDIO. CAROCCI. ISBN: 8843040995.

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