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LABORATORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

Ortensia AMOROSO LABORATORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

0522400044
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY "ADOLFO ZAMBELLI"
EQF7
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
2024/2025

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1LABORATORIO DI MONITORAGGIO AMBIENTALE (CHIMICA)
18LESSONS
336LAB
2LABORATORIO DI MONITORAGGIO AMBIENTALE (GEOFISICA)
18LESSONS
336LAB
3LABORATORIO DI MONITORAGGIO AMBIENTALE (BIOLOGIA)
18LESSONS
336LAB
MAURIZIO CAROTENUTO1 T Curriculum
ORTENSIA AMOROSO2 Curriculum
-3
Objectives
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE TEACHING FIT INTO THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF THE MASTER'S DEGREE COURSE WHICH INVOLVES TRAINING A PROFESSIONAL EXPERT IN THE FIELD OF MONITORING, EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC RISKS AND LAND MANAGEMENT, DEEPENING THE TRAINING PROCESS UNDERTAKEN BY THE STUDENT WITH THE FIRST LEVEL DEGREE, ALLOWING THEM TO ACQUIRE A SOLID INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC PREPARATION ON THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND AN EXCELLENT MASTERY OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD OF INVESTIGATION, MAKING THE GRADUATES ABLE TO APPROACH IN AN INTEGRATED AND BROADLY INDEPENDENT WAY ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS IMPOSED TO THE ENVIRONMENT FROM THE NATURAL EVOLUTION OF THE TERRITORY AND ANTHROPIC INTERVENTIONS.
THE GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE TEACHING IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE TRAINING OF A PROFESSIONAL WHO IS ABLE TO WORK IN SYNERGY WITH SPECIALISTS IN DIFFERENT SECTORS AND TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH KNOWLEDGE AND THE SKILLS OF APPLICATION OF THE SAME SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO ANALYZE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS FROM THE BIOLOGICAL (BIOLOGY SEGMENT), CHEMICAL (CHEMISTRY SEGMENT) AND GEOPHYSICAL (GEOPHYSICS SEGMENT) POINTS OF VIEW AND WHICH ALLOW THEM TO UNDERSTAND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO MITIGATE ALTERATIONS, BOTH NATURAL AND ANTHROPIC. THE TEACHING INCLUDES A CERTAIN NUMBER OF HOURS TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE LABORATORY AND/OR IN THE FIELD, DURING WHICH STUDENTS CAN DIRECTLY APPLY THE INFORMATION RECEIVED DURING THE LECTURES.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR NR. 1)
THE TEACHING HAS THE OBJECTIVE OF GIVING THE STUDENT THE TOOLS TO DEVELOP AND/OR APPLY INNOVATIVE AND ORIGINAL IDEAS, POSSIBLY ALSO IN RESEARCH FIELDS, FOR THE SETUP OF CORRECT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, COMPLIANT WITH REGULATORY ASPECTS. FURTHERMORE, THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH USEFUL KNOWLEDGE TO UNDERSTAND AND DEAL WITH CUTTING-EDGE TOPICS IN THE FIELD:
•THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF POLLUTANTS (CHEMISTRY/BIOLOGY SEGMENTS);
•THE MAIN REGULATIONS GOVERNING ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING (CHEMISTRY/BIOLOGY SEGMENTS);
•AIR QUALITY BIOMONITORING METHODS (BIOLOGY SEGMENT);
•METHODS FOR MONITORING THE QUALITY OF SURFACE WATER (CHEMISTRY SEGMENT);
•THE DISPERSION OF POLLUTANTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT (CHEMISTRY SEGMENT);
•CALCULATION TECHNIQUES FOR THE NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF DISPERSIVE PHENOMENA (CHEMICAL SEGMENT);
•THE USE OF COMPLEX INSTRUMENTS SUITABLE FOR THE ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES (CHEMISTRY/BIOLOGY SEGMENTS);
•OF THE ANALYSIS OF NATURAL SEISMICITY (GEOPHYSICS SEGMENT)
•ANALYSIS OF RISKS FROM EXTRACTION OF GEORGE RESOURCES SUCH AS INDUCED SEISMICITY (GEOPHYSICS SEGMENT)

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR NR. 2)
THE TEACHING AIMS TO ENABLE THE STUDENT TO CREATE AND SUPPORT ARGUMENTS THAT ADDRESS THE ISSUES RELATING TO:
•TO A CORRECT SETUP OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING (CHEMISTRY/BIOLOGY SEGMENTS);
•TO A CORRECT STUDY OF THE MODELING OF THE DISPERSION OF POLLUTANTS IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL SECTIONS (CHEMISTRY SEGMENT);
•CORRECT USE OF INSTRUMENTATION TO CARRY OUT ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS (CHEMISTRY/BIOLOGY SEGMENTS);
•TO A CORRECT PRESENTATION OF THE RESULTS IN NUMERICAL AND GRAPHIC FORM USING APPROPRIATE SOFTWARE (CHEMISTRY/BIOLOGY SEGMENTS);
•TO A CORRECT REPRESENTATION OF THE EXPERIMENTAL DATA OBTAINED FROM FIELD AND LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS (CHEMISTRY/BIOLOGY SEGMENTS);
•AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION, SOURCES OF EMISSIONS, RISK ESTIMATION, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO BIOMONITORING OF AIR QUALITY (BIOLOGY SEGMENT);
•TO THE SEISMOLOGICAL MONITORING OF AREAS WITH HIGH SEISMIC HAZARDOUSNESS (GEOPHYSICS SEGMENT)
THE KNOWLEDGE LEARNED WILL ALLOW THE STUDENT TO COMPARE AND CRITICALLY READ THE RESULTS OBTAINED. AND SOLVE PROBLEMS, IN NEW (UNFAMILIAR) AND INTERDISCIPLINARY AREAS, RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, ENGINEERING, BIOLOGICAL, ETC. ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND MODELING OF THE DISPERSION OF POLLUTANTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT.

MAKING JUDGEMENTS (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR NR. 3)
THE TEACHING HAS THE OBJECTIVE OF ENABLING THE STUDENT TO COLLECT AND INTERPRET RELEVANT DATA REGARDING THE PROBLEMS FOR A CORRECT SETUP OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND BIOMONITORING THAT IS FULLY COMPLIANT WITH THE REGULATIONS.
IN DETAIL, THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE INDEPENDENTLY SO AS TO BETTER MANAGE THE COMPLEXITY OF THE RELATED PROBLEMS:
•TO MODELING POLLUTANTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT (CHEMISTRY SEGMENT);
•TO THE CHEMICAL MONITORING OF ENVIRONMENTAL SECTIONS (CHEMISTRY/BIOLOGY SEGMENTS);
•WRITING REPORTS WHICH CONTAIN THE RESULTS ON THE TRANSPORT, DISPERSION AND DEPOSITION OF POLLUTANTS, ALSO USEFUL FOR NON-SPECIALISTS TO DETERMINE WHICH IMPACT PROBLEMS ARE IN PLAY (CHEMISTRY SEGMENT);
•TO THE APPLICATIONS OF BIOMONITORING METHODS, MAKING JUDGMENTS ON THE BASIS OF THE DATA ACQUIRED FROM THE PROCESSING OF INFORMATION OBTAINED IN THE FIELD AND IN THE LABORATORY (BIOLOGY SEGMENT)
•CONSULTING DATABASES AND SEISMIC BULLETINS, MACHINING THE CRITICAL AND PROCESSING ABILITY ON THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION (GEOPHYSICS SEGMENT)

COMMUNICATION SKILLS (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR NR. 4)
THE TEACHING WILL ENABLE THE STUDENT TO COMMUNICATE CONCEPTS AND CONCLUSIONS TO SPECIALIST AND NON-SPECIALIST INTERLOCUTORS, AS WELL AS THE RATIO UNDERLYING THEM, RESULT OF THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED BY THEM, REGARDING:
•MODELING THE DISPERSION OF POLLUTES IN VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL SECTIONS (CHEMISTRY SEGMENT);
•TO THE MONITORING OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM (CHEMISTRY/BIOLOGY/GEOPHYSICS SEGMENTS);
•TO THE APPLICATION OF BIOMONITORING TECHNIQUES (BIOLOGY SEGMENT);
•TO THE DRAFTING OF AN AD HOC BIOMONITORING PLAN AND THE EXECUTION OF THEM (BIOLOGY SEGMENT);
•TO THE COMMUNICATION OF OWN KNOWLEDGE, THE RESULTS OF ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSIONS, WITH A GOOD LEVEL OF CLARITY, FLUIDITY AND CORRECT USE OF LANGUAGE (CHEMISTRY/BIOLOGY/GEOPHYSICS SEGMENTS).

LEARNING SKILLS (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR NR. 5)
THE TEACHING WILL PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH THE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR SELF-MANAGED AND INDEPENDENT STUDY, WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO FIND INDIVIDUAL PATHWAYS TO DEAL WITH COMPLEX AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS RELATED TO:
•MODELING THE DISPERSION OF POLLUTES IN VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL SECTIONS;
•TO THE MONITORING OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM;
•TO THE VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.
Prerequisites
IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND AND APPLY MOST OF THE COVERED TOPICS, THE STUDENT MUST HAVE ACQUIRED THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF

(GEO SEGMENT)
GEOSCIENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL CARTOGRAPHY
(CHEM SEGMENT)
INORGANIC, ORGANIC, ANALITYCAL CHEMISTRY AND BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF GIS
(BIO SEGMENT)
BIOLOGY, BOTANY AND MICROBIOLOGY

MOREOVER, FOR ALL THE SEGMENTS, BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF STATISTICS.

THERE IS NO FORMAL PREREQUISITIES.
Contents
THE COURSE INCLUDES 3 CFU (1 CFU FOR EACH OF THE THREE SEGMENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 24 HOURS) OF LESSONS IN THE CLASSROOM AND 9 CFU (3 CFU FOR EACH OF THE THREE SEGMENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 108 HOURS) OF EXERCISES IN THE FIELD AND IN THE LABORATORY DURING WHICH STUDENTS APPLY DIRECTLY THE INFORMATION RECEIVED DURING THE LESSONS.
THE TOPICS ADDRESSED CONCERN:

(GEO / 10 SEGMENT)
1 CFU FRONTAL, 8 HOURS DIVIDED SO DIVIDED: GEOPHYSICAL MONITORING (2 HOURS); SEISMIC MONITORING IN TECTONIC, VOLCANIC AND GEORESOURCE EXPLORATION ENVIRONMENTS (2 HOURS); INSTRUMENTATION, METHODS AND SOFTWARE FOR DATA ANALYSIS (4 HOURS.)
3 CFU LABORAROTIO, 36 HOURS SO DIVIDED: CONSULTATION AND ANALYSIS OF SEISMIC BULLETINS (4 HOURS); ESTIMATION OF THE KINEMATIC PARAMETERS OF AN EARTHQUAKE (8 HOURS); PROCESSING OF INDUCED SEISMICITY DATA (12); GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION CAMPAIGN OF THE UNDERGROUND (12 HOURS).
.

(CHIM / 02 SEGMENT)
1 CFU 8 HOURS FRONTAL SO DIVIDED: POLLUTANT DISPERSION INTO THE ENVIRONMENT (4 HOURS); THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF SURFACE WATERS (LEGISLATIVE DECREE 152/2006) (1 HOURS); CHEMICAL PARAMETERS FOR DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF POLLUTION BY MACRO DESCRIPTOTES (1 HOURS); THE INSTRUMENTATION FOR FIELD ANALYSIS (1 HOURS); IRSA-CNR METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF COD, ORTHOPHOSPHATES, AMMONIA AND ANIONS (1 HOURS).
3 CFU LABORATORY - 36 HOURS SO DIVIDED: EXCERCISE ON POLLUTANT DISPERSION INTO THE ENVIRONMENT WITH MATLAB (8 HOURS); DESCRIPTION OF THE TERRITORY BY USING THE QGIS SOFTWARE (4 HOURS); EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL POLLUTED LOADS IN THE TERRITORY (4 HOURS); EXIT IN THE FIELD AND MEASUREMENT OF PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS (6 HOURS); DETERMINATION OF CHEMICAL PARAMETERS (OF COD, ORTHOPHOSPHATES, AMMONIA NITROGEN AND ANIONS) FOR THE DETERMINATION OF LIMECO (14 HOURS).

(BIO / 01 SEGMENT)
MONITORING AND BIOMONITORING OF SOIL (2H), WATER (2H) AND / OR AIR (2H) QUALITY BY MEANS OF BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; MAIN TECHNIQUES FOR MICROBIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR ANALYSIS (1H); LICHEN BIODIVERSITY INDEX (1H). THE PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL OR IN SMALL GROUPS BOTH IN THE FIELD (16 H) AND IN THE LABORATORY (20 H).
Teaching Methods
THE TEACHING PROVIDES LECTURES (1 CFU) THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN CLASSROOM WITH THE HELP OF PROJECTIONS; LESSONS IN THE LABORATORY AND IN FIELD FOR A TOTAL OF 3 CFU; INDIVIDUAL STUDY OR IN GROUP FOR THE PROCESSING OF THE DATA COLLECTED DURING THE HOURS OF THE LABORATORY.

THE LESSON FREQUENCY IS MANDATORY FOR 2/3 OF HOURS FOR EACH OF 3 CFU ASSOCIATED WITH EACH SEGMENT.
Verification of learning
THE LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT OF OBJECTIVES IS CERTIFIED BY PASSING AN ORAL EXAM OF ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF WITH AN EVALUATION EXPRESSED IN THIRTIES.
EACH STUDENT CAN TAKE THE EXAM IN THREE DIFFERENT DAYS (ONE FOR EACH SEGMENT) TO BE DISTRIBUTED DURING THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF THE SESSION.
FOR EACH SEGMENT, THE EXAM INCLUDES QUESTIONS ON THE CONTENT OF THE COURSE AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE WORKS ON THE ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT (IF REQUIRED BY THE SEGMENT).
THE STUDENT WILL BE ASSESSED ON THE BASIS OF THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL ACQUIRED; ON THE DEGREE OF DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR ABILITIES OF ANALYSIS AND UNDERSTANDING OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; REASONING CAPACITY; ABILITY TO PROCESS THE DATA OBTAINED DURING THE PRACTICAL LESSONS AND EXPOSURE OF THE CONCLUSIONS REACHED; AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT AND EXHIBITION CAPACITY.
THE MINIMUM MARK FOR PASSING THE EXAMINATION OF EACH OF THE SEGMENTS IS 18/30 AND IS AWARDED WHEN THE STUDENT SHOWS A LIMITED KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE LESSON AND THE PRESENTATION OF A WORKSHOP (IF REQUIRED IN THE SEGMENT) IN WHICH THE TOPICS THEY ARE TREATED IN A SUPERFICIAL WAY.
THE MAXIMUM MARK (30/30) OF THE EXAMINATION OF EACH OF THE SEGMENTS IS AWARDED WHEN THE STUDENT SHOWS A COMPLETE AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE LESSON AND THE PRESENTATION OF THE ELABORATE (IF REQUESTED IN THE SEGMENT) IN WHICH THE TOPICS ARE COVERED COMPLETE WAY.
FOR ALL SEGMENTS, PRAISE MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS WHO REACH THE MAXIMUM VOTE OF 30/30 AND WHO PROVE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO APPLY AUTONOMY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ACQUIRED EVEN IN CONTEXTS OTHER THAN THOSE PROPOSED.
INTERMEDIATE EVALUATIONS BETWEEN MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM WILL BE GRADUATED ON THE BASIS OF THE ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE THAT EACH STUDENT SHOWS TO HAVE ACQUIRED.
THE OVERALL SCORE FOR THE ENTIRE COURSE WILL BE ASSESSED AS THE ARITHMETIC AVERAGE OF THE SCORES OBTAINED BY THE STUDENT IN THE EXAMINATIONS OF THE THREE SEGMENTS. ROUNDING WILL BE EXCESS IF THE DECIMAL OF THE VALUE OF THE AVERAGE IS GREATER OR EQUAL TO 5 AND BY DEFECT IF LESS THAN 5).
AWARDS TO THE OVERALL VOTE CAN ONLY BE AWARDED IF THE STUDENT HAS OBTAINED PRAISES IN EACH OF THE EXAMINATIONS OF THE THREE SEGMENTS.
Texts
(GEO SEGMENT)
NOTES AND SOFTWARE MANUALS PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER.
(CHEM SEGMENT)
C. BAIRD; M. CANN (2006) – E – ZANICHELLI, BOLOGNA
R. COZZI; P. PROTTI; T. RUARO (1997) - ANALISI CHIMICA STRUMENTALE - ZANICHELLI, BOLOGNA
DECRETO LEGISLATIVO 152/2006.
(BIO SEGMENT)
TEACHING MATERIALS PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER (POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS, SCIENTIFIC PAPERS)
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LESSONS WILL BE DELIVERED IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE.
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