ENVIRONMENTAL AND SANITARY ENGINEERING
Academic Year 2020/2021 - 2° YearCredit Value: 9
Scientific field: ICAR/03 - Sanitary and environmental engineering
Taught classes: 42 hours
Exercise: 45 hours
Term / Semester: 2°
Learning Objectives
Basic knowledge on pollution of solid, liquid and gaseous matrices and engineering solutions.
Course Structure
Front lectures and case study presentations
Detailed Course Content
Environmental Issue; natural and antropogenic polluttants;
Environmental law;
Mass Balances
Foundamentals of toxicology, ecology and environmental impact assesments and risk analysis
Natural water and wastewater characteristics
BOD, natural attenuation;
Classification of water and wastewater treatment;
Sludge treatment
Coagulation, settling, filtration, adsorption, disinfection
Water softening, fluoration, iron and manganese removal
Water saving
Water runoff: environmental issues
Wastewater reuse
Waste management, recycling, composting:
Soil pollution and site remediation
Delocalized wastewater treatment
Electromagnetic pollution
Field visit to Catania wastewater tteatment plant
Air pollution
Case Study: the national site of Biancavilla, Catania
Textbook Information
Edizioni CSISA 2013. Progettazione di Impianti per il controllo del rischio sanitario ambientale. Contattare: info@csisa.it (in Italian)