Lecturer: Giorgio Bertanza  

Course name: WASTE TREATMENT AND CONTAMINATED SITES REMEDIATION
Course code: 503038
Degree course: Ingegneria per l'Ambiente e il Territorio
Disciplinary field of science: ICAR/03
L'insegnamento è caratterizzante per: Ingegneria per l'Ambiente e il Territorio
University credits: ECTS 6
Course website: n.d.

Specific course objectives

This course deals with the design of waste treatment plants and contaminated sites remediation technologies

Course programme

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Conventional and separate collection of municipal solid waste: different systems, design criteria. Examples. Municipal solid waste selection plants: technologies, plant schemes, mass balanes. Municipal and industrial waste incineration: gaseous emission characteristics, gas treatment technologies (conventional and advanced), design criteria, mass and energy balances. Calculation examples. Sanitary landfill: design criteria (impermeabilization, cover systems, biogas collection and recovery, leachate collecton). Contaminated site remediation technologies: design criteria.

Course entry requirements

Sanitary Environmental Engineering (12 CFU)

Course structure and teaching

Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 25
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 20
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0

Suggested reading materials

George Tchobanoglous, Hilary Theisen, Samuel Vigil. Integrated solid waste management: engineering principles and management issues. New York, McGraw-Hill. Additional reports and books may be suggested by the teacher during the course on particular topics.

Testing and exams

The exam consists of a written test plus an interview.