Environment and Workplace Prevention Techniques

1. Constituents and pollutants in water. Physical parameters (Solids, Odors, temperature, density, turbidity, conductivity). Chemical parameters [pH, Alkalinity, Oxygen Demand (BOD, COD), Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Sulfur, Surfactants, Oils and grease, metals, gases. Organic compounds.]. Biological parameters. 2. Fundamentals of wastewater and drinking water treatment. Per capita water demand; Statistical analysis of flowrates, concentration and pollutants load; fundamentals of wastewater treatment plants. 3. Fundamentals of drinking water treatment plants 4. Fundamentals of waste management.

To successfully attend the module and pass the final exam, basic knowledge of the following subjects is essential: • maths (with specific regard to differential and integral calculus) • physics (with specific regard to the basics of thermodynamics) • chemistry (with specific regard to the stoichiometry of chemical reactions, the concepts of chemical equilibrium in aqueous solutions and specific types of chemical reactions [acid-base, redox reactions]) • sanitary and environmental engineering (with specific regard to the pollution indicators and the principles of effluent treatment) • fluid mechanics and hydrology (with specific regard to porous media hydraulic, processing of hydrological data and rainfall-runoff transformation) • geotechnics (with specific regard to soil geotechnical and mechanical properties) No compulsory prerequisites to access the final exam are required.

[1] Piero Sirini, Ingegneria Sanitaria-Ambientale – Principi, teorie e metodi di rappresentazione. Mc Graw Hill, anno 2002 ISBN 88-386-0987-0 [2] Metcalf&Eddy, Ingegneria delle acque reflue, Edizione Italiana, Mc Graw Hill, anno 2006, ISBN 88-386-6188-X [3] Sirini P., Tchobanoglous G., Noto la Diega R.C., Ingegneria dei Rifiuti Solidi, McGraw-Hill, Milano, anno 2009, 9788838661884

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Written test to verify the knowledge of the basic concept.

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