Environment and Workplace Prevention Techniques

Introduction. Water cycle. Recall on systems for water supply, transport and distribution and for collection and transport of sewage. Wastewater. Terms. Sampling. Characterization parameters. Purposes and lay-outs of wastewater treatment plants. Mechanical processes. Biological processes. Chemical processes. Management, treatment, minimization and final destination of sludge. Reuse of treated water and related risk. Legislative references. Drinking and primary water supply. Characteristics of natural water sources. Water requirements for different purposes. Purposes and lay-outs of water treatment plants. Main characteristics and operation principles of treatment processes. Treatment of residues and sludge. Legislative references. Solid waste. Classification. Composition, sampling and analysis. Collection, transport and treatment. Landfill plants. Thermal treatment. Selection and recovery plants. Compost production and use. Hospital waste. Legislative references.

The student must already possess the knowledge of basic principles of chemistry, biology, mathematics, physics.

Slides of the course. L.D. Mackenzie, D.A. Cornwell, Introduction to environmental engineering. McGraw-Hill. L.D. Benefield, J.F. Judkins, B.L., Weand, Process chemistry for water and wastewater treatment. Prentice Hall, Inc. Metcalf&Eddy, G. Tchobanoglous, H.D. Stensel, F.L. Burton, Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Resource Recovery. McGraw-Hill. G. Tchobanoglous, F. Kreith, Handbook of solid waste management. McGraw-Hill.

The course consists of both theory lessons and practical lessons where numerical exercises or case-studies are presented.

Attendance at the course is mandatory.

The final evaluation is carried out through a series of written questions on selected topics of the study program.

G. Tchobanoglous, F.L. Burton, H.D. Stensel, B. Eramo, P. Sirini, Ingegneria delle Acque Reflue: Trattamento e Riuso. McGraw-Hill. L.D. Mackenzie, D.A. Cornwell, Introduction to environmental engineering, McGraw-Hill. J.E. Bailey, D. Ollis, Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals, McGraw-Hill, Inc., USA. L.D. Benefield, J. F. Judkins, B. L., Weand, Process chemistry for water and wastewater treatment, Prentice Hall, Inc., USA. R.E. Treybal, Mass transfer operations, McGraw-Hill, Inc., USA. G. Tchobanoglous, F. Kreith. Handbook of solid waste management. McGraw-Hill. Metcalf & Eddy Inc., G. Tchobanoglous, H.D. Stensel, F.L. Burton, Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Resource Recovery. McGraw-Hill.

The course consists of both theory lessons and practical lessons where numerical exercises or case-studies are presented.