Unit POLLUTION CONTROL
- Course
- Environmental engineering
- Study-unit Code
- A002304
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Marco Fornaciari Da Passano
- CFU
- 10
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2020
- Offered
- 2021/22
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa integrata
BIO-ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATIONS
| Code | A002305 |
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| CFU | 5 |
| Teacher | Marco Fornaciari Da Passano |
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| Learning activities | Affine/integrativa |
| Area | Attività formative affini o integrative |
| Academic discipline | BIO/03 |
| Type of study-unit | Opzionale (Optional) |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | Notes on vegetative Organisms and in particular toward the Plant’s Kingdom. Notes on plant ecology. Relationships between plant and climatic, edaphic, biological, anthropogenic factors. Phytomass, Flora and notes on the vegetation. Environmental monitoring through “Plant biological indicators”. Relationships between plants, environment and climate. Ecosystemic functions of urban green asset. |
| Reference texts | Sandro Pignatti, Ecologia vegetale, UTET, Torino 1995. James D. Mauseth, Botanica Biodiversità, Idelson-Gnocchi, Napoli 2006. Colin R. Townsend, L’essenziale di Ecologia, Zanichelli, Bologna 2005. Luigi Sanità di Toppi, Interazioni Piante-Ambiente, Piccin Padova, 2018. |
| Educational objectives | To know the structure and functions of ecosystems. To know the bioclimatic diversities and the climatic factors which influence the plant life. To know the principal relationships between plants and environmental factors. To be able in the vegetation monitoring. To be able in phenological and aerobiological monitoring. Implementing urban green management strategies aimed at climate change mitigation. |
| Prerequisites | Some abilities to scientific method (also in laboratory) are required, moreover, basic knowledges of biology, particularly of plant biology, are required. |
| Teaching methods | Lectures, laboratory exercises, visits to botanical gardens and other outdoor facilities. |
| Other information | Recommended frequency both for lessons and exercises. There are sessions of examinations. The dates can be found in the site: http://www.ing1.unipg.it/ |
| Learning verification modality | Oral examination. For information on support services for students with disabilities and / or DSA visit the page http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa |
| Extended program | The course aims to define the basis of the Plant evolution. The Kingdom of the Plants. The Elements of cytology, histology, anatomy and plant morphology. Systematic and Taxonomy. The course aims to show the structure and functioning of ecosystems, providing the basis for understanding the relationships between major biotic and abiotic factors and plant organisms. Moreover, the course permit to learn the modern approach for studying vegetation and its applications considering the environment, and the correlations between soil, vegetation and landscape. We cover the major aspects of environmental monitoring for the assessment of environmental quality. Moreover, the plants that can serve as biological indicators will be presented with also the concepts of plant biodiversity. The urban heat island effect - Climate change and the urban ecosystem - What is an urban ecosystem - Trees in the urban ecosystem (types and shapes). Environmental results of an European project LIFE_CLIVUT (LIFE18 GIC/IT/001217) |
POLLUTION AND CHEMICAL RISK
| Code | A002306 |
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| CFU | 5 |
| Teacher | Marzio Rosi |
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| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Ingegneria per l'ambiente e territorio |
| Academic discipline | CHIM/12 |
| Type of study-unit | Opzionale (Optional) |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | Atomic structure and chemical bond. Combustion processes. Chemistry of the atmosphere; natural cycles of ozone, nitrogen oxides and carbon bioxide in the atmosphere. Quality and potability of the water. Heavy metals pollution. Nuclear chemistry and radioactivity. Radon. Nuclear risk. Nuclear accidents. Chemical risk. Evaluation of the chemical risk. |
| Reference texts | David W. Oxtoby, H. P. Gillis & Laurie J. Butler, Chimica Moderna, EdiSES, Napoli Colin Baird, Chimica Ambientale, Zanichelli, Bologna Ian Williams, Environmental Chemistry, Wiley, Chichester Stefano Falcinelli, Franco Vecchiocattivi, Radiochimica ambientale, Aracne Editrice Fulvio D'Orsi, Giacomo Guerriero, Eva Pietrantonio, La valutazione del rischio chimico, EPC Libri, Roma Material provided by the professor |
| Educational objectives | Environmental chemistry; environmental pollution. Chemical and nuclear risk. At the end of the course the student should be able to perform an evaluation of the chemical risk in a working laboratory, provided all the necessary information. Moreover, the student at the end of the course will know all the following topics: combustions, atmospheric chemistry, water pollution, heavy metals, environmental radioactivity, chemical risk and related legislation. |
| Prerequisites | Knowledge acquired during the Chemistry course. It is necessary in particular a good knowledge of the atomic structure, of the periodic properties of the elements and of the chemical bonding. For this reason, in the first part of the course we will dedicate few lessons to a review of these topics. |
| Teaching methods | Face-to-face lessons. Seminars |
| Other information | There are eight sessions of examinations: June 2022 (2 dates); July 2022; September 2022; November 2022; January 2023; February 2023; April 2023. The dates can be found in the site: http://www.ing1.unipg.it/ |
| Learning verification modality | Written examination lasting 90 minutes followed by a discussion of the written test. The written test is divided into 10 questions, which can be numerical problems or theoretical descriptions. Each question answered correctly and completely are attributed 3 points; the score decreases if the response is only partial. The absence of a response is not penalized. The questions cover all the topics of the program: combustions, atmospheric chemistry, water pollution, heavy metals, environmental radioactivity, chemical risk and related legislation. During the test it is possible to check books and student's notes. The oral examination is only a revision of the written test. During the COVID-19 pandemic emergency, the written test is replaced by an oral exam lasting about 30 minutes which consists of 4 - 5 general questions on the main topics of the course: combustions, atmospheric chemistry, water pollution, heavy metals, environmental radioactivity, chemical risk and related legislation. For information relative to students with disabilities or specific learning disorders see the WEB page http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa |
| Extended program | Atomic structure and chemical bond. Combustion processes and main fuels. Chemistry of the atmosphere; natural cycles of ozone, nitrogen oxides and carbon bioxide in the atmosphere. Sulphur and nitrogen oxides; hydrocarbons; carbon oxides; ozone; metals; particulate; VOC; asbestos. Water. Quality of the water. Potability of the water. Heavy metals pollution. Nuclear chemistry and radioactivity. Environmental radioactivity in buildings. Radon. Nuclear risk. Nuclear accidents. Chernobyl. Chemical risk. Bhopal and Seveso accidents. Evaluation of the chemical risk. Italian legislation. Models for the evaluation of the chemical risk in Italy. |