Unit ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
- Course
- Environmental engineering
- Study-unit Code
- A005587
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Marzio Rosi
- Teachers
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- Marzio Rosi
- Hours
- 48 ore - Marzio Rosi
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2025
- Offered
- 2025/26
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline delle interazioni tra attività antropiche e sistemi naturali
- Academic discipline
- CHIM/12
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- 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
- 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 2026 (2 dates); July 2026; September 2026; January 2027 (2 dates); February 2027; April 2027. The dates can be found in the site: http://www.ing1.unipg.it/ Further information is available through the Unistudium page of the course.
- 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, computer and student's notes. The oral examination is only a revision of the written test. 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.