SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES

Professor: Fulvio CELICO
Academic discipline: Geologia applicata (GEO/05)
Field: Discipline di scienze della terra
Type of training activity: Characterising

62 hours
of face-to-face activities

6 credits

hub: PARMA

course unit
in ITALIAN

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exam calls

Learning objectives

Acquire the knowledge to prevent groundwater pollution and work in the field of groundwater pollution remediation

Prerequisites

Course of Hydrogeology (not indispensable)

Course unit content

Contaminants features and migration in the subsurface. Groundwater pollution remediation

Full programme

Basic concept of Hydrogeology (knowledge and understanding).
Introduction to Environmental Legislation (knowledge and understanding).
Main features and migration of microbial cells, dissolved contaminants, LNAPLs and DNAPLs (knowledge and understanding).
Adventive flow and advetive-dispersion transport (knowledge and understanding).
Breakthrough curves (knowledge and understanding).
Groundwater remediation techniques (applying knowledge and understanding).
Case studies (making judgements).
Forensic Hydrogeology (making judgements and communication skills)
Simulation of a case study with an interdisciplinary approach (communication skills).

Bibliography

Fetter CW. 2008. Contaminant Hydrogeology. Waveland Pr Inc.
Scientific papers from journals

Teaching methods

The course will be made of both theoretical and practical lessons. Several case studies will be described and analysed. The lab experience will be focused mainly on the simulation of contaminant transport and bioremediation approaches. The students will work in lab under the supervision of the teacher.

Assessment methods and criteria

Practical problems and the simulation of complex professional works will be used to expand the ability of the students in terms of problem solving and communication. The problems will be analysed through an interdisciplinary approach, using a group work, where each group is made of students coming from Earth Sciences and Technologies, Environmental Sciences and Technologies, and Environmental Engineering.
The students knowledge and ability will be evaluated through an oral exam, made of five questions at least. The laude will be acquired in case of outstanding probelm solving capacity.

Other information

2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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Contacts

Education manager:
Sig.ra Gabriella Cavalli
T. +39 0521 906087
Office E.didattica.scvsa@unipr.it
Manager E. g abriella.cavalli@unipr.it

President of the degree course

Prof. Fulvio Celico

E. fulvio.celico@unipr.it

Faculty advisor

Prof. Marco Bartoli

E. marco.bartoli@unipr.it

Career guidance delegate

Prof. Michele Donati

E. michele.donati@unipr.it

Erasmus delegates

Quality assurance manager

Prof. Giampaolo Rossetti

E. giampaolo.rossetti@unipr.it

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