Soil Remediation

Objectives

- Aims:

This course is for students wanting to develop expertise in designing solutions for contaminated sites. The methodology of evaluation of contaminated sites will be applied. Tools for remediation will be considered according to the state-of-the-art. The students will follow a practical-theoretical approach, following on-going and concluded projects as case studies, allowing a hands-on approach to the implementation of such techniques. 

General characterization

Code

10384

Credits

3.0

Responsible teacher

Alexandra de Jesus Branco Ribeiro

Hours

Weekly - 3

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

Português

Prerequisites

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Bibliography

Nathanail, C. P.; Bardos, R. P. 2004. Reclamation of Contaminated Land. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Chichester, West Sussex,England, ISBN 0-471-98560-0, 238 pp..

Prasad, M.N.V., Sajwan, K.S., Naidu, R. (Eds.) 2006. Trace Elements in the Environment: Biogeochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioremediation,Taylor & Francis, CRCPress,Florida,USA, ISBN 1-56670-685-8, 726 pp..

Reddy, K., Cameselle, C. (Eds.) 2009. Electrochemical Remediation Technologies for Polluted Soils, Sediments and Groundwater. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,Hoboken,New Jersey,USA, ISBN 978-0-470-38343-8, 732 pp..

Stegmann, R.; Brunner, G.; Calmano, W., Matz, G. (Eds.) 2001. Treatment of Contaminated Soil. Fundamentals, Analysis, Applications. Springer,Berlin, ISBN 3-540-41736-2, 658 pp..

van Liedekerke, M.; Prokop, G.; Rabl-Berger, S.; Kibblewhite, M. 2012. Progress in the Management of Contaminated Sites (CSI 015). Draft report, European Commission, 12 pp..

Teaching method

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Evaluation method

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Subject matter

1. FRAMEWORK, KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY ON SOIL REMEDIATION; METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS.

2. SOIL AND SOIL CONTAMINATION. Soil functions and uses. Soil quality degradation. Thematic Strategy on Soil Protection. Some important properties of soil contamination / remediation: texture,OM; CTC, soil water, pH.

Contamination of soils by different classes of pollutants. Legal Regime of Contaminated Soils. Developments in progress. ProSolos. Contaminated Areas inPortugal. Examples of Environmental Liabilities and what is being done.

Management of Contaminated Sites in the EU and other countries.

3. INTEGRATED METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSMENT OF CONTAMINATED SITES. Evaluation plan and investigation phases.

4. Remediation techniques. In-situ and ex-situ (on-site and off-site) processes: Thermal, Physical-chemical,  Electro-chemical, Biological. State of development, use, applicability, reliability and duration.

5. CASE STUDIES

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