Guia docente 2011_12 Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Lesson 1: Introduction to environment pollution	the problem of industrial pollution chemistry and geochemistry Transport and fate of pollutants in the environment Industry and environment Legal issues
Lesson 2: Water and wastewater treatment	Water quality. Physico-chemical treatment Biological treatment Advanced treatment methods
Lesson 3: Soil and groundwater remediation technologies	Subsurface pollution. Polluted sites characterization Risk assessment and clean-up strategies. Pollutant containment Soil remediation technologies Groundwater remediation technologies
Lesson 4: Management of solid waste	Management of waste Management of dangerous waste Physico-chemical processes Biological methods Landfiling
Lesson 5: Pollution prevention	Pollution prevention: definition. Improved manufacturing operations Life cycle assessment Design for the environment Water, energy and reagent conservation Fugitive emissions Toward a sustainable society
Laboratory teaching	1. Activated sludge bioreactor 2. Electrokinetic remediation for polluted soils 3. Permeable reactive barriers 4. Chemical oxidation of industrial effluents 5. Electrochemical oxidation of recalcitrant organics 6. Solid-liquid extraction of pollutants 7. Pollutants adsorption from water 8. Managenemt and treatment of laboratory waste
Industrial facilities	Visiting to industrial facilities related to industrial pollution prevention