1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	30
Seminar	30

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

Course objectives:
Training students for independent and team work in identifying the specific locations of contamination in the environment, and the selection and application of methods of remediation.

Course content (syllabus):
WEEK 1. Importance of remediation of contaminated site in environment. Methods for identification and testing of contaminated sites.
WEEK 2. Types of pollutants. Qualitative and quantitative identification of contaminant in the contaminated site.
WEEK 3. Factors influencing migration (spreading) of contaminants in the environment. The role of soil and sediment in retaining and slowing ground water contamination.
WEEK 4. Models of migration of contaminants in the environment.
WEEK 5. Environmental remediation techniques: in situ, on site, ex situ. Selection criteria for remediation technologies.
WEEK 6. Technologies for remediation of soil. Physical remediation: soil encapsulation. Excavation of the soil. Mixing of soil.
WEEK 7. Chemical soil remediation: electrochemical remediation, flooding, flushing, solidification / stabilization, natural cleaning.
WEEK 8. Partial exam
WEEK 9. Thermal soil remediation: incineration, vitrification, solar / photochemical degradation of the soil. Biological soil remediation: bioremediation, bioventilation, phytoremediation, phytoextraction / phytoaccumulation.
WEEK 10. Remediation of sediment
WEEK 11. Remediation of groundwater. Ex situ physical / chemical processes: stripping, adsorption, oxidation, separation.
WEEK 12. Remediation of groundwater. In situ physical / chemical processes: ventilation, stripping, permeable reactive barriers, oxidation.
WEEK 13. Bioremediation of groundwater. Passive bioremediation. Biostimulation / Bioaugmentation.
WEEK 14. Phytoremediation. Rhizosphere biodegradation. Fitodegradation. Phytostabilization. Rhizofiltration. Phytovolatilization
WEEK 15. Partial exam
Seminar: Analysis of examples of remediation of contaminated sites. Hydrogeological Parameters Calculation (hydraulic conductivity, permeability of combination layers, groundwater velocity through different material, Eh-pH diagrams). Distribution and retardation coefficient. Remediation of contaminated groundwater by using permeable reactive barriers (PRB). Prediction of migration distribution of harmful substances trough the barrier. Estimation of minimum thickness and longevity of PRB.

Format of instruction: lectures, seminars and workshops, multimedia and the internet.

Student responsibilities: Attending lectures is 80%, while seminars 100% of the total hours.

Monitoring student work: Class attendance, Seminar paper, Written exam, Oral exam

Learning outcomes at the level of the programme to which the course contributes:
- Compile and apply advanced knowledge of natural and technical sciences, particularly chemical engineering and environmental engineering in solving scientific, professional and general social problems.
- Solve engineering problems using the scientific method combining expert knowledge from chemistry, environmental, and chemical engineering as well as material science and engineering.
- Correlate expert knowledge from chemistry, chemical engineering and material engineering with awareness of influence on society, economy and environment.
- Plan and independently perform experiments in order to confirm a hypothesis to estimate economic and ecological efficiency of processes.
- Demonstrate independence and reliability in independent work, as well as effectiveness, reliability and adaptability in teamwork.

Expected learning outcomes at the level of the course (3 to 10 learning outcomes):
- Explain complexities of contamination and remediation of contaminated sites
- select methods for identification of contaminated sites in the environment
- determine the type of contaminants and contamination intensity
- predict migration of contaminants in the environment using different models of migration
- estimate acceptability of various remediation technologies
- select technologies for remediation of soil
- select technologies for remediation of sediment
- select technologies for remediation of groundwater

1. Explain complexities of contamination and remediation of contaminated sites
2. select methods for identification of contaminated sites in the environment
3. determine the type of contaminants and contamination intensity
4. predict migration of contaminants in the environment using different models of migration
5. estimate acceptability of various remediation technologies
6. select technologies for remediation of soil
7. select technologies for remediation of sediment
8. select technologies for remediation of groundwater

1. Remediation technologies for contaminated sites, In: Advances in Environmental Geotechnics, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Geoenvironmental Engineering in Hangzhou, Yeung A.T.; Yunmin C., Xiaowu T, Liangtong Z. (Eds.), China, 2010, pp.1-42., China, 2010.
2. Remediation of Contaminated Sites, Chapter 4, In: Hydrocarbon: V. Kutcherov (ed.), Dadrasnia A., Shahsavari N.and Emenike C. U., Intech Open, 2013.
3. An overview and analysis of site remediation technologies, Khan F. I., Husain T., Hejazi R., Journal of Environmental Management 71., 2004.
4. Scientific and professional papers,
5. Treatment technologies for groundwater, L.H. Odell, American Water Works Association, Denver, 2010.
6. Environmental Engineering, Soil and groundwater treatment and remediation, N. L. Nemerow, F.J. Agardy, P. Sullivan, J.A. Salvato, Sixth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.New Jersey, 2009., 2009.
7. Efficient Remediation of Contaminated Sites, A Literature Review , CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Robert Anderson, Gothenburg, Sweden, (http://publications.lib.chalmers.se/records/fulltext/254332/local_254332.pdf)., 2017.
8. Modeling groundwater flow and contaminant transport, Bear J. and Cheng A.H.D., Springer Dordrecht, 2010.

Mandatory course - Regular studij - Chemical and Environmental Technology