Duration
6h Th, 8h Pr, 10h FT
Number of credits
| Master in environmental bioengineering (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits | |||
| Advanced Master in Integrated Production and Preservation of Natural Resources in Urban and Peri-Urban Environments | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Soil contaminations by metallic trace elements: a real case sudy.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- To know about methodologies for risk assesment linked to contaminated sites ;
- To know the fundamentals of soil remediation solutions ;
- To be able to do a bibliographical synthesis dedicated to identify solutions for soil remediation ;
- To design an appropriate experimental scheme for risk assesment or remediation monitoring
The course contributes to :
* Select and dimension systems dedicated to water sanitation, site remediation or production of renewable energy ;
* Collect data, implement experiments and interpret results ;
* Design and implement solutions for environmental remediation in the soil-water-plant-atmosphere systems.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Presentation of the issues linked to soil remediation by university teachers and professionnals.
- Site visits
- Bibliographic research related to soil contamination and remediation techniques applied in Wallonia
- Design and implementation of an experiment dedicated to the study of specific topics linked to the risk assesment of contaminated sites and soil remediation
- Seminar organisation by the students
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face learning +
Distance-learning +
Self organization or group work
Recommended or required readings
- paper collection-
Lecomte P. (1998). Les sites pollués. Traitement des sols et des eaux souterraines. Tec & Doc, 204p.
Mailander R.A., Hammann M. (2005). Manuel - Sols pollués- Evaluation de la menace et mesures de protection. OFEFP, Berne, 105p.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Additional information:
The examination includes the production of a written report and its oral presentation. This is a group exercise, in english.