Soil Remediation

Industry-Specific
Digital Skills

Environment

Duration

40 hours

PRESENTATION

With growing concern about environmental health, the course on Soil Remediation emerges as a key educational opportunity. This program aims to shed light on the details of soil and groundwater pollution, explaining the pathways of contamination, its various sources, and the impacts on nature and the human well-being. Through its thematic units, the course covers everything from introductory concepts and the testing of harmful substances to innovative methods of sampling and risk analysis. With an emphasis on effective soil remediation strategies, the course provides guidance on the selection of the most appropriate treatment for different scenarios. The flexibility of its online format allows for comprehensive learning about soil and water containment, remediation, and purification techniques, providing participants with a solid foundation for understanding and helping to solve this environmental problem. Focusing on a topic of current relevance, this course is an essential first step for anyone interested in the environmental management responsible.

Objectives

  • To study the sources of soil and groundwater contamination, the ways in which it is transported, and its effects on the natural environment and human health.

  • Understanding the research methodology of the soil contamination: soil and groundwater sampling techniques, quantitative risk analysis.

  • To learn about and study the recovery techniques of existing floors.

  • Learning how to select the recovery techniques the most appropriate ones depending on each specific case of contamination.

Syllabus

TEACHING UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION. BASIC CONCEPTS 1. Soil and Groundwater 2. Soil and Groundwater Contamination 3. Types of Contaminants Found in Soil and Groundwater 4. Contaminant Migration Processes 5. Consequences and Effects of Soil and Groundwater Contamination TEACHING UNIT 2. INVESTIGATION OF CONTAMINATED SOILS 1. Objectives and Content of an Investigation 2. Detailed Investigation of the Subsoil 1. Sampling Techniques for Water, Soil, and Interstitial Air 2. Conceptual Model 3. Quantitative Risk Analysis TEACHING UNIT 3. TECHNOLOGIES FOR REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL AND GROUNDWATER I 1. Remediation project and types of available techniques 2. Criteria for Selecting Contaminated Soil Remediation Methods I 3. Criteria for Selecting Contaminated Soil Remediation Methods II 4. Contamination Containment Techniques 5. Contamination Confinedment Techniques TEACHING UNIT 4. TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL AND GROUNDWATER II. REMEDIATION 1. Remediation Techniques: Physicochemical Treatments I 2. Decontamination Techniques: Physicochemical Treatments II 3. Decontamination Techniques: Biological Treatments 4. Decontamination Techniques: Thermal and Hybrid Treatments 5. Technologies for Purifying Contaminated Air and Water
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