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Course Catalog 2013-2014
KEB-24306 Remediation of Contaminated Environment, 3 cr |
Additional information
Suitable for postgraduate studies
Will not be lectured year 2013-2014
Person responsible
Marja Palmroth, Maarit Särkilahti
Requirements
Exam and exercises. Attendance at lectures related to exercises is mandatory.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation
Learning Outcomes
After completing the course, a student knows the physical and chemical properties and distribution and transformation of the most common detrimental elements in nature. The student is also able to evaluate the level of contamination and to choose a proper remediation method according to risk assessment. The student is able to design and develop remediation processes.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Synthetic organic chemicals and their sources | The effect of the chemical properties to biodegradation and migration | Contaminated soils in Finland |
| 2. | The migration of chemical spills in nature | The properties of environment that affect the fate of chemical | |
| 3. | The basics of risk assessment | Evaluation of the level of contamination | Selection of the proper remediation method according to risk assessment |
| 4. | Remediation of contaminated soil groundwater | ||
| 5. | Remediation of contaminated soil |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
The grade will be determined on the basis of an exam (50%) and exercises (50%). To pass the course with a grade 1 the student will have to score at least 50 % of the maximum points. A good understanding the core content will suffice to a grade 3. In order to earn a grade 4 or 5 the student will have to have a good or excellent understanding of complementary knowledge.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course
Partial passing:
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| KEB-22000 Ympäristöbiotekniikan operaatiot | Mandatory | |
| KEB-22100 Ympäristötekniikan fysikaaliset ja kemialliset operaatiot | Mandatory |
Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)
Correspondence of content
There is no equivalence with any other courses