This subject belongs to the module (optional) M05 and courses in 4th year of the degree of environmental engineering, in the 2nd quarter.

The development of the subject complements the knowledge of technologies for reducing environmental pollution in other media and that are dealt with in other subjects of this module.

The objectives of the subject can specify in the following points:

* Introduction to the management of waste and contaminated soils.

* Acquisition of knowledge about the waste-soils currently available treatment technologies

* Acquisition of criteria for the evaluation of the adequacy of existing technologies to the characteristics of the waste-soils to be treated.

M05OP3: Get to know in greater depth part of science, technologies, tools and techniques in the field of environmental engineering, which constitute the specialization or line of deepening in contaminated soils and waste pollution.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

-Understanding of concepts related to the technologies, tools and techniques of treatment of contaminated soils and waste facilities.

-Comprehensive analysis of a problem of pollution by waste or soil.

THEME 1. Problems of waste and contaminated soils. Technologies for separation and processing of waste. Recycling of waste.

THEME 2. Landfill of waste.

THEME 3. Systems of heat treatment and physical-chemical and biological waste conversion technologies.

THEME 4. Technology of treatment and recovery of contaminated soils.

The methodology to be used in this course for the achievement of learning outcomes being pursued, will include:

* Master classes

* Kinds of computer which will be mainly used in:

-review and management of waste/soil management-related legislation.

-visit to web pages of interest

* Waste treatment company visits

* Laboratory practice

• Final Assessment System
• Tools and qualification percentages:
  • Written test to be taken (%): 80
  • Realization of Practical Work (exercises, cases or problems) (%): 10
  • Visitas a empresas (%): 10

The evaluation of this course will be of mixed type and will consist of:

(1) continuous assessment: 35% of the note of the subject. You will be held on:

(1.1) individual works (10%). They include reports of laboratory practices and other tasks. The obtained note in this section will be saved for the extraordinary call for June.

(1.2) Company Visits. They are obligatory(10%)

(1.2) written test individually, relative to the contents of item 1 (15%).

(2) individual and fonal written test: 65% of the note of the subject. Discuss the part of the subject not evaluated continuously.

The final grade of the course will be the average of the previous qualifications, but it will be necessary to obtain a 5 out of 10 in the final written test.



European and Spanish legislation on waste and contaminated soils

The extraordinary call, will perform a final written test on all the contents of the agenda. The final grade of the course will be obtained in the following way:

1) students of continuous assessment: 80% of the note of the extraordinary final written test and 20% of the obtained note on individual works.

The final grade of the course will be the average of the previous qualifications, but it will be necessary to obtain a 5 out of 10 in the final written test.

(2) students who can not undergo continuous assessment: 90% of the note of the extraordinary final written test and 10% Company Visits.

The final grade of the course will be the average of the previous qualifications, but it will be necessary to obtain a 5 out of 10 in the final written test.

European and Spanish legislation on waste and contaminated soils

Basic bibliography

- Gestión integral de residuos sólidos. Tchobanoglous, Theisen and Vigil. McGraw-Hill (1994).

- Manual para la gestión de los residuos urbanos. Morena, Alonso y Martínez. La Ley (2003).

- Tratamiento y gestión de residuos sólidos. Colomer y Gallardo. UPV (2007).

- Los residuos peligrosos. Rodríguez e Irabien. Síntesis (1999).

- Gestión de residuos tóxicos: tratamiento, eliminación y recuperación de suelos. Lagrega, Buckingham and Evans. McGraw-Hill (1996).

- Treatment of Contaminated soil. Fundamentals Analysis Applications. Stedmann. Springer (2001)

- Reclamation of Contaminated Land. Nathanail and Bardos. Wiley (2004).- Soil and Sediment Remediation. Mechanisms, technologies and applications. Lens. IWA (2005)

In-depth bibliography

- Reciclaje de residuos industriales, residuos sólidos urbanos y fangos de depuradora. Xabier Elias. Díaz de Santos (2009).
- Manual de diseño y construcción de vertederos de residuos sólidos urbanos. Vaquero. U.D. Proyectos E.T.S.I. Minas U.P.M. (2004).
- Tratamiento y valorización energética de residuos. Castells. Diaz de Santos (2005).
- Mejores técnicas disponibles de referencia europea para incineración de residuos. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino (2011).
- Compostaje. Moreno y Moral. Mundi-Prensa (2008).

Journals

Medio AmbienteJournal of Hazardous MaterialsEnvironmental Science and TechnologyChemosphereEnvironmental Pollution

Web addresses

- Residuos, Departamento de Medio Ambiente, Planificación Territorial, Agricultura y Pesca del Gobierno Vasco: http://www.ingurumena.ejgv.euskadi.net/r49-20698/es/
- Prevención y Gestión de Residuos, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural Y Marino: http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/calidad-y-evaluacion-ambiental/temas/prevencion-y-gestion-residuos/
- Eurlex, acceso al portal de derecho europeo:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/es/index.htm
- Iberlex, base de datos del BOE:
http://www.boe.es/aeboe/consultas/bases_datos/iberlex.php
- Environmental Data Centre on Waste, European Commission: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/waste/introduction
- Estadísticas sobre Medio Ambiente, Instituto Nacional de estadística: http://www.ine.es/inebmenu/mnu_medioambiente.htm
- IHOBE: www.ihobe.net
- ATEGRUS, Asociación Técnica para la Gestión de Residuos: www.ategrus.org