Environmental Remediation of Contaminated Sites

₹3,000.00

Prof. Bhanu Prakash Vellanki

IIT Roorkee

*Additional GST and optional Exam fee are applicable.

SKU: IIT Roorkee Category:

Description

 

The course details the usual remediation techniques practiced worldwide and provide an understanding of the relevant theoretical concepts. The current course will enable a student to:
• Develop understanding of integrated approaches to remediating contaminated sites.
• Develop the ability to screen, choose and design appropriate technologies for remediation.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

Environmental engineering professionals and students pursuing a degree with emphasis in Environmental engineering.

PREREQUISITES 

Entry level chemistry course, and understanding of chemical, physical and biological processes on Environmental Engineering

INDUSTRY SUPPORT

CPCB, SPCB, Degremont, ERM, Ramky Enviro Engineers, Veolia Water, SFC Environmental Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Nalco Water, VA Tech Wabag, Thermax

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Bhanu Prakash Vellanki, is an Assistant Professor at IIT Roorkee. He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Environmental Engineering from Texas A&M University. During the course of his doctoral work, Dr. Vellanki developed a new class of treatment processes, called the Advanced Reduction Processes. His research interests include Advanced Redox Processes, industrial/hazardous waste treatment, and emerging contaminants.

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COURSE ENROLMENT FEE: The Fee for Enrolment is Rs. 3000 + GST

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3. Get qualified to register for exams
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CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE
Assignment score = Score more than 50% in at least 9/12 assignments.
Exam score = 50% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100
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EXAM FEE: The remote proctoring exam is optional for a fee of Rs.1500 + GST. An additional fee of Rs.1500 will apply for a non-standard time slot.

5. Results and Certification
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CERTIFICATE TEMPLATE

Course Details

Weeks 1 and 2:

 
I. Introduction
II. Laws, Regulations and Remediation
      A. Legal Concepts
        1. Types of Law
         2. Regulations
                 a)Federal
        B. Laws/Regulations
        a) History
       b) Objectives
        c) Remediation Process
        d) Definition of hazardous waste
        e) Waste Classification
        f) Corrective Action
 
Week 3:
 
III. Risk Assessment
      A. Introduction
        1. Terminology
                2. History
       B. Steps in Human Health Risk Assessment
         1. Data Collection and Evaluation
         2. Exposure Assessment
         3. Toxicity Assessment
4. Risk Characterization
5. Risk Management
6. Risk Communication
      C. Ecological Risk Assessment
      D. Risk-based Corrective Action
 
Weeks 4, 5, and 6:
 
IV. Remedial Options
A. Introduction
B. Administrative Options
C. Groundwater
1. Plume Containment
a) introduction
b) extraction wells
c) extraction trenches
d) injection wells/trenches
e) wells/barriers
2. Pump and Treat
a) Introduction
b) Contaminant behavior
c) Design considerations
3. Source Control
a) Philosophy
b) Options
4. Permeable Reactive Barriers
a) Introduction
b) Redox reactions
c) Kinetics
d) Design considerations
5. Monitored Natural Attenuation
a) Introduction
b) Evaluation
c) Monitoring
d) Mechanisms
e) Plume Types
f) Lines of Evidence
g) Case Study
Weeks 7, 8 and 9:
D. Soils/Sediments
1. Excavation
a) Use
b) Techniques
c) Control of contaminant transport
d) Typical costs
2. Landfill
a) Hazardous waste landfill
b) Solid waste landfill
3. Containment
a) characteristics of barrier materials
b) alternatives
4. Solidification/Stabilization
a) Introduction
b) Fundamentals
(1) Chemical
(2) physical
c) Leaching
(1) single-component
(2) multi-component
d) Design Considerations
(1) TCLP-based approach
(2) Risk-based approach
5. Chemical Treatment
a) Non-redox reactions
b) Reductive processes
c) Oxidative processes (ISCO)
6. Surfactant extraction
a) Introduction
b) Surfactant properties
c) Configurations
7. Soil Vapor Extraction
a) Introduction
b) Fundamentals
c) Design considerations
 
Weeks 10 and 11:
 
8. Bioremediation
a) Introduction
b) Fundamentals
c) Important processes
d) Examples
9. Phytoremediation
a) Mechanisms
b) Examples
 
Week 12:
 
10. Thermal Processes
a) Introduction
b) Incineration
c) Thermal Desorption
d) Aqueous Oxidation
11. Soil Washing
a) Introduction
b) Process Description
c) Design Considerations

Books and References

LaGrega, M.D., Buckingham, P.L., Evans, J.C., Hazardous Waste Management, McGraw-Hill, 1994.Haas, C.N.,

Vamos, R.J., Hazardous and Industrial Waste Treatment, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1995.

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