ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 51 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 9 Interactive Classroom: 12 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Plant Production and Engineering Projects
Areas: Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Plant Production, Engineering Projects
Center Higher Polytechnic Engineering School
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: Sin docencia (Extinguida)
Enrolment: No Matriculable | 1st year (Yes)
The objectives of the course "Pollution Control and Environmental Audit" are:
To provide the students with the ability to diagnose and control pollution. To give the students the necessary training to optimize production and control polluting processes in the environment derived from industrial activities and waste management. To acquire the ability to prepare environmental audit systems.
The memory of the degree includes for this course the following contents:
Origin of pollution. Types of pollutants. Biogeochemistry of pollutants. Role of soil as a filter for pollutants. Bioindicators. Types of waste. Waste management in the agroforest field and corrective measures. Waste legislation. Quantification and timing of the use of waste: effects on production and quality. Fertilization and environmental pollution. The certification process of environmental performance. Methodology for the development of environmental audits. Structure of the process of enterprise implementation. Certification of environmental auditors.
These contents will be developed according to the following list of units:
1. PRESENTATIONAL TEACHING (9 HOURS).
Module 1 – Origin and types of pollutants. Fate of pollutants
Unit 1. Origin of pollution. Types of pollutants.
Unit 2. Biogeochemistry of pollutants.
Unit 3. Role of soil as a filter for pollutants. Bioindicators.
Module 2 - Environmental audits
Unit 4. Pertinent legislation
Unit 5. Environmental Management Systems
Unit 6. Environmental audit: development methodology
Module 3 - Waste management as fertilizers in agriculture. Agriculture and forest production and quality
Unit 7. Types of waste and its fertilizer value.
Unit 8. Waste management in the agroforest field and corrective measures.
Unit 9. Quantification and timing of the use of waste: effects on production and quality.
Unit 10. Fertilization and environmental pollution.
2. INTERACTIVE TEACHING (12 HOURS).
Module 1 - Origin and types of pollutants. Fate of pollutants
Practice 1. Case Study
Practice 2. Case Study (2)
Module 2 - Environmental audits
Practice 3. Implementation of ISO 14001 at company level
Practice 4. Implementation of Agenda 21 at municipality level
Module 3 - Waste management as fertilizers in agriculture. Agriculture and forest production and quality
Practice 5. Seminars on models to programme fertilization with waste
Module 1
Alloway, B.J.; Ayres, D.C. 1993. Chemical Principles of Environmental Pollution. Blackie Academic and Professional. London.
Harrison, R.M. (ed.). 1992. Understanding our environment. The Royal Society of Chemistry. London.
González Delgado, Mª Nieves; Orozco Barrenetxea, Carmen; Pérez Serrano, Antonio; Alfayate Blanco, José Marcos; Rodríguez Vidal, Francisco J. 2003. Problemas resueltos de contaminación ambiental: cuestiones y problemas resueltos. Ediciones Paraninfo S.A., Madrid (España).
Module 2
AENOR Ediciones. 2008. Gestión ambiental. Madrid. 539 pp.
AENOR Ediciones. 2007. Aspectos ambientales: Identificación y evaluación. Madrid. 223 pp.
Instituto de Tecnología y Formación. ECA. 2007. Auditorías Ambientales. FC. Editorial. 374 pp.
Module 3
Sullivan, D.M., Cogger, C.G., Bary, A.I. 2007. Fertilizing with biosolids http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/biosolids/pdf/Fertilizing.pdf
Sullivan, D.M., Granatstein, D.M., Cogger, C.G., Henry, C.L. and Dorsey, K.P. Revised 2000. Biosolids Management Guidelines for Washington State. Washington Department of Ecology Publication #93-80. Olympia, WA. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/../biblio/9380.html
USEPA Biosolids Publications. http://www.epa. gov/owm/mtb/biosolids/index.htm
In this course the student will acquire or perform a number of basic (CB6, CB7, CB8, CB9 and CB10), generic (CG2, CG4, CG6) and transversal (CT1-CT12) competences (skills), desirable in any university degree, as well as specific competences (skills) (CE5, CE6, CE7, CE8, CE9, CE11), distinctive of engineering or, particularly, forest engineering. Within the framework of competences designed for the degree, the following will be worked on:
Basic competences
CB6 - To acquire and understand knowledge that provide a basis or opportunity for originality in developing and/or applying ideas, often in a research context.
CB7 - The students will be able to apply the acquired knowledge and their ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments, within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their field of study.
CB8 - The students will be able to integrate knowledge and handle complexity and formulate judgments from information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflecting on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
CB9 - The students will be able to communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and rationale underpinning these to specialists and non-specialists in a clear and unambiguous way.
CB10 - The students will possess the learning skills that enable them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.
Generic competences
CG2 - The ability to design, manage, develop, implement and interpret projects and comprehensive action plans in the natural environment.
CG4 - The ability to implement and define criteria and indicators in the field of environmental auditing.
Transversal competences
CT1 - Capacity for analysis and synthesis.
CT2 - Capacity for reasoning and argumentation
CT3 - The ability to work individually with self-criticism
CT4 - The ability for team work and to encompass collectively difficult situations.
CT5 - The ability to obtain adequate, diverse and updated information.
CT6 - The ability to develop and present an organized and understandable text
CT7 - The ability to perform a public presentation in a clear, concise and consistent manner.
CT8 - A commitment to veracity of the information provided to others.
CT9 - Skill in managing information and communication technologies (ICT).
CT10. Using bibliographic information and Internet.
CT11 - Using information in a foreign language.
CT12 - The ability to solve problems through the integrated application of their knowledge.
Specific competences
CE5 – The knowledge and ability to design comprehensive plans for sustainable development of forest districts and the development of management indicators.
CE6 - The ability to design and calculate plans of declaration and/or management of protected areas.
CE7 - The ability to design and calculate schemes of Planning, and plans for mountain areas and coastal areas.
CE8 - Appropriate knowledge and ability to develop and apply its own technology in water planning and combating desertification.
CE9 - The ability to control pollution of the environment due to industrial activity and waste management.
CE11 - The ability to prepare forest quality systems and environmental auditing.
The course will be taught according to the memory of the degree, with regard to both the classroom teaching (presentational and interactive) and the virtual classroom, in which exercises in the virtual USC will be made and reports of practical work will be presented.
The presentational teaching will consist of lectures where participation will be encouraged and both classical blackboard and digital blackboard (computer presentations) will be used. In these lessons, the basic concepts of the subject will be transmitted to students and they will be guided to access supplementary information and in their personal work. The acquisition of the following skills will be aimed for: CE5, CE6, CE7, CE8, CE9, CE11, CB6, CT11.
The interactive teaching will include case studies, exercises and use of models. In these interactive classes the exercises carried out by the students will be presented and discussed, encouraging the participation of other students and posing questions by the professor. Teamwork and cooperative learning will be encouraged, including active discussion sessions.
The student will prepare a study on a specific topic, agreed by professor and student, which will be publicly presented.
The interactive teaching will aim for the acquisition of the following skills: CE5, CE6, CE7, CE8, CE9, CE11, CB7, CB8, CB9, CB10, CG2, CG4, CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT7, CT8, CT9, CT10, CT11, CT12.
Individualized tutoring will aim for the acquisition of the following skills: CE5, CE6, CE7, CE8, CE9, CE11, CB10.
The student is recommended to attend the tutorials of professors, which may also be contacted via email. The student will make reports of his practical work and assignments through the Virtual USC.
The student must work and study in an autonomous way, in line with the hours scheduled in the memory of the degree.
The student evaluation system will take into account the following aspects: Participation of students in the theoretical and practical classes. Delivery of exercises and assignments. Presentations. Written tests.
Participation in theoretical and practical classes will be assessed by the professor based on the questions made in the discussions and answers given.
The written tests will consist of three optional exams, which will release the student from the requirement to take the final exam in case he passes them.
The exercises and assignments will be delivered electronically (via the virtual USC) or on paper on the dates indicated by the professor. The oral presentation will be evaluated taking into account the clarity of presentation, communication skills, audiovisual support, ability to respond to questions, ....
Participation in theoretical and practical classes. Competences evaluated: CB6, CB7, CB8, CB9, CB10, CT2, CT4, CT7, CT8, CT11, CT12, CE9. Percent weight: 20.
Written tests. Competences evaluated: CB6, CB7, CB8, CB9, CB10, CG2, CG4, CT1, CT2, CT3, CT6, CT8, CT12, CE5, CE6, CE7, CE8, CE9, CE11. Percent weight: 50.
Delivery of exercises and assignments. Competences evaluated: CB6, CB7, CB8, CB9, CB10, CG2, CG4, CT2, CT3, CT5,CT6, CT8, CT9, CT10, CT11, CT12, CE5, CE6, CE7, CE8, CE9, CE11. Percent weight: 15.
Presentations. Competences evaluated: CB9, CT1, CT2, CT7, CT9. Percent weight: 15.
For cases of fraudulent completion of exercises or tests, the provisions of the "Regulations for the evaluation of the academic performance of students and for the revision of marks" (article 16 of the Resolution of 06/15/2011 of the USC, DOG of 07/21/2011) will apply.
The exemption of class attendance is discouraged, given the importance given to participation in expository and interactive classes and the weight given to this participation in the evaluation process.
The memory of the Degree includes:
Reading and studying: 18 hours
Completion of exercises: 5 hours
Preparing practices and further working on them: 7 hours
Elaboration of studies (individually or in group): 5 hours
Preparing exams: 10 hours
Others (team work): 3 hours
Performing exams: 3 hours
Class attendance. Consultation of recommended bibliography. Use of the tutorial hours of professors, especially with reports and practical work. Study regularly.
CONTINGENCY PLAN
Modifications introduced for scenarios 2 and 3:
Basic and complementary bibliography
In scenarios 2 and 3 (without free physical access to all USC facilities), professors will provide students, through the virtual classroom (Moodle), with alternative bibliography and/or links to resources available on the internet.
Teaching methodology
Scenarios 2 and 3:
The lectures and seminars will be carried out, insofar as it is necessary and possible, through videoconferencing systems. In cases of impossibility or serious difficulty to connect for some students, the teaching can be based on materials published in the virtual classroom. Students with great difficulties will receive files or recorded classes by email or through the virtual campus. By these same means, students will send assignments and exercises to teachers. The tutorials will be carried out via email.
Evaluation system
Scenario 2:
In this scenario, if circumstances permit it, the theoretical and practical tests (presentation of works) will be carried out in person. In case this is not possible, the instructions for scenario 3 will be followed.
The weight of the different tests and the competencies evaluated with them will be those indicated for scenario 1.
Scenario 3:
The in-person tests will be replaced by online tests, through the Moodle platform or another indicated by the competent authorities. The delivery of works and exercises will be made through the Moodle platform or the teacher's email.
The weight of the different tests and the competencies evaluated with them will be those indicated for scenario 1.
María Rosa Mosquera Losada
- Department
- Plant Production and Engineering Projects
- Area
- Plant Production
- mrosa.mosquera.losada [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Maria Luisa Fernandez Marcos
Coordinador/a- Department
- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
- Area
- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
- Phone
- 982823119
- mluisa.fernandez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Manuel Francisco Marey Perez
- Department
- Plant Production and Engineering Projects
- Area
- Engineering Projects
- manuel.marey [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
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| 12:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Galician, Spanish | Classroom 19 (Pav.II-PPS) |
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| 12:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish, Galician | Classroom 19 (Pav.II-PPS) |
| 05.30.2022 10:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Seminar I (Pav.III) |
| 07.05.2022 16:00-18:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Seminar I (Pav.III) |