Environmental Engineering

- Know the fundamental aspects of environmental pollution: measurement, correction and regulation.
- Know the methodologies of environmental impact assessment.
- Know the regulations and environmental legislation.
- Know how to quantify environmental components in a project.
- Know how to conduct studies and quantify environmental indicators, taking into account sustainability principles.
- Know how to identify the most important environmental problems that derive from industrial-type activities, being able to propose alternatives for solving such problems.
- Knowledge and application of the English terminology used to describe the concepts corresponding to this subject.

- Environmental management and sustainable development.
- The technical reference: the Best Available Techniques.
- Environmental indicators and sustainability.
- Atmospheric pollution.
- Water contamination.
- Soil pollution. Solid wastes.

*Basic bibliography:

- Kiely, G. “Ingeniería Ambiental: fundamentos, entornos, tecnología y sistemas de gestión”; McGraw-Hill, 2003. ISBN: 84-481-2039-6. Call No.: EMC 282.
- Lin, S. D. “Water and wastewater calculations manual”; McGraw-Hill, New York, 2001. ISBN: 0-07-137195-8. Call No.: IHI 13 (2014 edition is available as an electronic resource).


*Complementary bibliography:

- Azapagic, A., Perdan, S., Clift, R. “Sustainable development in practice. Case studies for engineers and scientists”; John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Inglaterra, 2004. ISBN: 0-470-85609-2. Call No.: QUT 233.
- Feijoó Costa, G. y Sineiro Torres, J. (Eds.). “Residuos: Gestión, minimización y tratamiento”; Ed. Lápices 4, Santiago de Compostela, 2001. ISBN: 84-607-3678-4. Call No.: EMC 148, EMC 149, EMC 179.
- Masters, G. M.; Ela, W. P. “Introducción a la Ingeniería Medioambiental”; Pearson Educación, Madrid, 2008. ISBN: 9788483224441. Call No.: A200 21.
- Metcalf & Eddy. “Ingeniería de Aguas Residuales: Tratamiento, Vertido y Reutilización”; 3a Ed. McGraw Hill / Interamericana de España, S.A., Madrid, 1996. ISBN: 84-481-1607-0. Call No.: IHI 29, IHI 137, IHI 138.
- Santamaría Rodrigo, J. M. y Braña Aísa, P. A. “Análisis y Reducción de Riesgos en la Industria Química”; MAPFRE, Madrid, 1994. ISBN: 84-7100-969-2. Call No.: QUT 141.
- Tchobanoglous, G., Theisen, H. y Vigil, S. “Gestión integral de residuos sólidos”; McGraw-Hill, Madrid, 1998. ISBN: 84-481-1830-8. Call No.: EMC91.
- Wark, K. y Warner, C. F. “Contaminación del aire: origen y control”; LIMUSA, México, 1996. ISBN 968-18-1954-3. Call No.: EMC 11, EMC 37, EMC 228.

* Basic and general:

- CB1: That students have demonstrated to possess and understand knowledge in an area of ​​study that starts from the base of general secondary education, and is usually found at a level that, although supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that imply knowledge coming from the vanguard of its field of study.
- CB2: That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of ​​study.
- CB3: That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of ​​study) to make judgments that include a reflection on relevant issues of social, scientific or ethical nature.
- CB4: That students can transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to a specialized and non-specialized public.
- CB5: That the students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.
- CG4: Ability to solve problems with initiative, decision making, creativity, critical reasoning and to communicate and transmit knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of Industrial Engineering in their specialty of Industrial Chemistry.
- CG5: Knowledge for the realization of measurements, calculations, valuations, appraisals, surveys, studies, reports, work plans and other analogous works.
- CG6: Capacity to handle mandatory specifications, regulations and standards.
- CG7: Ability to analyze and assess the social and environmental impact of technical solutions.
- CG11: Knowledge, understanding and ability to apply the necessary legislation in the exercise of the profession of Industrial Technical Engineer.


* Transversal:

- CT1: Capacity for analysis and synthesis.
- CT3: Capacity to manage information.
- CT4: Ability to work as a team.
- CT5: Demonstrate ethical commitment.
- CT6: Demonstrate sensitivity towards environmental issues.
- CT8: Capacity to use information and communication technologies.
- CT10: Ability to solve problems (included in CG4).
- CT11: Ability to make decisions (included in CG4).
- CT14: Demonstrate critical reasoning (included in CG4).


* Specific:

- CE16: Basic knowledge and application of environmental technologies and sustainability.
- CE20: Knowledge on material and energy balances, biotechnology, material transfer, separation operations, chemical reaction engineering, reactor design, and recovery and transformation of raw materials and energy resources.

The achievement of a basic training of the student will be through 41 hours of lectures (classroom activity of expository teaching), which will explain the theoretical foundations of the subject and solve some exercises and problems that serve to apply theoretical knowledge. The active participation of the student will be sought, who will be encouraged to intervene continuously.

The seminars (8 hours) are presented as a face-to-face interactive teaching activity in which very diverse aspects can be tackled, such as debates on topics of interest related to the contents of the subject, management of bibliographic sources, etc.

Individual tutorials will be held to clarify particular problems of each student and group tutorials with small groups (2 hours, compulsory attendance) to work on specific topics.

In addition, the students will carry out, obligatorily, a group work consisting in the accomplishment of an Environmental Impact Study (EsIA) of an industrial chemical process.

At all times, the Learning Management System (LMS) of the USC will be used as support for teaching.

Visits will be scheduled to process plants to observe in situ the application of the acquired knowledge. These field practices will be subject to the availability of funding.

In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the “Regulations for evaluating student academic performance and reviewing grades” will apply.

The evaluation of the subject is continuous with examination. The monitoring of learning is carried out through the presentation of practical cases and activities to be solved, in person or not, individually or by groups. We will proceed, in addition, to the realization of a final exam. The final grade of the student will consider both the result of the exam and all the activities carried out and group work. Thus, the evaluation system will consist of the following sections:


* Group work: up to 1.5 points

- Personal initiative, the ability to work as a team and to face and solve problems that may arise, as well as the results achieved and their criticism, will be valued, among others.
- Competences evaluated: CB1, CB2, CG5, CG6, CG7, CG11, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT8, CE16, CE20.


* Seminars and group tutorials: up to 2 points

- The interventions of the student and the resolution of the problems and questions that are posed to him will be valued.
- Competencies evaluated: CB3, CB4, CB5, CG4, CT1, CE16, CE20.


* Final exam: up to 6.5 points; minimum grade 2.6 points
- Theory: up to 3.25 points; Minimum grade: 1.2 points.
- Exercises and problems: up to 3.25 points; Minimum qualification: 1.4 points.
- Competences evaluated: CE16, CE20.


The student who presents himself / herself to the evaluable parts of the subject, and does not attend the final exam, will receive the grade of Suspense. In order for the overall grade to be Not Submitted, the student will not be able to take any of the evaluable tests.

This subject is divided into 41 hours of lectures, 8 hours of seminars, 2 hours of group tutorials and 4 hours for exams (55 hours in total). With all this it is estimated that the student must employ a total of 95 hours of personal work to complete a total of 150 hours dedicated to the subject.

It is important that the student tries to make the problem bulletins by himself to later solve the doubts and simultaneously, the teacher, to make a continuous follow-up of the evolution of the student in the subject.

For the understanding and assimilation of the knowledge of this subject, it is convenient that the student has attended, at least, the following subjects: Chemical Engineering I, Chemical Engineering II, Fluid Mechanics and Chemical Reaction Engineering.

The subject is taught in the two official languages of the Autonomous Community.