WAT101: a new MOOC open to all about wastewater management (by Prof. Canziani)

POLIMI Open Knowledge (POK) is providing a free online course open to all, starting on September 26, 2022

MOOC WAT101 “The new paradigms in wastewater management: from a sanitation problem to a circular sustainable solution

From its origins to the present day, wastewater treatment has seen an evolution that has completely transformed it from a health and environmental protection need to become a plant for the transformation of wastewater and sludge into new resources.

You can register here:

https://www.pok.polimi.it/courses/course-v1:Polimi+WAT101+2022_M9/about

FROM MONDAY 26 September MOOC WAT101 will be among the playlists available on the site:

https://www.youtube.com/c/PolimiOpenKnowledge?app=desktop

The course is divided into 14 videos of about 6-7 minutes each, with multiple choice quizzes and a final certificate on passing them.

For those wishing to deepen their knowledge, the course is accompanied by an extensive technical-scientific bibliography

The fate of floating plastic debris in the ocean (Dr. Matthias Egger, The Ocean Cleanup)

The courses of “Plastic Today: Key challenges and opportunities” and “Climate and Global Changes in the Age of Sustainable Development” are glad to jointly host a seminar by Dr. Matthias Egger, Lead Ocean Field Scientist of The Ocean Cleanup project.

The seminar, entitled “The fate of floating plastic debris in the ocean“, will take place at 12:30, Monday December 20th, 2021 in room 16b.1.1 (Leonardo Campus) or online (http://politecnicomilano.webex.com/meet/renato.casagrandi)

Abstract: Plastic waste accumulating in the global ocean is an increasingly threatening environmental issue. A large mass of plastics is currently floating and accumulating in subtropical oceanic gyres. These so-called ocean garbage patches became a symbol of the impact of the widescale use of plastics and its discarding in the global ocean. In this presentation, I will summarize the current state of knowledge concerning the sources, transport, and fate of positively buoyant plastic debris in the ocean, ranging from micro- to macroplastics. Such information is of paramount importance to assess the long-term risks of ocean plastic pollution for marine ecosystems and to advance optimized mitigation strategies. Lastly, I will also discuss The Ocean Cleanup’s approach to ridding the world’s oceans of plastic.

A flyer of the seminar is available Flyer_PoliMi_Egger_OceanCleanup

See you there!

(Italiano) Istruzioni per il contenimento del contagio da COVID-19 — instructions to contain COVID-19 infections

Gentili studenti, richiamiamo le istruzioni per il contenimento del contagio da COVID-19:

  • Siete invitati a leggere e seguire le indicazioni riportate nelle “Linee guida per la gestione dell’emergenza COVID in Ateneo”, pubblicate al link https://www.polimi.it/it/covid-19/normativa/
  • In caso di positività o contatto stretto con positivi a COVID:
    1. Non venite in Ateneo
    2. Informate prontamente il Servizio Prevenzione e Protezione via mail (sicurezza-spp@polimi.it)

 

Dear students, we emphasize the importance to follow the instructions to contain the COVID-19 contagion:

  • Read and follow the ‘Guidelines for COVID19 emergency management at the University’ posted at the following link https://www.polimi.it/en/landingpages/covid-19/regulations/
  • In unfortunate case you test positive to COVID 19 or you came in close contact with a confirmed or suspected or quarantined case we remind that :
      1. Access to the university is strictly forbidden, and
      2. You must suddenly inform the Health and Safety Service (Servizio Prevenzione e Protezione, SPP) by e.mail: sicurezza-spp@polimi.it

Gentili studenti, richiamiamo le istruzioni per il contenimento del contagio da COVID-19:

  • Siete invitati a leggere e seguire le indicazioni riportate nelle “Linee guida per la gestione dell’emergenza COVID in Ateneo”, pubblicate al link https://www.polimi.it/it/covid-19/normativa/
  • In caso di positività o contatto stretto con positivi a COVID:
    1. Non venite in Ateneo
    2. Informate prontamente il Servizio Prevenzione e Protezione via mail (sicurezza-spp@polimi.it)

 

Dear students, we emphasize the importance to follow the instructions to contain the COVID-19 contagion:

  • Read and follow the ‘Guidelines for COVID19 emergency management at the University’ posted at the following link https://www.polimi.it/en/landingpages/covid-19/regulations/
  • In unfortunate case you test positive to COVID 19 or you came in close contact with a confirmed or suspected or quarantined case we remind that :
      1. Access to the university is strictly forbidden, and
      2. You must suddenly inform the Health and Safety Service (Servizio Prevenzione e Protezione, SPP) by e.mail: sicurezza-spp@polimi.it