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Development of a groundwater flow model: preliminary characterization of a contaminated site in Borgaro Torinese

Flavia Leotta

Development of a groundwater flow model: preliminary characterization of a contaminated site in Borgaro Torinese.

Rel. Alessandro Casasso, Giuseppe Biolatti, Giuseppe Accattino, Lorenzo Gallia. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Per L'Ambiente E Il Territorio, 2025

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Abstract:

Groundwater resources are one of the most vulnerable environmental components, increasingly subjected to contamination and degradation, mainly due to human activities; the solution, in the Italian legislation framework, is represented by Human Health Risk Assessment, which helps define the intervention priorities at the affected site by evaluating the potential adverse health and environmental effects deriving from the release of a contaminant. This thesis work was developed to support the realization of a HHRA, second phase of a broader remediation plan of a contaminated site located in Borgaro Torinese (Piedmont, Italy), focused on the assessment of groundwater quality following the detection of heavy metals and chlorinated solvents contamination. The uncertainty surrounding the conceptual site model made it necessary to improve the understanding of the local hydrogeological setting; to this end, a comparison between site-specific stratigraphic data and regional geological information was carried out, together with on-site piezometric monitoring campaigns, conducted as part of a mandatory environmental assessment prescribed by the City of Turin. Data collected from the revised monitoring network, consisting of 18 piezometers, served as input for Surfer software to generate a representative groundwater flow model via Kriging interpolation method. The resulting model aims to assess the reliability of the current monitoring network in representing the site’s hydrogeological conditions. This evaluation will support the subsequent stages of acquisition of coherent concentrations of contaminants and consequent development of an efficient remediation strategy.

Relatori: Alessandro Casasso, Giuseppe Biolatti, Giuseppe Accattino, Lorenzo Gallia
Anno accademico: 2025/26
Tipo di pubblicazione: Elettronica
Numero di pagine: 81
Soggetti:
Corso di laurea: Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Per L'Ambiente E Il Territorio
Classe di laurea: Nuovo ordinamento > Laurea magistrale > LM-35 - INGEGNERIA PER L'AMBIENTE E IL TERRITORIO
Aziende collaboratrici: Geostudio
URI: http://webthesis.biblio.polito.it/id/eprint/37111
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