On Friday 27 May at 10.00, at the Palermo headquarters of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), in Via Ugo La Malfa 153, the results and applications of SIGLOD-Sistema Intelligente for the management and localization of landfills will be presented. municipal solid waste in Sicily.
The waste emergency in Sicily is a very topical scenario and the request for a further extension of the emergency, recently made by the Sicilian Region to the national government, confirms the criticality of the situation. The SIGLOD project, which sees among the partners, in addition to INGV, as lead partner, the University of Palermo, SMART Helicopters and the Consortium for research and applications of innovative technologies (CRATI), was co-financed by the European Union within the PON-National Operational Program "Research and Competitiveness 2007-2013, Smart Cities and Communities and Social Innovation".
It is a decision support tool available to the Sicily Region and the local authorities concerned, for the correct location and management of new landfills and for the reclamation of existing ones, thus guaranteeing adequate levels of quality in the offer of management services of the territory. It starts from the awareness that many wastes remain active for over 30 years and produce biogas and sewage (leachate) with possible contaminating effects in the aquifers, through natural decomposition processes.
As confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the effect on population health due to poor waste management is well known. Exposure to risk in the area surrounding the landfill can be determined by the inhalation of harmful gaseous emissions, the consumption of leachate-contaminated water for food, as well as the consumption of agricultural and agro-zootechnical products from polluted soils.
SIGLOD has two guidelines for experimentation: characterization of the territory with techniques, scientific methodologies and avant-garde instruments, to which the University of Palermo has also made a significant scientific contribution; provision of services to the end user through a Multi Criterial Expert Spatial Decision Support System (MC-ESDSS).
The innovative technologies introduced by SIGLOD integrate data acquired from ground monitoring networks and aerial platforms, simulating management scenarios for new landfills or the remediation of existing ones. Ultimately, a Smart Waste Environment System.
The Minister of Education, University and Research (MIUR) Stefania Giannini, the President of the Region of Sicily Rosario Crocetta, the regional councilors directly involved, the President of the National Association of Italian Municipalities (ANCI-Sicily) were invited to the presentation. Leoluca Orlando, the President of Confindustria Sicilia Alessandro Albanese and numerous regional authorities, as well as representatives of the major environmental associations.
Program link
http://comunicazione.ingv.it/images/icagenda/files/conferenza_stampa_siglod.pdf