2024
Water Quality Analysis and Control
Name: Water Quality Analysis and Control
Code: CMS13748I
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Presentation
This UC presents the general concepts on water quality, its uses, degradation, monitoring and control, methods of analysis and treatment, and public policies on this resource, in a global perspective of the sustainable management of aquatic systems.
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Objetives
1. General concepts of water quality: water as life support of ecosystems; water as a natural resource for human uses;
2. Different uses of water, trade-off and synergies;
3. Water degradation, causes and consequences related with public health
4. Monitoring, water quality parameters;
5. Pollution control;
6. Methods of analysis and treatment
7. Public water policies, importance of the Water Framework Directive (WFD)
8. Understand how ecological quality and quality for human uses, contribute directly or indirectly to human well-being in the global perspective of the sustainable management of aquatic ecosystems;
9. Consolidate communication skills in science.
Skills
1. Identification of human pressures and relationship with water quality;
2. Teamwork to shar information and knowledge with colleagues for an efficient and responsible communication that allows to accomplish deadlines;
3. Ability to integrate interdisciplinary teams from the perspective of public health.
1. General concepts of water quality: water as life support of ecosystems; water as a natural resource for human uses;
2. Different uses of water, trade-off and synergies;
3. Water degradation, causes and consequences related with public health
4. Monitoring, water quality parameters;
5. Pollution control;
6. Methods of analysis and treatment
7. Public water policies, importance of the Water Framework Directive (WFD)
8. Understand how ecological quality and quality for human uses, contribute directly or indirectly to human well-being in the global perspective of the sustainable management of aquatic ecosystems;
9. Consolidate communication skills in science.
Skills
1. Identification of human pressures and relationship with water quality;
2. Teamwork to shar information and knowledge with colleagues for an efficient and responsible communication that allows to accomplish deadlines;
3. Ability to integrate interdisciplinary teams from the perspective of public health.
Contents
1. General concepts of water quality in natural systems; Definition of water quality. Natural and anthropogenic processes that affect water quality (response to objective 1)
2. Main impacts of anthropogenic activities on water quality: Spot pollution and diffuse pollution (response to objectives 2 and 3).
3. Monitoring of water quality. Monitoring networks and programs (response to objectives 4 and 5)
4. Physico-chemical and biological parameters. Ecological water quality indicators (response to objective 6)
5. Water quality criteria and standards. Portuguese and community legislation (importance of the Water Framework Directive) (response to objective 7)
6. Global discussion on water quality: water, environment and public health (response to objectives (objective 8).
2. Main impacts of anthropogenic activities on water quality: Spot pollution and diffuse pollution (response to objectives 2 and 3).
3. Monitoring of water quality. Monitoring networks and programs (response to objectives 4 and 5)
4. Physico-chemical and biological parameters. Ecological water quality indicators (response to objective 6)
5. Water quality criteria and standards. Portuguese and community legislation (importance of the Water Framework Directive) (response to objective 7)
6. Global discussion on water quality: water, environment and public health (response to objectives (objective 8).
Teaching Methods
Exposure of basic knowledge and case studies; discussion of concrete cases and intervention proposals; seminars / mini courses with national and international experts (whenever possible); field trips.
Participation in discussions. Elaboration of succinct writing works with oral presentation for a limited time.
The evaluation will be by written test (50%) and evaluation of practical work (reports) (50%).
Final evaluation: exam (100%).
Participation in discussions. Elaboration of succinct writing works with oral presentation for a limited time.
The evaluation will be by written test (50%) and evaluation of practical work (reports) (50%).
Final evaluation: exam (100%).
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