Water Protection

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Course objectives

Students will become familiar with the types, distribution and quality of water in nature, the properties of aquatic ecosystems, and the methods and legislation to preserve their quality.

Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course

Learning outcomes expected at the level of the course (4 to 10 learning outcomes)

It is expected that the outcome of learning to provide knowledge about:
- understanding the concepts ecosystem, biotope, biocenose, food chain
- cycling of matter and energy in the ecosystem
- abiotic and biotic ecological factors
- importance of water and its physico-chemical properties
- characteristics of fresh water and seawaters
- physical, chemical and biological indicators of water quality
- water resource management
- sustainable use of water
- water protection through preservation of good water condition, preventing the devastation of waters that are under risk, and remediation of degraded water status in order to preserve human health and the environment
- point and nonpoint sources of pollution
- protection from the harmful effects of water
- classification of fresh waters and coastal sea
- reuse of treated wastewater
- guidelines for water reuse
- legislation for wastewater and treated water
- final disposal of sludge generated in the wastewater treatment plant.

Course content broken down in detail by weekly class schedule (syllabus)

1st week: Ecosystem. Biotope. Ecological factors.
2nd week: Fresh waters. Seawater. Physicochemical properties of water.
3rd week: Water quality indicators.
4th week: Seminar. Checking the accuracy of the chemical analyzes.
5th week: Disorders in aquatic ecosystems quality. Eutrophication. (I written evaluation). Autopurification of water systems.
6th week: Water management. Water legislation. Classification of fresh waters and coastal seas.
7th week: Seminar: Water quality assessment in Dalmatia (part 1).
8th week: Seminar: Water quality assessment in Dalmatia (part 2).
9th week: The state plan for water protection. Planning and environment management.
10th week: Conservation and improvement of water quality.
11th week: Monitoring of natural waters quality. Legislation for effluent disposal.
12th week: Seminar. Monitoring of migration and distribution of pollution in the environment through pollution index ( part 1).
13th week: Seminar. Monitoring of migration and distribution of pollution in the environment through pollution index ( part 2).
14th week: Wastewaters treatment.
15th week: Waste management and conservation of aquatic environment.

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Student responsibilities

Attending lectures is 80%, while seminars 100% of the total hours.