| NAME OF THE COURSE |
Water protection |
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Code |
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Course teacher |
Prof Nediljka Vukojević Medvidović |
Credits (ECTS) |
4.0 |
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Associate teachers |
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Type of instruction (number of hours) |
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Status of the course |
Elective |
Percentage of application of e-learning |
0 % |
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| COURSE DESCRIPTION |
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 legislaton to preserve their quality. |
Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course |
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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.
3rd week: Physicochemical properties of water.
4th week: Indicator of water quality.
5th week: Disorders in aquatic ecosystems quality. Eutrophication. (I written evaluation)
6th week: Autopurification of water systems
7th week: Water management. Water legislation.
8th week: Classification of fresh waters and coastal seas. The state plan for water protection.
9th week: Planning and environment management.
10th week: Conservation and improvement of water quality. (II written evaluation)
11th week: Monitoring of natural waters quality.
12th week: Legislation for effluent disposal.
13th week: Wastewaters treatment.
14th week: Field trip - visiting the technological facilities for the drinking water treatment and wastewater treatment.
15th week: Waste management and conservation of aquatic environment.
(III written evaluation)
Exercises 1-Characterization of water samples (color, taste, odor, turbidity, pH, and el. conductivity).
Exercises 2-Determination of total solids (TS), total suspended solids (TSS) and total dissolved solids (TDS) in the water sample.
Exercises 3-Adsorption of dissolved organic matter and removal of odor and color on activated carbon by batch process.
Exercises 4-Determination of organic compounds by oxidizing method with KMnO4. |
Format of instruction: |
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Student responsibilities |
Attending lectures is 80%, while seminars, laboratory exercises and field work 100% of the total hours. |
Screening student work (name the proportion of ECTS credits for eachactivity so that the total number of ECTS credits is equal to the ECTS value of the course): |
Class attendance |
1.5 |
Research |
0.0 |
Practical training |
0.0 |
Experimental work |
0.8 |
Report |
0.2 |
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Essay |
0.0 |
Seminar essay |
0.0 |
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Tests |
0.5 |
Oral exam |
0.5 |
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Written exam |
0.5 |
Project |
0.0 |
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Grading and evaluating student work in class and at the final exam |
Every laboratory exercises include oral exam before exercise and writing of final report. The entire exam can be applied over the three written evaluation during the semester. Passing threshold is 60%. Students who have not passed written evaluation during the semester should attend at the final exam in the regular examination period. Final exam will include written and oral exam. Passing threshold is also 60%. Rating: 60%-70% - satisfactory, 70%-80% - good, 80%-90% very good, 90%-100% - excellent. |
Required literature (available in the library and via other media) |
Title |
Number of copies in the library |
Availability via other media |
S. Tedeschi, Zaštita voda, HDGI, Zagreb, 1997. |
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Strategija upravljanja vodama, Hrvatske vode, AKD Zagreb, 2009. |
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D. Mayer, Kvaliteta izaštita podzemnih voda, HDZVM, Zagreb, 1993. |
1 |
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B. Tušar, Ispuštanje iprocišcavanja otpadne vode, Croatija knjiga, Zagreb, 2004. |
1 |
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D. Dikic et al.,Ekološki leksikon, Ministarstvo zaštite okoliša i prostornog uređenja RH,O.P. Springer (ur.), Zagreb, 2001. |
1 |
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Laboratorijske vježbe iz Zaštite voda (interna skripta) |
0 |
web |
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Optional literature (at the time of submission of study programme proposal) |
H.D. Sharma and S.P. Lewis, Waste Containment System, WasteStabilization, and Landfills, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1994
D. Mayer, Voda od nastanka do upotrebe, Prosvjeta, Zagreb, 2004.
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Quality assurance methods that ensure the acquisition of exit competences |
- monitoring of students suggestions and reactions during semester
- students evaluation organized by University |
Other (as the proposer wishes to add) |
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