Title:

Aquatic Pollution Processes

Semester:

E

Responsible TRS member:

Angelidis Michalis

Instructor(s):

Not Offered

Teaching Assistants:

-

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this programme the student will have knowledge and understanding of

- the key chemical processes involved in water pollution

- the sources, fate and behaviour of the most important groups of inorganic and organic pollutants, and how they are distributed in the aquatic environment.

- the impact of pollution on biotic and abiotic environment

- the critical evaluation of environmental data

Topics per Week:

1. Characteristics of the major aquatic environments (oceans, river, lakes), conservative and non-conservative pollutants, sources – pathways – fate - toxicity of pollutants

2. Âiodegradable organic matter

3. Dissolved oxygen, oxic-anoxic conditions and reactions

4. Nutrients (N, P)

5. Eutrophication and fertilisers (case studies)

6. Petroleum hydrocarbons and oil pollution

7. Heavy metals, biogeochemical cycles

8. Metal pollution, early diagenesis (case studies)

9. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

10. Persistent Organic Pollutants, chlorinated hydrocarbons

11. PCBs, dioxins

12. Pesticides

13. Radioactivity.

Theory - Lectures
(hours / week):

3

Exercises - Laboratories
(hours / week):

-

Total (hours / week):

3

Number of ECTS Gredits:

5

Grading:

Written final examination

Notes:

 

Basic Textbook:

Fytianos K..– Samanidou Â., (1988), «Marine Pollution», University Studio Press, p. 181 (in greek)

Bibliography:

 

Journal articles (e.g. Marine Pollution Bulletin, The Science of Total Environment, Environmental Toxicological Chemistry, Environmental Pollution, ê.á.)

Language:

The course is taught in Greek. For exchange students, English literature is proposed and examinations are given in English.

Internet Links:

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