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Syllabus 2015-16 - 10412021 - Soil and Water Contamination Assessment (Evaluación de la contaminación en suelos y aguas)

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DEGREE: Grado en Ciencias Ambientales
FACULTY: FACULTY OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2015-16
COURSE: Soil and Water Contamination Assessment
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Soil and Water Contamination Assessment
CODE: 10412021 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2015-16
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 1
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 YEAR: 3 SEMESTER: PC
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: GARCÍA REYES, JUAN FRANCISCO
DEPARTMENT: U127 - QUIMÍCA FÍSICA Y ANALÍTICA
FIELD OF STUDY: 750 - QUÍMICA ANALÍTICA
OFFICE NO.: B3 - B3-114 E-MAIL: jfgreyes@ujaen.es P: 953213040
WEBSITE: http://www4.ujaen.es/~jfgreyes/
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9158-0271
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 1
NAME: ARANDA SANJUAN, VICTOR
DEPARTMENT: U117 - GEOLOGÍA
FIELD OF STUDY: 240 - EDAFOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA AGRÍCOLA
OFFICE NO.: B3 - B3-323 E-MAIL: varanda@ujaen.es P: 212773
WEBSITE: http://geologia.ujaen.es/index.html
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4323-7978
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 1
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION

This course intends to complete the background and skills acquired related to contamination of soil and water and their significance in the environment.

Unit 1. Introduction. Water quality and properties.

Unit 2. Water contamination

Unit 3. EU Framework regulations concerning water quality

Unit 4. Quality parameters of water.

Unit 5. Analytical Methods for the determination of contaminants in water (1)

Unit 6. Analytical Methods for the determination of contaminants in water (2)

Unit 7. Analytical Methods for the determination of contaminants in water (3)

Unit 8. Introduction. The nature and properties of soils

Unit 9. Soil contamination.

Unit 10. Salinity induced soil degradation

Unit 11. Soil degradation from agrochemical practices

Unit 12.  Soil degradation by heavy metals and organic contaminants

Unit 14. Technologies for soil amendment

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY

For exchange students: teaching support, materials, seminar papers and exams in English. For regular Spanish students the default teaching language will be Spanish. Exchange international students can electively join regular courses in Spanish whenever they wish.

During laboratory classes, exchange students will be provided of appropriate material also in English.

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

Written exam (70 %) combined with the evaluaction of two activities: lab course and a presentation selected from a list of topics (30 %)

6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
  • Fundamentals of environmental chemistry. Edition: 3rd ed.. Author: Manahan, Stanley E.. Publisher: Boca Raton[etc.] : Lewis, cop. 2009  (Library)
  • Chemical principles of environmental pollution. Edition: [1st, repr.]. Author: Alloway, B. J.. Publisher: London [etc.]: Blackie Academic, 1994  (Library)