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Syllabus 2021-22 - 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: 2021-22
COURSE: Soil and Water Contamination Assessment
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Soil and Water Contamination Assessment
CODE: 10412021 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2021-22
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 1
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 YEAR: 3 SEMESTER: PC
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: LLORENT MARTÍNEZ, EULOGIO JOSÉ
DEPARTMENT: U127 - QUIMÍCA FÍSICA Y ANALÍTICA
FIELD OF STUDY: 750 - QUÍMICA ANALÍTICA
OFFICE NO.: B3 - 111 E-MAIL: ellorent@ujaen.es P: 953 212938
WEBSITE: -
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0180-5172
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 soil and water contamination. 

SOIL CONTAMINATION

Unit 1. Introduction. Soil quality and degradation due to contamination. 

Unit 2. Soil contamination and effects over the ecosystems and human health. Different kinds of soil contamination.

Unit 3. Soil degradation due to salt excess. Different types of soils. Evaluation of salinity. 

Unit 4. Inadequate agricultural practices related to soil degradation. Contamination by agrochemicals: fertilizers, pesticides.

Unit 5. Degradation by metallic and organic contaminants.

Unit 6. Soil acidification.

Unit 7. Technologies used in soil recoveries. 

 

WATER CONTAMINATION

Unit 8. Introduction to environmental chemistry and water contamination.

Unit 9. Water contamination. Main contaminants.

Unit 10. Legislation in water quality.

Unit 11. Quality criteria in water contamination.

Unit 12.  Sample collection and sample treatment for the determination of inorganic and organic contaminants.

Unit 13. Analysis of inorganic contaminants in water. Elemental speciation.

Unit 14. Analysis of organic contaminants in water. 

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

  • Lectures for the different units
  • Seminars to apply the theory studied in the lectures. 
  • Laboratory classes and a field excursion. Students must complete a laboratory notebook with the data obtained in the experiments.

 

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 (15%) and a presentation selected from a list of topics (15 %). It is mandatory to pass the lab course in order to pass the complete course.

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)
7. VIRTUAL / CLASSROOM TEACHING SCENARIO

1- TEACHING ACTIVITIES

 

Activities

Format

Description

34 Theory sessions

On-site according to the sociosanitary situation

34 sessions of theory, 1-hour each

Laboratory experiments

On-site according to the sociosanitary situation

On-site in the laboratories according to the capacity of the laboratories. Activities outside the laboratory to complement the experiments.

Tutorials

On-site according to the sociosanitary situation

Tutorials will be on-site and on-line.

 

 

2- EVALUATION

 

 

Activity

Format

Description

Percentage

Theory written exam

On-site according to the sociosanitary situation

Theoretical concepts

50%

Laboratory

On-site according to the sociosanitary situation

Preparation of a report regarding the results obtained for each laboratory experiment.

15%

Written reports on specific questions related to the theory.

On-line

Evaluation of written reports about specific aspects of the subject.

35%

 All parts of the evaluation must be passed.

 

  1. RESOURCES

- Theory classes will be given on-site according to the sociosanitary situation and on-line by Google-Meet if required.

 - Laboratory: On-site in the laboratories according to the capacity of the laboratories. Activities outside the laboratory to complement the experiments.

- Written reports will be sent using the virtual platform or Google Forms.

- Tutorials will be on-site and on-line (Google Meet and e-mail).

The whole course will be given on-site according to the sociosanitary situation or on-line if required: virtual platform, Google Forms and Google Meet. 

 

 

8. VIRTUAL TEACHING SCENARIO

1- TEACHING ACTIVITIES

 

Activities

Format

Description

34 Theory sessions

On-line

34 sessions, 1-hour each, by Google Meet.

Laboratory experiments

On-site

Laboratory experiments will be given on-line by Google Meet.

Tutorials

On-line

Tutorials will be on-line.

 

 

2- EVALUATION

 

 

Activity

Format

Description

Percentage

Theory written exam

On-line

Theoretical concepts

50%

Laboratory

On-line

Preparation of a report regarding the results obtained for each laboratory experiment.

15%

Written reports on specific questions related to the theory.

On-line

Evaluation of written reports about specific aspects of the subject.

35%

 All parts of the evaluation must be passed.

 

  1. RESOURCES

All teaching activities and evaluation will be performed 100% on-line, using Google Meet, virtual platform, Google Forms and e-mail.

DATA PROTECTION CLAUSE (on line exams)

Institution in charge of data processing: Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071 Jaén

Data Protection Delegate: dpo@ujaen.es

Purpose: In accordance with the Universities Law and other national and regional regulations in force, carrying out exams and assessment tests corresponding to the courses students are registered in. In order to avoid frauds while sitting the exam, the exam will be answered using a videoconference system, being able the academic staff of the University of Jaén to compare and contrast the image of the person who is answering the exam with the student's photographic files. Likewise, in order to provide the exam with evidential content for revisions or claims, in accordance with current regulation frameworks, the exam will be recorded and stored.

Legitimacy: compliance with legal obligations (Universities Law) and other national and regional regulations currently in force.

Addressees: service providers who are the owners of the platforms where the exams are carried out and with whom the University of Jaén has signed the corresponding data access contracts.

Storage periods: those established in current in force regulations. In the specific case of exam videoconference recordings, not before the examination records and transcripts are closed or the exam can still be reviewed or challenged.

Rights: you can exercise your right of access, amendment, cancellation, opposition, suppression, limitation and portability by sending a letter to the postal or electronic address indicated above. In the event that you consider that your rights have been violated, you may submit a complaint to the Andalusian Council for Transparency and Data Protection www.ctpdandalucia.es

CLASS RECORDING CLAUSE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

Person in charge: Universidad de Jaén, Paraje Las Lagunillas, s/n; Tel.953 212121; www.ujaen.es

Data protection delegate (DPO): TELEFÓNICA, S.A.U. ; Email: dpo@ujaen.es

Procedure aim: To manage proper recordings of teaching sessions with the aim of facilitating learning process under a multimodal and/or online teaching

Period for record storage: Images will be kept during legal term according to regulations in force

Legitimacy: Data will be managed according to legal regulations (Organic Law 6/2001, December 21, on Universities) and given consent provided by selecting corresponding box in legal admission documents

Data recipients (transfers or assignments): Any person allowed to get access to every teaching modality

Rights: You may exercise your rights of access, rectification, cancellation, portability, limitation of processing, deletion or, where appropriate, opposition. To exercise these rights, you must submit a written request to the Information, Registration and Electronic Administration Service of the University of Jaen at the address above, or by e-mail to the address above. You must specify which of these rights you are requesting to be satisfied and, at the same time, you must attach a photocopy of your ID card or equivalent identification document. In case you act through a representative, legal or voluntary, you must also provide a document that proves this representation and identification. Likewise, if you consider that your right to personal data protection has been violated, you may file a complaint with the Andalusian Data Protection and Transparency Council www.ctpdandalucia.es