Чему вы научитесь
As part of the course, students are offered 6 modules:
- Sources of water pollution.
- Types of water pollutants.
- Surface water standards.
- Water quality monitoring.
- Water quality model use.
- Water chemistry.
Course Outcomes:
- Explain unusual properties of water, describe the sources of water pollution
- Introduction to modelling, identifying problems, conceptualization and using mathematical tools to solve surface water quality and ground water quality problems
- Understand the idea, methodology and basic tools of water quality modelling
- Understand the different modelling approaches, their scope and limitations
- Develop models based on the mass-balance approach
- Predict the impact of external waste loading on different water bodies
- Predict and generate future conditions under various loading scenarios or management/intervention action alternatives
- Identify problems, conceptualise, formulate a model using few basic parameters
- Application of optimization techniques to water resources problems like water allocation from reservoir to different users
- Ability to distinguish between various water quality models and optimization techniques and choose an appropriate one to suit the objectives to be satisfied.
About the author
Kurbatova Anna I.
PhD in Environmental Sciences. Associate professor of Environmental Monitoring and Forecasting Department, RUDN University.
Education:
- Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Ecological Faculty. Postgraduate education: Ecological and Biological speciality (Moscow, 2002 -2006)
- Peoples’ Friendship Universityof Russia, Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Natural sciences. Diploma of Higher Education with honors, Master of Science in Chemistry (Moscow, 2000 - 2002)
- Peoples’ Friendship Universityof Russia, Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Natural sciences. Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, degree with honors (Moscow, 1996 - 2000)
О курсе
The course “Surface Water Quality: management and modeling” allows to quickly introduce students to the features of modeling surface water pollution and how to prevent and eliminate it, taking into account water quality standards and the characteristics of polluting agents. The course is especially relevant for students whose professional activities are related to ensuring water quality, conducting environmental monitoring, as well as assessing the risks that arise when using water of inadequate quality.
The course can be used in interdisciplinary programs and to expand the knowledge of representatives in regional administration annd in legal, medical, and engineering sectors about the role and ways of maintaining the quality of surface waters in the economy and social life of the region.
The course is of interest both for areas in which there is a need to maintain high surface water quality in the absence or in low degree implementation of quality standards, and for territories that successfully maintain surface water quality but are interested in optimizing and improving the efficiency of relevant procedures.
Для кого этот курс
The course “Surface Water Quality: management and modeling” is aimed at students (undergraduate and graduate) who are already familiar with the basic concepts of surface ecology and who wish to learn more about modeling and monitoring of pollution. Regions in which the course seems most relevant: Africa, the Near and Middle East, Southeast Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Начальные требования
The students are supposed to
- Have a basic knowledge in the fundamental mathematics sphere to such an extent that is necessary for the possession of the environmental sciences mathematical mechanism, for data processing and analysis in ecology and nature management.
- Have a basic knowledge in the fundamental branches of physics, chemistry and biology at the level that is necessary for the assimilation of the physical, chemical and biological principles in ecology and natural management.
- Know chemical analysis methods and methods of geological and biological sample selection and its analysis.
- Know several methods of environmental monitoring, how to manage methods of natural and laboratory ecology data processing, analysis and synthesis and how to use your own theoretical knowledge at work.
Преподаватели курса
252 578
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