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Unit of Study ERTH2003 - Aquatic Pollution and Catchment Management (2024)

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  • Enrolment information

    To succeed in this unit, you should have completed: CHEM2001 - Environmental Chemistry or equivalent. There will be a 3-day non-compulsory residential available for all students. Students can attend the Lismore campus or the National Marine Science Centre at Coffs Harbour. Please refer to http://www.scu.edu.au/timetables for further information.

Unit description

Provides a multidisciplinary approach to defining the major types of catchment derived chemical, physical, and biological pollutants that impact  aquatic environments. It also examines how catchment processes affect the pathways, fates and effects of these pollutants. Students will examine different approaches to the design of catchment and aquatic monitoring programs, and undertake aquatic pollution sampling and analysis.

Unit content

1. Introduction to aquatic pollution

2. Measuring, management, and legislation of aquatic pollution

3. Understanding the role of catchments in aquatic pollution

4. Wetlands

5. Marine pollution

6. Case studies of aquatic pollution and catchment management in Australia

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore
Term3
Term3
National Marine Science Centre Coffs Harbour
Term3
Term3
Online
Term3
N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

identify the different sources of aquatic pollution and evaluate the way different pollutants impact aquatic ecosystems

perform quantitative analysis of pollution and compare against guidelines

synthesise knowledge to understand the complex links between catchment management and aquatic pollution

research and present sound scientific information for appropriate audiences.

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