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Unit of Study ERTH2003 - Aquatic Pollution and Catchment Management (2025)

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    To succeed in this unit, you should have completed: CHEM2001 - Environmental Chemistry or equivalent. There will be a 3-day 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.


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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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