Course Catalog 2006-2007

BIO-4006 WATER CHEMISTRY, 3 cr
Water Chemistry

Courses persons responsible
Tuula Tuhkanen

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 1 h/week 1 h/week - - - -
Exercise work - 1 h/week - - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the student to the physical and chemical properties of water, characteristics of surface water, ground water and waste water. The fate of organic and inorganic compounds in the environment, the most important water analyses.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Chemical, physical and biological properties of water       
2. Characteristics of surface water, ground water and wastewater       
3. Drinking water guidelines       
4. Fate of organic and inorganic compounds in aqueous environment       

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Final exam. Exercises must be successfully completed.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book Water Quality Tchobanoglous 0-201-05433-7     Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc

    Correspondence of content
    5904001 Water chemistry

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    Last modified 19.04.2006
    Modified bySaila Kallioinen