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BIO-1656 Environmental Effects of Pollution, 3 cr |
Tuula Tuhkanen
Lecture times and places | Target group recommended to | |
Implementation 1 |
Periods 4 4 - 5 |
Avoimen opiskelijat
International Students Jatko-opiskelijat |
Exam, short paper, weekly assignments (for example a multiple choice exam, an essay or participation in discussion).
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation
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To understand environmental effects of industrial and municipal emissions on ecosystems and humans.
Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
1. | Sources of emissions. Chemical nature of contaminants. Local, regional, and global effects on the ecosystem and humans. | Toxic effects on human health. Toxic effects on environment. | |
2. | Partitioning of chemicals into the atmosphere, water and soil. | ||
3. | Fate of chemicals in the environment. | ||
4. | Biotic and abiotic degradation |
Exam, short paper, weekly assignments.
Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course
Course | Corresponds course | Description |
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This is a distance learning internet course. Students will read provided material, answer weekly assignments, and participate in discussions in the A&O virtual learning environment. The START-UP MEETING of the course is in February 2010 (exact date to be announced later). After the first meeting the course continues as a distance learning internet course.
Description | Methods of instruction | Implementation | |
Implementation 1 | Lectures Seminar work Practical works |
Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 50 % Self-directed learning: 50 % |