Environmental Planning and Design
SBL025 Water Monitoring Technique 6.0 ECTS credits
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General information about studying at Luleå University
TIMEPERIOD: Quarter II
LANGUAGE: English/Swedish
EXAMINER
J Ingri Univ lekt
PREREQUISITES
SBL001, SBL013, SBL023.
COURSE AIM
To give practical information about sampling in natural waters and interpretation of water quality data with simple statistical analysis.
CONTENTS
Sampling of sediment in natural water: Measurements of water quality parameters with a water quality sond. Sampling of sediment and the dissolved and suspended phase in natural waters. Evaluation of sampling artifacts and contamination of water samples.
Environmental monitoring: Practical information about environmental monitoring programmes.
Interpretation of water quality data, project work: Interpretation of water quality data from Swedish rivers. Analysis using the computer programme Data Desk. Basic regression analysis on water quality data.
TEACHING
Lectures and water sampling in nature.
EXAMINATION
Project work and participation in field work.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, G
ITEMS AND CREDITS
Project work 6.0 ECTS
COURSE LITERATURE
Ingri J. and Vännman K.: Utvärderingsmetoder för hydrogeokemiska data. Compendium Luleå 1995.
Velleman P.F.: Learning data analysis with Data Desk. Freeman and Co, New York, 1993.
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