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Environmental Engineering
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SBE602 Ecology and Environmental Protection 30.0 ECTS credits
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TIMEPERIOD:
Vt 99
LANGUAGE:Swedish
EXAMINER
T Sörlin Univ adj
PREREQUISITES
Basic biology and chemistry.
COURSE AIM
To give the participants basic and to some extent deeper knowledge and understanding of biology/ecology and knowledge about the different threats against the environment.
CONTENTS
General biology; cellbiology, systematics and taxonomy, biological structure and function. Basic ecological ideas; ecological concepts, autecology, ecology of populations, synecology, community ecology and structure and function of ecosystems. Environmental protection; air pollution, acidification of soil and water, eutrofication, toxicology and ecotoxicology. Threats against biological diversity. Agenda 21.
TEACHING
EXAMINATION
To pass the course all written examinations must be passed and project work completed. Excursions and practicals (laboratory work) are compulsory.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, G, VG
ITEMS/CREDITS
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Laboratory work (ecology) |
1.50ECTS |
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Written exam (ecology) |
13.50ECTS |
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Excursions (Environmental protection) |
0.75ECTS |
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Laboratory work (Environmental protection) |
1.50ECTS |
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Project work (Environmental protection) |
4.50ECTS |
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Written exam (Environmental protection) |
8.25ECTS |
COURSE LITTERATURE
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