School Of Science And HealthWater Quality Assessment and ManagementWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300635.3
Discipline: AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND RELATED STUDIES NEC
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
The equivalent of an Undergraduate level 1 biological science unit.
Equivalent Units
EY211A - Water Quality Assessment and Management, EY205A - Principles of Soil and Water Management, EN302A - Water and Wastewater, 300528 - Water in the Landscape
About this Unit
In 2012 this unit is replaced by 300814 - Water Quality Assessment and Management. This unit introduces students to a range of concepts from the protection of aquatic environments in terms of the need to monitor and maintain water quality to the application of biological, chemical and physical methods of maintaining the suitability of water quality to meet its use criteria. The unit covers the healthy aquatic environment, pollutants and their sources, health and ecological impacts of water quality degradation, the use of legislation, regulation, policy, guidelines and standards. The concept of water in catchments and catchment management principles are introduced. It also includes irrigation and water use in crop production and landscape management.
The fundamental objective in the unit is to broadly address integrated urban and rural water cycle management and explore several case studies through field visits. The unit seeks to develop graduate competencies in water monitoring, regulation, treatment and management. The unit is particularly applicable to those students who are interested in achieving the status of authorised officers with the regulatory authorities, landscape and catchment management.
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