Water Quality and Environmental Protection
| Title | Ποιότητα Υδάτων και Προστασία Περιβάλλοντος / Water Quality and Environmental Protection |
| Code | RM107 |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Agriculture |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate, 3rd / Doctorate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Ioannis Panagopoulos |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600018818 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600245081
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Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600245081
- At the Website of the School:
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- RM102 Water Resources Management
- RM103 Plant-Soil Relationships
General Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with mathematics, physics, chemistry and computers.
Undergraduate cources
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. understand the processes of water resources pollution
2. find solutions for wastewater disposal in water recipients with low environmental impact.
3. collaborate in case studies of water management, e.g., lake, stream water and groundwater management
4. assess irrigation water quality and find solutions of using water of marginal water quality in agriculture such as brackish water and wastewater effluents
5. use water quality indices for water quality evaluation and mathematical models to describe changes in quality and the management needs of water systems
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Design and manage projects
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Water quality and pollution of surface and groundwater.
Principles and equations of mass and energy balance in water systems. Mass transport processes and equations in streams/rivers and groundwater. Biological and nitrogenous oxygen demand, oxygen balance and reaeration in surface water bodies.
Limnology principles: water temperature, stratification, eutrophication and oxygen balance
Nitrogen, phosphorus, salts and pesticides in water, soil and groundwater.
Irrigation water quality and classification systems. Wastewater treatment, disposal and processes in the soil.
Integrated mathematical models for water pollution simulation and remediation at the catchment scale: soil, rivers, lakes and aquifers. Water quality indices and adjustment to Greek conditions.
Agriculture as source of water pollution. Protection of agricultural activities from degradation and pollution sources. Rehabilitation of water systems.
Keywords
water quality, protection, pollution, mass transport, surface water, groundwater, soil water, environmental protection
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 64 | ✓ | |||
| Fieldwork | 10 | ✓ | |||
| Tutorial | 40 | ✓ | |||
| Project | 54 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 168 |
Student Assessment
Description
50% written exams
50% individual project assignment (a set of exercises) - Exams .
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Αντωνόπουλος, Β.Ζ., "Υδραυλική Περιβάλλοντος. και Ποιότητα Υδατικών Πόρων", Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, Θεσσαλονικη, 2010 (κωδικός Εύδοξος: 9387)
Αντωνόπουλος, Β.Ζ., " Ποιότητα και Ρύπανση Υπόγειων Νερών", Εκδόσεις Ζήτη, Θεσσαλονικη , 2003
Additional bibliography for study
Αντωνόπουλος, Β., 2006, «Ποιότητα Αρδευτικού Νερού» και «Περιβαλλοντικές Επιπτώσεις των Εγγειοβελτιωτικών Έργων», Στο Γ.Τσακίρης (Υπευθ. έκδοσης), Υδραυλικά Έργα Σχεδιασμός και Διαχείριση – 1Ι. Εγγειοβελτιωτικά Έργα, ‘Εκδόσεις Συμμετρία, Αθήνα, σελ. 187-218 και 717-742.
Αντωνόπουλος, Β., 2019. Περιβαλλοντική Υδρολογία Λιμνών και Υγροτόπων. [ηλεκτρ. βιβλ.] Αθήνα: Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών. Διαθέσιμο στο: http://hdl.handle.net/11419/6520.
ISBN: 978-960-603-523-4
Last Update
23-01-2024
