Postgraduate Course: Catchment Hydrochemistry (PRGE11009)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Geosciences |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Postgrad Research Courses (School of GeoSciences) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Monitoring and predictino of water quality within catchments requires an integrated understanding of environmental chemistry and hydrological processes. This course explores the interaction between hydrology and environmental chemistry and controls on hydrochemistry at the catchment scale, especially the effect of land use on water chemistry. The course then moves on to examine methods of quantifying water and solute fluxes in catchments and applying these to the assessment of water quality and diffuse pollution. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Block 1 (Sem 1), Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-6 | 09:00 - 13:00 | | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Understanding of the interaction between hydrological and environmental chemistry processes within catchments.
- Appreciation of the fctors that cause temporal and spatial variability in hydrochemistry within and between catchments.
- Ability to explain how land use can affect catchment water quality.
- Ability to quantify water and solute fluxes at the catchment scale.
- Ability to devise water quality and diffuse pollution monitoring strategies. |
Assessment Information
Written report of 2000 words on landfill leachate modelling exercise (75% of total assessment)
Group oral presentation on treating and assessing diffuse water pollution (25% of total assessment) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Kate Heal
Tel: (0131 6)50 5420
Email: Kate.Heal@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Frances Stratford
Tel: 0131 535 4198
Email: frances.stratford@sac.ac.uk |
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