ENV211: Pollution and its Control

An introduction to the study of pollution and its control, discussing the relationship between wastes and pollution. Examines the impacts of wastes on the environment, the ability of nature to assimilate wastes, and the natural physical, chemical and biological assimilative processes. Develops basic scientific and technical skills for pollution assessment with respect to the source, composition and characteristics of the wastes. Examines available technologies for pollution control and protection of water quality from municipal, urban, agricultural and industrial sources.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Lectures: 3 hours per week; practical work: 3 hours per week. External students should note that this unit has a compulsory week-long on-campus component.
Prerequisites	ENV102 Introduction to Environmental Science and PEC144 Chemical Principles or PEC115 Chemistry for Environmental Science or equivalent, or enrolment in the Bachelor of Technology in Environmental Technology or the Bachelor of Applied Science in Environmental Science. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Environmental Science
Unit Coordinator	Professor Goen Ho Position: Professor E-mail: G.Ho@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Environmental Science Room 2.049 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2167
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Professor Goen Ho Professor (G.Ho@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2167 Murdoch Campus Environmental Science Room 2.049 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   MURDOCH S1: External (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)