Launceston
Introduction
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Unit name | Environmental Monitoring and Remediation |
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Unit code | KRA300 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering School of Natural Sciences |
Discipline | Chemistry |
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Availability
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Evaluate the sources, pathways and fate of chemicals in the environment, and their potential environmental impact.
- Develop an environmental sampling plan, integrating sampling techniques and QA/QC requirements.
- Evaluate waste management options and their ability to contain, remediate and recycle wastes.
- Review the environmental management plan and procedures for an activity, assessing the level of sustainability of the activity’s practices, the activity’s environmental impact, and how the activity’s procedures address the requirements of its environmental management plan.
- Present information, articulating arguments and conclusions, in a variety of modes and according to recognised scientific standards.
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
Teaching
Teaching Pattern | 5 days of excursions and lectures/workshops before semester 1 in Launceston, online learning opportunities during semester 1. |
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Assessment | Assignments (2 x 20%), Oral presentation (20%), 2-hr exam (40%) |
Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
Required | Information about any textbook requirements will be available from mid November. |
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