ENV 253(E) - Aquatic Ecology and Pollution

Credit(s): 4
MassTransfer Block Code: Natural & Physical Laboratory Science
A study of the aquatic environment as an ecosystem with an emphasis on responses to pollution. The physical, chemical, and biological parameters of the aquatic ecosystem are systematically surveyed. Eutrophication as a natural process of succession in lentic systems is described and interrelationships within the lakes are defined. Responses of lakes and streams to both natural enrichment and anthropogenic pollution are explored. In-lake restoration and watershed management are investigated as are technologies to restore and prevent water quality degradation. Laboratory investigations and field studies stress collection, identification, classification, and analysis of biotic and abiotic ecosystem components as a means of assessing water quality and pollution effects. Students will design and conduct a small scale water quality sampling/analysis program.

Prerequisite(s): 1 semester of environmental science or biology.

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