Course Description
The present health of the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf will be studied along with the need for controlling pollution in these waters. The anthropogenic effects on estuarine and marine ecosystems from local, regional and global perspectives will be covered, along with the types of contaminants, pollutants, eutrophication, oxygen demanding waste, oil pollution and toxicity, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), halogenated hydrocarbons, trace metals, radioactive waste, dredging and dredged-spoil disposal as well as the effects of electric generating stations. Global, regional and national marine pollution control activities will be reviewed along with selected case studies.
Course ID: ENVEN 544
| Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 3 | 3 | 3 | NONE |
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