Water Quality

Course Description

The Water Quality course will cover the following topics:  the standard methods of assessing water quality; practical approaches in solving water-related problems, field methods used to sample and assess various biological, physical and chemical components in water resources as well as the impact of human activity on aquatic environments. Standard sampling techniques, detection, identification and quantification of biological specimens and chemical pollutants in the aquatic environment will be discussed as well as: sustainable water management, sample preservation, safety, basic approaches to analyze and report findings with emphasis on methods currently practiced by government resource agencies. Guidelines and Saudi standards and regulations will be explained.

Course ID: ENVEN 352