ENSC 302
Environmental Pollution
Course overview
Gain knowledge of chemical, biological and physical processes that affect the behaviour of potentially hazardous substances in terrestrial, aquatic and atmospheric environments and understand the risks associated with environmental pollutants and how to mitigate them.
Please note: This course is taught in even-numbered years only. If you are due to finish your studies in an odd-numbered year, you must take it in your 2nd year.
Course information
| Prerequisites and Restrictions | You must satisfy the following requirement(s):
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| Available semesters | Semester 2 2024 |
| Credits | 15 |
| Domestic fees | $969.00 |
What you will learn
After successfully completing this course you will be able to:
- Analyse the criteria for determining whether a substance is potentially hazardous
- Identify common contaminants in soils, aquatic systems and the atmosphere, and their behaviour in those environments
- Apply numerical methods to describe contaminant movement in the environment
- Design a contaminated site investigation and remediation plan
Course examiners
Associate Professor Niklas Lehto
Associate Professor
Department of Soil and Physical Sciences
niklas.lehto@lincoln.ac.nz