Outline of lecture

This lecture is given to provide the fundamentals to understand aquatic ecosystems and their applications to assess aquatic environments for sustainable management. The fundamentals include aquatic chemistry, biogeochemistry, and aquatic ecology, which are common for freshwater and saltwater systems. The applied aspects emphasize freshwater ecosystems in relation to river environmental management.

Purpose of lecture

This lecture is given to provide the fundamentals to understand aquatic ecosystems and their applications to assess aquatic environments for sustainable management. The fundamentals include aquatic chemistry, biogeochemistry, and aquatic ecology, which are common for freshwater and saltwater systems. The applied aspects emphasize freshwater ecosystems in relation to river environmental management.

Plan of lecture

1. Major compounds in natural water
2. Basic analytical chemistry (1)
3. Basic analytical chemistry (2)
4. Acidity of water
5. Oxidation and reduction
6. Dissolution and deposition
7. Particles and colloids
8. Nutrient cycles
9. Organic carbon dynamics
10. Contaminant behavior
11. Primary production
12. Microbial decomposition
13. Trophic relationships
14. Biodiversity and ecological disturbance

Textbook and reference

Aquatic Environmental Chemistry (Oxford, 1998)

Related and/or prerequisite courses

Related subject
Water Management for Environmental Health

Evaluation

Exercise 20%, Report 30%, Exam 50%
More than 10 times of attendance are required for the credit.