Course Overview

Water is one of the most important medium that determines the conditions of life and Water is cycling on earth, so that the dynamics of water environment is one of the key issues for controlling bioresource. On the other hand, biological method to quantify the hazardous contaminants such as endocrine disrupters that define the availability of water resource have been developed recent decades. Lecture will cover the topics related to dynamics of natural water environment; water cycle, climate change, diffusion of substances, hydraulics in stratified water body, material transportation and environmental risk assessment of endocrine disrupter, theoretically and practically.

Learning Achievement

Understanding the water environment which is the habitat of several bioresources.

Competence

Expertise, English Language Proficiency

Course prerequisites

Grading Philosophy

The students will be evaluated by the report submission. Grade (A +, A, B, C) is determined based on how clearly and comprehensibly can explain the contents of each lecture.

Course schedule

Introduction to Hydrological Cycle, water environment and biosphere 1
Introduction to Hydrological Cycle, water environment and biosphere 2
Current situation of global water contamination and water quality improvement program 1
Current situation of global water contamination and water quality improvement program 2
Aquatic microbial ecology: Conventional and novel field 1
Aquatic microbial ecology: Conventional and novel field 2
Ecosystems of Water Pollution in the Tropics 1
Ecosystems of Water Pollution in the Tropics 2
Waste Management of Hazardous Chemicals by microbes 1
Waste Management of Hazardous Chemicals by microbes 2

Course type

Lectures

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Hara Hirofumi,Tsujimura Maki,Utsumi Motoo,Takahashi Shinya

Other information

Dr. Hara's lectures will be conducted two days in a row.

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