The unit will introduce students to the nature of pollution in today's industrialised and industrialising world. The unit will investigate the global nature of pollution, its sources, transport and ecological effects. All the main groups of pollutants will be covered. Concepts will be illustrated by case studies and by guest lectures delivered by Deakin University staff and members of the wider scientific community (subject to availability). The unit will be delivered in three self-contained modules: Transport and behaviour explores the basic models of pollution, classification of hazardous substances, physical processes of pollution transport and dispersal in air, water and in soil, and... -- Course Website
Instructor: J Mondon
Prerequisites: Nil