Environmental Control and Public Health

Course Coordinator: Dr Chen Jianlin, BSc, MSc (TJU); PhD (CityU)

Course Developer: The Open University, UK, Course Team

ENVR S237 is a compulsory middle-level course for the BSc and BSc (Hons) in Environmental Studies. It is complementary to many areas of study in science and technology, such as engineering, environmental and urban management, resource planning, natural resources and environmental health.

Advisory prerequisite(s)
You are advised to have already studied SCI S111 / SCI S121 or SCI S124 and SCI S112 / SCI S122.

Aims
This course aims to:

• Give you a basic understanding of our natural resources (land, air and water) and of related environmental problems.

Contents
The course covers the following topics:

• An introduction to the environment
• Epidemiology and public health
• An introduction to environmental chemistry
• Air pollution
• Water supply and demand
• Water quality
• Water distribution and effluent treatment
• Noise concepts and terminology
• Fundamentals of noise control
• Municipal waste management
• Hazardous waste management

Learning support
There will be regular tutorials and surgeries with your tutors throughout the course. There will also be a number of practical sessions, two of which are compulsory.

Assessment
There are four assignments and a final examination. Some assignments are linked to laboratory work/projects. Students are required to submit assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Set book(s)
Porteous, A (2008) Dictionary of Environmental Science and Technology, revised edn, Wiley.

Students with disabilities or special educational needs
If you have a physical disability or special educational needs, you may have difficulty in conducting some of the chemical analysis in the laboratory or in participating in some field visits. You are encouraged to seek further advice from the Course Coordinator before enrolling on the course.