Department of Biological Sciences

https://www.univ-soukahras.dz/en/dept/bio

Lecturer	Amina AOUISSI
Information	Bachelor - Biology and ecology of aquatic environments Department of Biological Sciences Website : https://www.univ-soukahras.dz/en/module/3560 Semester : S6 Unit : UEF 3.2.2 Credit : 5 Coefficient: 3
Content	Contents 1. Introduction to pollution 1.1. Definition, history, type of pollution. 2. General indications of water pollution 2.1. Oxygen demand (dbo, dco) 2.2. Hydrogen potential 2.3. Turbidity 2.4. Suspended solids 2.5. Determination of organic and mineral matter 3. Industrial pollution 3.1. Heavy metals. 3.2. Organochlorines. 3.3. Detergents. 3.4. Hydrocarbons. 4. Agricultural pollution 4.1. Problems caused by fertilizers: phosphates, nitrates. 4.2. Pesticide pollution. 4.3. Transfer mechanisms in the hydrosphere (runoff, infiltration, leaching) 5. Pollution from domestic sources 5.1 Introduction to microbiology (morphology, notion of classification, germs of fecal contamination...) 5.2. Sampling methods. 5.3. Analysis protocols by type of micro-organism. 6. Regulation of the aquatic environment 6.1. Effects of seawater constituents (salinity, dissolved elements) 6.2. Action of micropredators and macropredators 6.3. Effects of algae secretion 6.4. The limits of self-cleansing mechanisms 7. Consequences of pollution on man and the environment 7.1. Bathing water quality 7.2. Binding and concentration of pollutants by organisms 7.3. Transmission in biological chains Mode
Evaluation	Final Examination 60% of the time Practical Work 40% of the time