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Environmental management 460


 
Module code GKD 460
Qualification Undergraduate
Faculty Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Module content

*This module may only be taken by students who were registered in 2009 or earlier.
Chemical, physical and biological soil degradation (with the emphasis on pollution): types, causes, effects and combating. Biogeochemical element cycles. Sewage sludge, Acid rain. Pesticides. Aspects of soil erosion. Integrated environmental management. Environmental impact studies as well as planning, implementation and auditing of environmental management plans. Strip and open cast mining. Catchment’s studies and management of catchments, desertification, control of invasive exotics, bush encroachment and pollution of air and water. Environmental legislation. Practical work: Studies on the aspects of lectures.
Module credits 26.00
Prerequisites GKD 250 and GKD 350
Contact time 1 practical per week, 4 lectures per week
Language of tuition Separate classes for Afrikaans and English
Department Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Period of presentation Semester 2
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