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Cyprus International Institute Spring Semester, 20082009

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To enhance communication between instructors and students in the CII Water Pollution course. Use this wiki to ask questions and discuss topics in which you are interested. Feel free to post comments, start discussion threads, edit pages or start new pages!

Course Description: Water Pollution

Meeting Time/Location:
Meeting Time: Variable
Location: Cyprus International Institute

Primary Instructor Information:
Konstantinos Makris, CII, kmakris@cyprusinstitute.org
Chris McNamara HSPH, Dept. Environmental Health cmcnamar@hsph.harvard.edu
Jim Shine HSPH, Dept. Environmental Health jshine@hsph.harvard.edu

E-mail (and now, this Wiki) may be the best way to stay in touch. Supplementary readings are available if you want more detailed information or are having difficulty with a topic.Course Information and Topics:
This course is designed to teach an understanding of the basic principles of water pollution and water pollution issues on local, regional and global scales. The course will begin with a discussion of the basic chemical, physical and biological properties of water and water contaminants, including hydrological considerations. Subsequent lectures will cover specific chemical and biological contaminants in ground, surface, brackish and marine waters; sources, fate, transport, and transformation of contaminants; monitoring techniques; water source protection and resource management; water and wastewater treatment; transmission of waterborne disease; toxicological concerns of chemicals in water, including disinfection byproducts; wetland ecology; remediation approaches; and interactions with the air and land environments. Supplementary readings are available if you want more detailed information or are having difficulty with a topic.