WAT-E1100 - Water and Environmental Engineering, Lecture, 4.9.2023-20.10.2023

Topic outline

• Week 4: Water & environmental quality
  
  

  On week 4 of the WAT course we'll dive into water and environmental quality.

  The week consists of the following submitted tasks:

  • Thematic task: Home exam on Water and Environmental Quality (DL Friday 6.10. at 23:00)
  • Weekly exercise: Laboratory analysis (DL for presentation Friday 29.9. at 13:00, DL for report Wednesday 4.10. at 23:00)

  General schedule for the week is shown in the figure below, while the detailed schedule can be found soon below the figure.
  

  
  

  
  

  • Select activity Detailed time scheduleMonday and Friday sessions w...

    Detailed time schedule

    Monday and Friday sessions will be at Water Building's classroom. Laboratory sessions (Tue-Thu) will be held at Water Building's ground floor. All the necessary clothing and equipment for the laboratory work is provided by Aalto. 
    

    Monday 25.9. 

    9:00 - 10:15 Introduction to Water & Environmental Quality week, Prof. of Practise Ilkka Miettinen, Aalto University
    10:30 - 11:30 Water and environment quality
    

    • Contamination of water resources, Ilkka Miettinen, Aalto University

    Afternoon independent reading of the material for the home exam
    

    Tuesday 26.9.

    9:00-9:30 Introduction of the laboratory work (Group 1 in water building). Other groups can follow the introduction in Teams.
    

    Laboratory analysis sessions for groups 1-2

    9:30 - 12:00 Group 1 @ Water Building (Tietotie 1 E, Otaniemi)
    13:00 - 15:30 Group 2 @ Water Building (Tietotie 1 E, Otaniemi)
    

    Wednesday 27.9.

    Laboratory analysis sessions for groups 3-4
    09:00 - 11:30 Group 3 @ Water Building (Tietotie 1 E, Otaniemi) 
    12:30 - 15:00 Group 4 @ Water Building (Tietotie 1 E, Otaniemi) 
    
    

    Thursday 28.9.

    Laboratory analysis sessions for groups 5-6
    09:00 - 11:30 Group 5 @ Water Building (Tietotie 1 E, Otaniemi)
    12:30 - 15:00 Group 6 @ Water Building (Tietotie 1 E, Otaniemi)
    

    Friday 29.9.

    Morning: Finalization of the laboratory analysis presentations
    13:00 - 16:00 Presentations of laboratory analysis

  • Select activity Lecture material

    Lecture material

  • Select activity Lecture slides

    
    

    Download folder

    • Lecture slides
      • Contamination of water resources_25092023.pdf
      • Orientation_WE_quality_25092023.pdf
  • Select activity Exercise material

    Exercise material

  • Select activity Thematic task: Home Exam on Water and Environmental Quality

    

    Thematic task: Home Exam on Water and Environmental Quality Turnitin Assignment 2
  • Select activity Weekly exercise: Laboratory analysis

    

    Weekly exercise: Laboratory analysis Assignment
  • Select activity Reading material

    Reading material

  • Select activity Reading material for your home exam on water and e...

    Reading material for your home exam on water and environmental quality

    
    As part of this thematic week, you must read the reading material listed below. There should be enough time to go the material through between Monday and Friday. 
    
    There will be a home exam (to be done electronically through MyCourses) related to the reading material and lectures, which closes on Friday 6.10. at 23.00. For more information, see the Turnitin Assignment "Home exam on Water and environmental quality".
    
    

    • Day, J. & Dallas, H.: Understanding the basics of water quality. In Grafton, R.Q. & Hussey, K.: Water resources planning and management,  Cambridge University Press 2011 (Chapter 4, pp. 68-89).
    • Sullivan, C.A. & O'Keeffe, J.: Water, biodiversity and ecosystems: reducing our impact. In Grafton, R.Q. & Hussey, K.: Water resources planning and management,  Cambridge University Press 2011 (Chapter 6, pp. 117-130).
    • Almasri, M.N. & Kaluarachchi, J.J.: Groundwater quality: Fate and transport of contaminants (NOTE: read only pages 36-44). In Aral, M.M & Taylor, S.W.: Groundwater quality and quantity management, American Society of Civil Engineers 2011 (Chapter 3, pp. 36-44).

    
    

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