Environmental Science and Technology

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1 Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering UPCT Environmental Science and Technology Qualification: Degree in Agri-food Engineering and Biological Systems Course 2015/2016

2 1. Subject information Name Environmental Science and Technology Matter* Ecology and Environmental Impact Module* Common materials Code Degree Degree in Agri-food Engineering and Biological Systems Study Plan 2014 Centre Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering (ETSIA) Type Compulsory Teaching period Four-month period Four-month period 1 st Course 2nd Language Spanish ECTS 6 Hours / ECTS 30 Total workload (hours) 180 * All terms marked with an asterisk are defined in References for teaching at the UPCT and Glossary of terms: / bitstream / 10317/3330/1 / isbn pdf

3 2. Teacher information Lecturer in charge Jose Manuel Moreno Angosto Department Chemical and Environmental Engineering Knowledge area Environmental Technologies Location of office ETSINO building, first floor office 37 Phone Fax URL / WEB Timetable available/ Tutorials Virtual classroom Tuesday and Thursday from 10 to 13 hours. Hours open in morning Location during the tutorials ETSINO building, first floor office 37 or by Teaching and research profile Teaching experience Research Lines Professional experience Doctor Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Cartagena. Titular teacher of University From Three five-year teaching periods. Subjects taught: Science and Technology of the Environment (Degree in Agrifood Engineering and Biological Systems), Environmental Impact Assessment (Degree in Civil Engineering), environmental (Degree in Chemical Engineering), Advanced Techniques Technology Treatment and Water Purification (Master Environmental Process Engineering and Sustainable). Research Group of Environmental Engineering. Research on management of industrial effluents, microbial fuel cells, bioadsortion heavy metals and environmental modelling. Two six-year research. Contracts art. 83 Other topics of interest Teaching groups. Professor Javier Gilabert Cervera Department Chemical and Environmental Engineering Knowledge area Ecology Location of office First plant building ETSINO Phone Fax [email protected] URL / WEB Virtual classroom

4 timetable available/ Tutorials Tuesday from 10:00 to 14:30 and 16:30 to 18:00 Location during the tutorials Office (1st Floor ETSINO) or by . Teaching and research profile Teaching experience Research Lines Doctor in Biology. Titular teacher of Ecology. Four teaching quinquenniums. Subjects taught: Science and Technology of the Environment (Degree in Engineering of Horticulture and Gardening ); Science and Technology of the Environment (Degree in industrial agri-fod engineering ); Ecology and Environmental Impact (Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Engineering: specialties Horticulture and Gardening and Food Industry ); Science and Technology of the Environment (Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Engineering: specialties Horticulture and Gardening ); Hydroecology (Degree Civil engineering - from 2010); Environmental Protection (naval engineering technique Minas ). Oceanology (Naval and Ocean Engineering - since 2003). Masters: Hydroecology (Master in Water Engineering and Land - UPCT - since 2005); Applied Remote Sensing Aquatic Ecosystems (Master in Water Engineering and Land - UPCT - since 2005); Modelling of Aquatic Ecosystems (Master in Water Engineering and Land - UPCT - since 2005). Biotechnology Microalgae (Master in Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology and Chemical Processes ). Group I+D+I "Ecosystems". Aquatic Ecology Research: Wetland Ecology and coastal areas; Ecological processes in coastal lagoons; Physics-Biology Interactions in Aquatic Ecosystems. Modelling of Aquatic Ecosystems. Remote sensing applied to aquatic ecosystems. Ecological flows. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. Professional experience Other topics of interest Teaching Groups Indra Espacio (Remote Sensing applied to aquatic ecosystems ). Participation in scientific and technical committees preparing technical reports for various regional organizations (Autonomous Community), national and international (EU, UNESCO, NATO, ONRG).

5 3. Contents 3.1 Contents according to the study plan of teh subject Ecology. Adaptation of organisms to the environment. Population ecology. Community ecology. Biodiversity. Landscape ecology, management of natural areas. Energy production and ecosystems. Assessment of environmental problems and correct them (air, water, soil and waste). Legislation. Environmental management. Management of waste generated in farming and ranching. Use of by-products generated in the food industry. 3.2 English program theory (Teaching units and topics) I. Introduction T1. Introduction to the Environmental Science and Technology II. Ecology T2. The ecosystem concept. Levels of organization of matter. Patterns and scales of spatial variability in ecological Processes. Physical monitoring of biological processes. Adaptations of organisms to environmental factors: resources and constraints. Adaptations to light (photosynthesis-irradiance curves), temperature, CO2 and nutrients. Bibliography. T3. Population Ecology. Exponential and logistic growth. R vs K evolutionary strategies. Competition. Ecological niche. Predation: predator-prey models. Fundamentals of biological control of pests and weeds. Population dynamics in space. Colonization and extinction. Models With competition and predation. Effects of habitat destruction. Fundamentals of habitat and species management. Bibliography. T54 Community ecology. Structure: species richness, range-abundance diagrams, diversity and connectance. Food webs. Evolution in time - Succession. Ecological strategies for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Bibliography. T5. Energy and production in ecosystem. Fundamentals of sustainability. Biomass. Production. Gross and net production. Productivity (P: B). Primary and secondary production. Production and respiration. Q: A ratios. Trophic transfer efficiency. Ecological efficiency. Bibliography. III. Environmental assessment: identification and correction III.A. Air T7. Air pollution. Transport and dispersion. Dispersion of pollutants in the atmosphere. Noise pollution. Legislation. T8. Measure and controlling air pollution

6 III.B. Water and Wastewater T9. Water. Water pollution. Water quality parameters T10. Water purification. Drinking water. Legislation. T11. Wastewater treatment. Legislation. III.C. Soils Pollution and Wastes T12. Soil pollution. Decontamination contaminated soil and underground waters. Legislation T13. Wasyou. Legislation T14. Management and treatment of wastes of food-processing IV. Environmental Management T15. Predictive tools for the study of environmental impact assessment T16. Environmental management tools

7 4. Bibliography and resources 4.1 Basic bibliography* Rodríguez, J Ecología. 2ª Edición. Pirámide 504 pp. ISBN: Gómez Orea, D Evaluación del Impacto Ambiental. Un Instrumento Preventivo para la Gestión Ambiental. Ediciones Mundi-Prensa y Editorial Agrícola Española: Madrid, 750 pp. Hernández Muñoz, A Depuración y Desinfección de Aguas Residuales. 5ª Edición. Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos. Paraninfo. Madrid, 1151 pp. Hontoria García, E. y Zamorano Toro, M Fundamentos del manejo de los residuos urbanos. Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos. Colección Seinor 24. Madrid, 756 pp. Metcalf & Eddy, Ingeniería de aguas residuales. Tratamiento, vertido y reutilización. 3ª Edición. McGraw-Hill. Madrid, 1485 pp. Wark, K. y Warner, C. F Contaminación del Aire. Origen y Control. Limusa Noriega Editores: México. 650 pp. 4.2 Complementary bibliography* Arce Ruíz, Rosa M La Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental en la encrucijada. Los retos del futuro. Ecoiuris: Madrid, 393 pp. Ricklefs, R.E Invitación a la Ecología. La economía de la naturaleza. Panamericana. American Water Works Asociation, Calidad y Tratamiento del Agua. Manual de Suministros de Agua Comunitaria. McGraw-Hill: Madrid pp. De Nevers, N Ingeniería de Control de la Contaminación del Aire. McGraw- Hill: México. 546 pp. Elías Castells, X Reciclaje de Residuos Industriales. Díaz de Santos. Madrid, 609 pp. LaGrega, M.D.; Buckingham, P.L. y Evans, J.C Gestión de Residuos Tóxicos. Tratamiento, Eliminación y Recuperación de Suelos. Mc-Graw-Hill: Madrid, 1316 pp.

8 Nemerow, N.L. y Dasgupta, A Tratamiento de Vertidos Industriales y Peligrosos. Díaz de Santos: Madrid, 822 pp. Wayne, T. D Air Pollution Engenieering Manual. Second Edition. Air &Waste Management Association.Jhon Wilwy & Sons, Inc. New Yor, 886 pp 4.3 Network resources and other resources Virtual classroom of the subject: