MASC 402 — Marine Pollution
Marine and Fisheries Sciences · University of Ghana
Definition of pollution. Sources and nature of marine pollution-oil pollution, radioactive and thermal waste, ocean dumping, domestic, industrial and agricultural waste, marine debris, beach fouling, etc. Eutrophication. Organic pollutants. Impacts on individuals, populations and communities. Detecting pollution. Ecotoxicological tests. Water quality assessment. Control and monitoring of pollution. Remediation of polluted water bodies.
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Level 400
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- FISH 414 — Fish Processing and Utilization
- FISH 417 — Fisheries Data Management
- FISH 418 — Current Research in Fisheries Acquaintance with current research in
- FISH 421 — Fisheries and Higher Vertebrate Interactions
- FISH 424 — Fish Trade and Marketing
- FISH 425 — Fish Stock Assessment
- FISH 426 — Fisheries Governance and Institutional Framework
- FISH 429 — Fisheries Economics
- MASC 411 — Marine Plankton Ecology
- MASC 412 — Marine Ecology
- MASC 413 — Marine Benthic Ecology
- MASC 414 — Population Genetics of Marine Organisms
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).