Water Chemistry:
General principles of chemistry
Properties of water Electrolytic dissociation Acid/base reactions Ion product of water
Water constituents (solid, liquid, gaseous) Acid/base capacity
Carbonic acid / Lime-carbonic acid balance Water hardness
Organic water constituents Metals
Sampling / testing methods
Processes for treating industrial water Deacidification, softening
Water Biology:
Water cycle Environmental factors Water bodies Water Framework Directive Aquatic habitat:
- Water bodies and organisms
- Self-purification processes in water bodies Wastewater treatment
- Physical, chemical and biological processes, metabolic processes
- Material cycles (C, N, P, Fe, Mn...) Eutrophication of water bodies
Ecological assessment of flowing water bodies
Water quality excursion
