Environmental Monitoring

Major: Environmental Studies
Code of subject: 6.101.01.E.074
Credits: 5.00
Department: Ecology and Sustainable Environmental Management
Lecturer: PhD, Assoc. Prof., Oksana Liuta
Semester: 6 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: Program competencies: • knowledge of the laws of self-development of Nature, the relationship of man with the biosphere, the functioning of ecosystems, the biochemical cycle of chemical elements. • ability to conduct environmental monitoring and assess the current state of the environment. Program results: • know the conceptual basis of monitoring and regulation of anthropogenic pressure on the environment. Learning Outcomes - study: • The existing environmental monitoring system in Ukraine; • Structures environmental management in the country; • Systems for monitoring of the environment; • unified system of collection, processing and analysis of observational data; •Information support of government and administration of Ukraine.
Required prior and related subjects: • Reserve management and studies • Biology and microbiology • Hydrology • Landscape ecology and Soil science
Summary of the subject: Monitoring of environment as area of ecological science and nature protection activity. Levels and types of monitoring of environment. Monitoring of atmospheric air. Monitoring of surface-water. Monitoring of the World ocean. Monitoring of the state of soils. Radio contammant of natural environment and his monitoring. Monitoring of environment is on the basis of watching biological objects. Monitoring of natural environment of Lviv Region.
Assessment methods and criteria: •current control, verbal questioning, control work (40%) •final control (control measure, exam): writing-verbal form (60%)
Recommended books: 1. Клименко М.О., Прищепа А.М., Вознюк Н.М. Моніторинг довкілля.- К.:ВЦ „Академія", 2006. 2. Зубик С.В. Моніторинг навколишнього середовища. - Івано-Франківськ : ІМЕ „Галицька Академія", 2005. 3. Моніторинг довкілля: підручник / [В.М.Боголюбов, М.О.Клименко, В.Б. Мокінтаін.; підред. В.М.Боголюбова]. Вінниця: ВНТУ, 2010. 234 с.