Guia docente 2013_14 Facultad de Ciencias del Mar

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Wastewater treatment	Origin and classification of waste water. Physical , chemical and biological characteristics of wastewaters. General operation of a wastewater plant. Pretreatment and primary treatment. Secondary treatment: aerobic and anaerobic systems with syspended or attached biomass. Tertiary or advanced treatments.
Sea water desalination.	Technologies for sea water desalination: thermal processes and processes with membranes. Environmental effects.
Marine biotechnology	Definition and importance of biotechnology. General diagram of biotechnological production. Obtaining of biotecnological products from marine sources (biofuels, pharmaceutical products, biorremediation of pollutants)
Chemical analysis of contaminants in the atmosphere, column of water, sediments and marine organisms.	Methods of sampling and direct analysis in the atmosphere. Methods for preparation of sample and determination in the water column. Methods of extraction, purification and determination of contaminants in sediments and marine organisms.
Analysis of marine biotoxins.	Chemical structure of marine biotoxins. Toxicity of marine biotoxins. Preparation of sample and methods for separation and detection of marine biotoxins in biota.
Control and guarantee of quality in the measures.	Systems of quality assurance. Validation of analytical methods. Intercomparison exercises.
Study and surveillance of the marine pollution in Spain	Temporal and spatial variations of the pollution in the Spanish coast.
Integral evaluation of chemical parameters for the study of the marine pollution.	Comparison of analytical results with the valid legislation. Relation between chemical pollution and the environmental effect.