Environmental awareness and management
Next offered in 1996
J B Hinwood
6 points * Irregular availability * Clayton
Sources of pollution and controls at source: drilling, construction and installation. Oil: sources, degradation. Shipping: work boats, tanker traffic. Production and operation: gaseous and liquid discharges; pipelines and fittings, production modules, flares. Sewage and sullage. Detergents. Physical environment: ocean and ocean currents, wind. Biological environment: biota, ecosystems, importance to man. Potential impacts of pollutants. Regulatory framework: standards, monitoring and investigations. Discharges to the atmosphere: transport and dispersion. Regional wind patterns. Plume models. Discharges to the sea: transport and dispersion in ocean and coastal waters. Oil spills: modelling, management and methods of clean-up.
Assessment
Examinations (3 hours): 50% * Practical work/Seminar participation: 50%