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The Biology of Water and Health - Sustainable Interventions
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- 5 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on September 28, 2015
- Ends on October 29, 2015
Course details
Syllabus
- Multidimensional factors that threaten the availability of safe water locally and globally.
- Procedures for sampling, testing and analyzing water quality in your community
- Risk assessment calculations and risk management techniques for implementing regulations.
- Issues surrounding water privatization, social justice, and hydrofracturing.
- Anthropological determinants which influence future sustainability
- Various water treatment strategies in developing and developed countries, including point of use interventions and large scale treatment plants
- Interdisciplinary/interprofessional nature of water sustainability work
Prerequisite
Instructors
- David M. Gute Ph.D.,M.P.H.,FACE
- Jeffrey Griffiths MD,MPH,AB,TM
- Carolyn Talmadge
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