Subjects

1.    Sources and effects of water pollution (ecological status, health risks, etc.)
2.    The use of chemical methods, microbiological methods and macroinvertebrates for assessing water quality and the ecological integrity of rivers
3.    International water-quality guidelines and design and implementation of water quality monitoring programmes

SYLLABUS
Sources and effects of water pollution: overview about sources of water pollution and the effect on both humans and the structure and functioning of freshwater ecosystems.
Applying methods and techniques for assessing water quality:
·    physico-chemical (O2, T, pH, Cond, Alkalinity, Hardness and nutrients; NH4-N, NO2-N, NO3-N, Ntot, Ptot, PO4-P, SS, Anions, SO4- and Cl- , DOC, SAC-254 and BOD-5), 
·    microbiological (HPC, TC, FC, Enterococci, E. coli, pour plate and membrane filtration technique dilution series, demonstration of colilert detection system, preparation of pure cultures MPN-technique, Clostridium perfringens, API, PCR and gel-electrophoresis, microbial saprobity, HPC, Bacteria abundance & bacteria production, 3H leucine incorporation, epiflourescence  microscopy),
·    biological methods (macrozoobenthos: sampling design, relative purity/pollution index,  saprobity index, abundance, species richness/diversity/eveness, similarity index, presence/absence data).
International water-quality guidelines: European Water Framework Directive (EU-WFD); WHO standards/recommendations; Austrian water law; drinking water; bathing water; water for irrigation; standards in laboratory safety & quality assurance; water quality assessment and monitoring in the tropics; design/implementation of water quality monitoring programmes.

LECTURERS
Dr. D. Mushi or Dr. D. Byamukama, C. Beiwl, Dr. A. Farnleitner, Dr. W. Graf, Eng. T. Huber, Prof. O. Moog, Dr. G. Kavka, Dr. A. Kirschner, Dr. N. Kreuzinger, Eng. P. Leitner, Prof. N. Matsché, Dr. T. Ofenboeck, Dr. G. Reischer, Mag. K. Schilling, Dr. A. Schmidt-Kloiber, Mag. B. Schrammel, Dr. I. Stubauer,  Eng. R. Vogl, Dr. P. Yillia.

PARTNERS
University of Technology Vienna, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Medical University of  Vienna.

COURSE LOCATION
Vienna, Austria

COURSE FEE (EURO):     € 2,475.-- (tuition fee)

TIME PERIOD:    20^th August - 7^th September 2012
All participants who complete this course will receive a Certificate of Attendance from the Austrian Academy of Sciences. For those participants who wish to finalize their course with an ECTS (European Credit System) certificate, the examination will take place within the week after the short course selected.

DURATION IN WEEKS:     3 weeks

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION:   20^th June 2012