Aquatic contaminants and sustainable development

This course introduces students to contaminants in the aquatic environment, essential for assessing risks to ecosystem and human health, and for managing water resources. For this reason, the program includes a presentation of the various environmental contaminants and regulations.

This course is taught by lecturers and researchers (multi-disciplinary course) whose research activities focus on the problem of contaminants in aquatic environments.

Learn about the main contaminants in the aquatic environment

Know the priority lists of contaminants established at international level

Have the scientific and regulatory foundations to understand contaminant issues and raise awareness of the challenges of managing contaminants in aquatic environments in terms of sustainable development.

Hourly volumes* :

            CM: 27

            TD : 0

            TP: 0

            Land: 0

Prerequisites* :

No

Recommended prerequisites* :

No

Continuous control

Students with a mark of 10/20 or higher are admitted to the UE.

The issue of contaminants in the aquatic environment is approached from a multi-disciplinary scientific angle (chemistry, geochemistry, microbiology, etc.), while also addressing the regulatory aspect:

- Presentation of the main contaminants in the aquatic environment: chemical contaminants such as major elements, trace metals, organic micropollutants (pesticides, hydrocarbons, endocrine disruptors, etc.) and biological contaminants (micro-organisms, antibiotic resistance genes).

- Focus on certain contaminants in specific aquatic environments, taking into account the hydrochemical characteristics of water in relation to the geological and environmental contexts of hydrological and hydrogeological basins.

- Presentation of interactions between micro-organisms and organic and inorganic contaminants and their consequences on the fate of contaminants in the aquatic environment; application in bioremediation.

These lessons are illustrated by examples from current events, such as antibiotic resistance, and/or from the speakers' own research topics.