Water-Our Precious Resource

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This course is focused on freshwater, which is one of most important and vulnerable resources on Earth. Availability of freshwater for human consumption, animal husbandry, and crop irrigation will become a major focus of national and international relations in the years to come. In this course, we will be learning the basics about freshwater resources, drinking-water and waste-water treatments, water-borne disease, water pollution, river dynamics and flooding, land use in flood plains, and national and international conflicts related to water resources. Each class session will be comprised of lecture (~2hours), water laboratory simulation (~2hours), and field trip (~3hours). Transportation is provided for the field trips.