Pre-requisites: None
Basic concept of water pollution; Water quality standards pertaining to drinking, irrigation and aquatic life; Water quality analysis methods and instruments used; Concept and behaviour of point and nonpoint source pollution (NPS); Sources of NPS pollution; Pathways and assessment of NPS pollutants; linkage between water pollution and hydrology; Application of hydrologic models in NPS pollution assessment at watershed scale; Quantification and control of NPS pollution from agricultural watersheds; Nitrogen, Phosphorus, pesticides and water quality impacts; Impacts of mining and forestry; Watershed-scale NPS pollution models; Optimum management strategy; Best management practices for NPS pollution control.
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