Universität Wien

300369 EX Heavy metal-contaminated sites and their vegetataion in Nicaragua (2012W)

6.00 ECTS (6.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Introduction on Tuesday, 2.10.2012, 10:00, Hs II, UZA1 Althanstrasse

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 8 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

English and German, as required

Assessment and permitted materials

Protocol and presentaiton of the results

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Analysis of soils that are polluted by heavy metals from industrial and artisanal mining, and their biodiversity. Knowledge of plants and soil microbes shall help to develop strategies for remediation and for avoiding further contamination. We want to inform the population from these regions and help them to prevent further pollution.

Examination topics

haracterization of the biodiversity of the habitats and the physical parameters of the soil, collection of soils, plants and microbes, visit of the laboraories in the University of Managua, prepare plants and soils for further extraction and analysis which will be done in Mangua

Reading list

Will be given during the preparation of the excursion

Association in the course directory

B-WZB, WZB

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