COURSE NAME: Water Quality
COURSE CODE: WAT 501

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 

• Know why water quality is a main concern and the importance of protecting our water source

• Understand the various ways in which water is being contaminated

  physically, chemically  and biologically.

• Know the types of Physical, Chemical and Microbiological Contaminants in water.

BRIEF OVERVIEW OF COURSE:
This course gives you background knowledge to know what water quality means and factors that affects the quality of water.it will also give participants the know-how on how create barriers to safe drinking water.

DETAILED COURSE SYLLABUS:
1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.2 What is water Quality
1.2.1 Properties of bad and good water quality
1.2.2 Factors affecting water quality
1.3 Contaminants in water
1.3.1 Physical contaminants
1.3.2 Chemical contaminants

1.3.3 Microbiological contaminants
1.4 The F-Diagram for Disease Transmission (How we get sick from contaminants)
1.5 Infection Dose
1.6 Multi-barrier approach to safeguard water from contamination
1.7 Water quality testing for potability
1.7.1 Testing by observation
1.7.2 Testing by using portable test kits
1.7.3 Using Mobile Laboratory
1.7.4 Using Commercial Laboratory