PGD Program

PROGRAM DURATION: 12 Months

COURSE OUTLINE, CODE, AND CREDIT UNITS

COURSE DESCRIPTION

EPS 701.1  Statistics and Modeling

Basic parametric and non-parametric statistics as applied to marine pollution studies; Simple linear regression, regression. Basic application of statistical analysis in biological research, Multivariate statistical techniques and Referencing.        

EPS 702.1 Biogeochemistry

Air and water pollution (sources, effects and abatement) Water chemistry and water pollution, characteristics and methods of control of pollution, Biogeochemical cycling - Nitrogen cycle (nitrogen mineralization, ammonia transformation and nitrification, nitrate transformations and denitrification, nitrogen fixation); Sulfur and carbon cycles; Phosphorus cycle.

EPS 703.1   Oceanography

General introduction to Oceanography: Topography (bathymetry) of the sea; Physical and Chemical Oceanography (temperature, illumination, electrical conductivity, acoustic characteristics, salinity, dissolved gases); Ocean currents; Coastal Processes (waves, tides and coastal erosion).   Biological Oceanography; species composition, distribution and adaptation of marine organisms plankton, invertebrates, fish, reptiles and mammals); Biological linkage with estuaries, and estuarine processes.                                                                             

EPS 704.1    GIS and RS for Water Resource Management

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS). Basic applications of GIS and RS in water resources management. 

EPS 705.1   Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment

Basic concepts of toxicology, Principles of toxicological hazard, toxicological evaluation, pesticide pollution, pollution by heavy metals, biotransformation, bioaccumulation, biodeterioation and biocorrosion. Ecosystem concepts; characterizing exposure concentration in the environment; Environmental sampling.  Frameworks of ecotoxicological risk assessment.

EPS 706.1   Environmental Policies and Laws         

Concept and importance (Sources) of Environmental Laws, Environmental protections and Enforcement. Nuisances, Negligence, the Rule in Ryland V Fletcher, liability for Animals, trespass. Definition and concepts of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Environmental legislation in Nigeria.

EPS 707.1      Air Quality Evaluation and Management

Type and sources of gaseous air pollutants, hazardous air pollutants, climate change, health effect, effects on various segments of the ecosystem.  Measurement of air quality, Air quality control.

EPS 708.2    Seafood Safety

Importance of seafood safety, symptoms of foodborne illnesses, Morphology and physiology of Pathogenic bacteria, helminthes (Nematode, Tredmatodes, cestodes), protozoa, yeasts molds and viruses of seafood, Laboratory methods for screening seafoods, Mechanisms of spoilage, Handling Storage and preservation, Regulatory Agencies roles and responsibilities, National and International Legislation for food safety, introduction to Hazard Analysis and critical control points (HACCP).

EPS 709.2  Aquatic pollution management and restoration

Sources, extent and characterization of aquatic pollution; Physical, chemical and biological processes affecting the distribution, fate and transport of contaminants in water, sediments and biota (natural and anthropogenic toxic contaminants - nutrient input and dynamics, eutrophication, thermal pollution, oil pollution and other global environmental changes); Concept of water quality and practical field experience.

EPS 710.2    Environmental Economics and Sustainability          

Definition of Sustainability, type of Sustainability (Social, Economic, Environmental). Introduction to Coase theorem and market principles in Environmental Economics. 

EPS 711.2     Seminar

Candidates must extensively review a current topic in a discipline complementary to their area of training to broaden their knowledge of Environmental Pollution.

EPS 712.2     Research Project

An innovative research project to be carried out by the candidates following stringent scientific procedures that will yield results acceptable by experts worldwide.  Each project must contribute to knowledge in Environmental Pollution Studies.