Week 15-16 : Trace elements and health hazards & Geological aspects of human health
Occupational hazard may be defined as a source or situation with a potential for harm in terms of injury or ill health, damage to property, damage to the workplace environment. Types are following
a) Physical
b) Chemical
c) Biological
d) Mechanical
e) Psychosocial
Course Material
- Week 1-2 : Introduction to environmental geology & Management of natural resources.
- Week 3-4 : Air pollution and global climatic changes
- Week 5-6 : Environmental controls for erosion, desertification and coastal degradation
- Week 7-8 : Geological hazards such as floods, landslides and earthquakes
- Week 9-10 : Volcanoes, glaciers and shoreline processes, their remedial measures
- Week 11-12 : Environmental impact of mining, dams, reservoirs, highways, their assessment and controls
- Week 13-14 : Cleaner sources of energy, Industrial pollution, waste disposal & Groundwater contaminations
- Week 15-16 : Trace elements and health hazards & Geological aspects of human health
- Chapters 8
- Department Earth Sciences
- Teacher
Mr. Saeed Hassan
