Introduction to Environmental Management

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. define the following terms: pollution; environmental pollution; environmental management system, environmental degradation and environmental management; 2. explain the following concepts: Environmental Audit, Environmental Health Impact Assessment health Impact Assessment, Geographic Information System, remote sensing; 3. discuss the effects of technological advances on the environment; 4. elaborate the different methods of waste management; 5. describe global warming; 6. discuss the control measures of global warming; 7. state the principles and objectives of Environmental Health Impact Assessment in Nigeria; 8. classify mycotoxins; 9. identify the effects, signs and symptoms of mycotoxins in food and environment; 10. analyse the impacts of environmental degradation; 11. explain environmental management system; 12. discuss the economics of environmental management; 13. classify environmental pollution; 14. discuss chemicals of emerging concerns (CECs); and 15. explain nanotechnology and nanomaterials.

Definition and concept. Characteristics of different environmental media (air, water, soil). Environmental approach to air, water and land pollution. Environmental effects of technological advances, radiation, noise, vibration, pollution of the biosphere. Concept of environmental management system. Mycotoxins and nitro-compounds in the environment. Environmental degradation. Methods of environmental assessment such as remote sensing and GIS, EA, EHIA, HIA. Economics of environmental management. Tools for Air, water and soil analyses. Management of degraded environment, re-forestation, erosion control, waste management, pollution control, international measures to control global warming and climate change remediation, meteorology. Chemicals of Emerging Concerns (CECs); Nanotechnology and nanomaterials.