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This document outlines the course details for an Environmental Ecology course offered at Jimma University Institute of Technology. The 3 credit, semester-long course introduces students to key topics in environmental ecology, including ecology and its relationship to the environment, biogeochemical cycles, population growth modeling, environmental risk assessment, and pollution. Students will learn fundamental concepts, calculate growth rates, assess risks, and analyze different types of pollution. Evaluation includes quizzes, midterm and final exams.

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This document outlines the course details for an Environmental Ecology course offered at Jimma University Institute of Technology. The 3 credit, semester-long course introduces students to key topics in environmental ecology, including ecology and its relationship to the environment, biogeochemical cycles, population growth modeling, environmental risk assessment, and pollution. Students will learn fundamental concepts, calculate growth rates, assess risks, and analyze different types of pollution. Evaluation includes quizzes, midterm and final exams.

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JIL JIMMA UNIVERSITY

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING
Course title and Number:-Environmental Ecology (WREE 1090)
Lecturer :-
Credit hour :-3 (Three)

Year :-1st (2011/2012)

Semester : - 2nd

1. COURSE DESCRIPTION
 This course provides for learners Environmental Ecology about their different
Environmental problems and their solutions. The main topics covered under this
course are Environmental Ecology, Ecology and its relation to the Environment,
Mathematics of growth, Environmental risk assessment, and Environmental
pollution.

2. COURSE OBJECTIVES
After successful completion of this course the students should be able to:-
 Define Ecology
 Explain metabolism
 Differentiate between Aerobic and Anaerobic decomposition
 Draw the different biogeochemical cycles
 Define rock and soil
 Relate population, urbanization and Environmental stress
 Relate sanitation and health
 Calculate mathematics of growth
 Asses Environmental risks
 Define water, thermal, noise and air pollution
3. COURSE CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE:- INTRODUCTION
1.1. Development of Ecology
1.2. Definition of Ecology
1.3. Scope of Ecology
1.4. Basic concepts of Ecology
1.5. Functional concepts of Ecology
CHAPTER TWO:-ECOLOGY AND ITS RELATION TO THE ENVIRONMENT
2.1. Metabolism and Food chain
2.2. Aerobic and Anaerobic decomposition
2.3. Biogeochemical cycles
2.3.1. Carbon cycle
2.3.2. Nitrogen cycle
2.3.3. Oxygen cycle
2.3.4. Sulphur cycle
2.3.5. Phosphorus cycle
2.4. Geology and soils
2.4.1. Rocks and their types
2.4.2. Soil profile
2.4.3. Soil composition
2.4.4. Soil formation
2.4.5. Classification of soils
CHAPTER THREE:-MATHEMATICS OF GROWTH
3.1. Exponential growth
3.2. Half-life
3.3. Disaggregated growth
3.4. Logistic growth
3.5. Population growth
CHAPTER FOUR:-ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT
4.1. Definition of Risk Assessment
4.2. Elements of Risk Assessment
4.2.1. Hazard identification
4.2.2. Exposure Assessment
4.2.3. Dose – Response relationship
4.2.4. Toxicity assessment
4.2.5. Risk characterization
4.2.6. Bio concentration
4.2.7. Standards to control risk
CHAPTER FIVE: - INTRODUCTION TO CONTROL POLLUTION
5.1. General concepts of Environmental pollution
5.2. Water pollution
5.2.1. Sources and classification of water pollutants
5.2.2. Effects of water pollution
5.2.3. Control of water pollution
5.3. Thermal pollution
5.3.1. Sources of thermal pollution
5.3.2. Effects of thermal pollution
5.3.3. Control of thermal pollution
5.4. Noise pollution
5.4.1. Properties of noise
5.4.2. Measurement of noise
5.4.3. Types and sources of noise
5.4.4. Effects of noise pollution
5.5. Air pollution
5.5.1. Importance of the atmosphere
5.5.2. Sources and classification of air pollutants
5.5.3. Effect of air pollution
5.5.4. Control of air pollution
CHAPTER SIX: - BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY
6.1. Importance of biotic diversity
6.2. Causes for the threats to biotic diversity (species)
CHAPTER SEVEN: - LAND USE PATTERNS, URBANIZATION AND ZONING
7.1 Types of land use
7.2 Zoning
CHAPTER EIGHT: - ENERGY PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
8.1. Energy use pattern

4. COURSE ATTENDANCE

 All students should attend every session unless exceptional individual cases are
communicated to the instructor.

5. EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT


 Continuous Assessment – 30%
3 Quizzes – (Each 10 %)
 Mid-Exam – 30%
 Final Exam- 40%
6. REFERENCES
1. Chenn,P.(1999) Ecology. Advanced Biology Readers.
2. Cunningham, W.P., Cunningham, M.A. and Saigo, B.W. (2003) Environmental
science. A global concern. 7th Ed.
3. Hill, M.K. (1997) Understanding Environmental pollution. University of Maine,
orono. Cambridge University Press.
4. Kormondy, E.J. (2001) Concepts of Ecology.4th Ed. Prentice-Hall.
5. Lewis, R.(1997) Life.3rd Ed. WCB McGraw-Hill.
6. Nathanson,J.A. (2000) Basic Environmental Technology. Water supply, waste
management, and pollution control. 3rd Ed. Prentice-Hall.
7. Peirce,J.J., Weiner,R.F. and Vesilind,P.A.(1997) Environmental pollution and
control.4th Ed. Butterworth-Heinemann.
8. R.S. Ambasht and P.K. Ambasht (2006) Environment and pollution. 4 th Ed. CBS
Publishers and Distributors.
9. Salvato,J.A., Nemerow,N.L. and Agardy,F.J. (2003) Environmental Engineering. 5th
Ed. John Wiley and Sons, INC.
10. Yassi,A., Kjellstrom,T. and Guidotti,T.L. (2001) Basic Environmental Health. Oxford

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