Environmental risk assessmentLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You gain an understanding of the principles and methodologies of environmental risk assessment.
You develop skills to estimate exposure to environmental hazards.
You learn to characterize environmental risks and determine their acceptability.
You apply information to develop strategies for managing identified risks.

Content

What is ecological and environmental risk assessment?
Where to find threshold limits and how to use them in risk assessment?
What is the difference between quantitative and qualitative risk assessment?
What are the tools and techniques to manage environmental risk assessment?

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c. identify interrelated tasks.
e. use the key models, methods, software, and techniques of the professional field.
f. work as team members in a goal-oriented way.
g. justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.