Water of good quality is necessary for domestic, environmental, industrial, recreational and agricultural uses.

For those working in water management, it is important to understand the rationale for and be practically competent in the sampling of water and the measurement and interpretation of water quality parameters.

At a glance

  • Dates
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  • DurationThree days
  • LocationCranfield campus
  • Cost

    £870

    Concessions available

Course structure

This course is delivered via a mixture of lectures, workshops and practical sessions. During this short course, you will be joined by full-time and part-time students from our master's and PhD courses, creating a dynamic and interactive experience.

What you will learn

On successful completion of this short course you will be able to evaluate water quality data and the monitoring strategies that generate them.

Core content

  • Water quality issues; acceptability for human consumption and aquatic life,
  • Water quality standards,
  • Water quality monitoring principles and strategies,
  • Sampling methods,
  • Quality assurance,
  • Data interpretation,
  • Water quality sampling and analysis; practicals/demonstration of selected, basic measurements/methods.

Speakers

Dr Pablo Campo

Concessions


Accommodation options and prices

This is a non-residential course. If you would like to book accommodation on campus, please contact Mitchell Hall or Cranfield Management Development Centre directly. Further information regarding our accommodation on campus can be found here.

Alternatively you may wish to make your own arrangements at a nearby hotel.

Location and travel

Cranfield University is situated in Bedfordshire close to the border with Buckinghamshire. The University is located almost midway between the towns of Bedford and Milton Keynes and is conveniently situated between junctions 13 and 14 of the M1.

London Luton, Stansted and Heathrow airports are 30, 90 and 90 minutes respectively by car, offering superb connections to and from just about anywhere in the world.

Further location and travel details

Location address

Cranfield University
College Road
Cranfield
Bedford
MK43 0AL

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