SA Waterbulletin November 2001

Abstract

Announcement of the next nationaL Short Course on THE ROLE AnD USE OF BIOLOGICAL monITORinG ir AQUIvrir oremiorrACCIMCM AIM OF THE eoug.s Aquatic bio,oiiitorhig, or response n,oiiitoriiig, is iitcreasiiiqly used as a mohitorihg arid assessjeit tool iii water resource i,aiiageiieiit. This course will provide a basic uptderstaiidiiig of the coiicepts, advaiitaqes, uses apid Ikiltatiopis associated with differetit bioiioiiitoriiig techptlques, lpicludiiig field bioassessiepit aptd toxicity bioassays. The course is desigiied to address the relevaiii coptcepts atid the iiiterplay belweeii biopiiopiitorliig aiid resource niapiageIieIit rather thati the techiiical details of how to cotiduct n,opiitoriiig. There will be a balauice betweepi Theoretical lectures (preseiited by experts from various orgaiiisatioiis), haiids-opt exposure lii the laboratory and field, group dlscuuloiis atid probleiii solviitg. Preseiitatio,ts aiid course iiateriaI will be hi 6glish. WHO SHOULD ATIEflD?

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