COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt will be applied using our state-of-the-art simulators. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Water Quality Modelling. It covers the water quality parameters, chemical parameters, biological parameters and physical parameters; the importance of seawater desalination and types and methods of water quality models comprising of empirical models, mechanistic models, hybrid models and model selection criteria for specific application; the model validation techniques and performance evaluation metric for water quality models; and the tools and software for water quality modelling and seawater as a source of drinking water. 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the costal water quality issues in the UAE and key pollutants affecting seawater quality; modelling coastal dynamics and water exchange rates and nutrient loading and its implications for water quality; the impact of desalination on seawater quality and salinity and temperature distribution in seawater including microbial contaminants in seawater; the advanced water quality modelling techniques and steps involved in the post-treatment of desalinated water; the transport and distribution of desalinated water; and the impact of storage tanks on water quality and optimizing tank design for maintaining water quality. 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the real-time water quality monitoring and control, risk assessment in water quality and regulations and standards for water quality in UAE; the environmental impact of desalination on marine ecosystems and sustainability of desalination as a water source; the socio-economic implications of desalinated water and social acceptance of desalinated water; educating the public about desalination process and risk communication strategies for water quality issues; the emerging technologies in desalination and water quality and integrating climate change effects in water quality modelling; using data for water quality predictions, modelling the future of water quality in UAE and the common issue in water quality modelling and their solutions; and optimizing models for accuracy and performance.