Among the aims of the course, students who successfully complete the course are:
Understand the importance of major environmental problems in contemporary society.
Understand "in depth" the causes and consequences of air, land, land water and marine pollution.
to know about the phytotoxicity of pollutants and their effects - both biological and economic - especially on crop species to know about biomonitoring - bio-recording methods in the assessment of disturbances, alterations and stresses at species, bio-community and ecosystem level.
To know about the applications of biomarker-biometers with emphasis on the use of plants in monitoring environmental quality.
to know about phytoremedation - i.e. the use of plants in the decontamination and restoration of disturbed areas