European Field Excursion in Environmental Science (EFEES)

The excursion took place from 2 - 20 August 2004 in Denmark.

For detailed information on EFEES 2004, please visit
EFEES_2004_Flyer1.pdf

Course objectives

to apply environmental science theory to problems observed in the field
to get insight into different types of pollution, environmental effects, remediation, environmental policies and local management strategies in different parts of Europe
to learn new tools for collecting, analysing, modelling and interpretation of environmental data
to combine different sources of knowledge for solving of environmental problems
to draw on different expertises for problem solving in a group consisting of students with different nationalities and with different backgrounds

This is an outstanding opportunity to see Environmental Science in a European context and meet other European Environmental Science students.

Geomorphology of the Velje county
Surplus of nitrate and ammonia from agriculture, N-balances in production
Pesticides in relation to groundwater
Eutrophication (phosphate) of fresh waters (lakes, streams, estuaries). Erosion and particle transport
Wetlands, incl. restored wetlands
Waste products and microcontaminants
Hot spot pollution
Nature management plans for farms