| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | BMB-23-149 | Advanced EnvIromental ChemIstry | Elective | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Second Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Creating environmental awareness
To teach the contents of waste
To obtain information about qualitative and quantitative analysis methods in water and wastewater
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Züleyha BİNGÜL |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Learning pollution and pollution parameters | | 2 | Know the properties of the wastes and the reaction mechanism | | 3 | Qualitative and quantitative analysis of water and wastewater |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Daytime Class |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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| Course Contents |
| To teach the chemistry of processes used in water and wastewater treatment
To learn chemical structures and reactions of organic and inorganic pollutants in water and wastewater treatment.
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| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Basic chemical concepts and calculations in environmental engineering, chemical and physical properties of water, sampling, storage, separation and purification methods | | | | 2 | Identification of important organic compounds and reactions in organic chemistry and environmental engineering applications | | | | 3 | pH and conductivity, alkalinity and acidity | | | | 4 | The importance of hardness and chlorides and methods of analysis | | | | 5 | Color and turbidity importance and analysis
| | | | 6 | Oil and grease, volatile fatty acids, methane formation | | | | 7 | Midterm Exam | | | | 8 | Dissolved oxygen and biological oxygen demand | | | | 9 | Chemical oxygen demand, sulfur cycle and sulphate | | | | 10 | Nitrogen cycle in nature, formation of nitrogen forms and time change, determination of nitric acid, nitrate, ammonia nitrogen | | | | 11 | Importance and removal of iron and manganese | | | | 12 | Radioactive substances and reactions | | | | 13 | Oxidation and reduction reactions | | | | 14 | Chlorine chemistry | | | | 15 | Presentations and assessment | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| 1. Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry, Manahan, Stanley E.,Boca Raton: CRC Press LLC,2001
2. Elements of environmental chemistry,Ronald A. Hites,A JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., PUBLICATION,2007
3. Environmental Chemistry, Colin Baird, Michael Cann, W. H. Freeman, 3 edition, 2004.
4. Related research articles |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 15 | | Discussion | 1 | 5 | | Brain Storming | 1 | 20 | | Criticising Paper | 1 | 10 | | Self Study | 1 | 20 | | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 30 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 50 | | Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 50 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 50 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 50 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Practice | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Discussion | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Brain Storming | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Criticising Paper | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| Self Study | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Homework | 7 | 2 | 14 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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