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Environmental Chemistry

Course Code	: KMY413
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 4

Objectives of the Course

To give information about resources of environmental pollution, environmental damage and their removal methods, water pollution, atmospheric pollution, soil pollution, solid waste pollution, toxic metal pollution

Course Content

Fundamental concepts of the environmental chemistry. Water, atmosphere and soil chemistry.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Gülşen GÜVEN

Learning Outcomes

1.	Student lists water, soil, and air quality parameters
2.	The student explains the basic information about treatment processes
3.	The student identifies environmental issues and resources
4.	The student explains the basic concepts of environmental chemistry
5.	Defines the relationship between chemistry and events occurring in water, atmosphere, and soil

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Environmental Chemistry, Turgut Gündüz, Gazi Kitabevi.
2.	Key Concepts In Environmental Chemistry, 2013, G. HANRAHAN, Academic Press Çeviri Editörü: İsmail Toröz, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Course introduction, general information about course

Week 2 - Theoretical

Introduction of environmental chemistry

Week 3 - Theoretical

Water chemistry

Week 4 - Theoretical

Surface / groundwater quality and monitoring

Week 5 - Theoretical

Water treatment processes, treatment of rivers waters, the preparation of drinking water from lakes and dams

Week 6 - Theoretical

Industrial waste water treatment: chemical methods, biological methods

Week 7 - Theoretical

Soil and soil pollution

Week 8 - Theoretical

Sources and affects of soil pollution (Midterm)

Week 9 - Theoretical

Air quality, air pollution and air quality standards

Week 10 - Theoretical

Air pollutants and sources of air pollutants

Week 11 - Theoretical

Chemical reactions in the atmosphere, global warming, greenhouse effect and acid rain

Week 12 - Theoretical

Environmental Toxicology

Week 13 - Theoretical

Characterization of hazardous waste

Week 14 - Theoretical

Green chemistry and sustainable chemical processes

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%20
Final Examination	1	%60
Assignment	1	%20

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	1	2	42
Assignment	1	20	1	21
Midterm Examination	1	20	1	21
Final Examination	1	20	1	21
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				105

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10	PÇ-11	PÇ-12	PÇ-13
OÇ-1	4	4	4		5					4		4
OÇ-2	5	5	5		5					5		4
OÇ-3	4	4	4		4					4		4
OÇ-4	4	4	4		4					4		4
OÇ-5	4	4	4		4					4		4

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