Information Package / Course Catalogue
Environmental Chemistry
Course Code: KİM506
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

To give information about the sources 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)
Learning Outcomes
1.to be able to recognize water, soil and air quality parameters
2.to be able to find out the basic information about treatment processes
3.to be able to recognize the environmental problems and sources
4.Learning the basic concepts of environmental chemistry.  
5.To learn the relationship between chemistry and events in water, atmosphere and soil.  
Recommended or Required Reading
1.)Manahan S. E. (1993), Fundamentals of environmental chemistry, Lewis Publishers
2.Bodek I., Lyman W. J., Reehl W. F., Rosenblatt, (1988) Environmental inorganic chemistry, Pergamon pres
3.Evangelov V. P. (1998), Environmental soil and water chemistry, John Wiley & Sons
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Environmental Chemistry and Content
Week 2 - Theoretical
Environment and Ecology
Week 3 - Theoretical
Environmental Chemistry of Water and Chemical Equilibria
Week 4 - Theoretical
Basic Chemical Events in Dirty Waters and Processing of Water
Week 5 - Theoretical
Sediments and Nature of Solids
Week 6 - Theoretical
Soil Pollution and Chemical Events in the Soil
Week 7 - Theoretical
Atmosphere and atmospheric chemistry
Week 8 - Theoretical
Student presentations (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Inorganic Air Pollutants
Week 10 - Theoretical
The nature of dangerous Substances, sources and environmental chemistry
Week 11 - Theoretical
toxicological chemistry
Week 12 - Theoretical
acid rain and ozone depletion
Week 13 - Theoretical
Green chemistry and sustainable chemical processes
Week 14 - Theoretical
Student presentations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%20
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment128230
Midterm Examination134236
Final Examination140242
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
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
OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026