Information Package / Course Catalogue
Groundwater Contamination
Course Code: MCE535
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

It is informed about giving basic information about groundwater hydraulics, determination of groundwater pollution and pollution-causing factors and pollution control.

Course Content

Basic concepts, hydrological cycle, groundwater formation, aquifer types and their properties, groundwater flow, groundwater pollution and its causes, pollutant transport and fate considerations, pollutant source prioritization, groundwater monitoring and analysis, sampling techniques from groundwater, groundwater pollution control, groundwater quality management.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Defines the hydrological characteristics of groundwater.
2.To describe the groundwater pollutants.
3.To describe the transport the pollutants to groundwater
4.Defines groundwater analysis methods.
5.To manage the groundwater quality.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ray K. Linsley, Jozeph B. Franzini, David L. Freyberg, George Tchobanoglus, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1992, Water Resources Engineering
2.R.Allan Freeze and John A. Cherry, 1988, Groundwater.
3.Canter, Knox and Fairchild, 1990. Groundwater Quality Protection, Lewis pub., New York.
4.EPA, 1985., Ground Water: Groundwater and contamination, Vol.1, USEPA, Center for Environmental Research Information, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
5.EPA, 1985., Ground Water: Methodology, Vol.2, USEPA, Center for Environmental Research Information, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
6.Batu, V., 1992., Solving groundwater problems with models, Dallas, USA.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic concepts
Week 2 - Theoretical
Hydrological cycle
Week 3 - Theoretical
Groundwater formation
Week 4 - Theoretical
Aquifer types and their properties
Week 5 - Theoretical
Groundwater flow
Week 6 - Theoretical
Groundwater pollution and its causes
Week 7 - Theoretical
Groundwater pollution and its causes
Week 8 - Theoretical
Pollutant transport and fate considerations
Week 9 - Theoretical
Pollutant transport and fate considerations
Week 10 - Theoretical
Pollutant source prioritization
Week 11 - Theoretical
Groundwater monitoring and analysis
Week 12 - Theoretical
Sampling techniques from groundwater
Week 13 - Theoretical
Groundwater pollution control
Week 14 - Theoretical
Groundwater pollution control
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Term Assignment1%15
Quiz1%15
Midterm Examination1%15
Final Examination1%55
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment301648
Term Project115116
Quiz110010
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination120222
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026