COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Environmental Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÖRKEM AKINCI

Offered to

Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

Learning basis terms about hazardous waste and management, legal statute, waste reduction, waste recovery, storage and landfilling processes and having knowledge of treatment of lands contaminated by hazardous wastes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Hazardous Waste Identification and Classification Manual, Wagner, T.P. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1990, New York, USA.
Hazardous Waste Minimization, Freeman, H., McGraw-Hill Inc., 1990, USA.
Hazardous Waste Management, Michael D. LaGrega, P. L. Buckingham, J. C. Evans, McGraw-Hill Book Comp., 2010, USA
Hazardous and Industrial Waste Treatment, Charles N. HAAS, Richard J. VAMOS, Prentice-Hall Inc., 1995, USA
Hazardous Waste Chemistry, Toxicology and Treatment Stanley E. MANAHAN, Lewis Publishers, Inc., 1990, USA
Hazardous Waste Management, Charles A. WENTZ, McGraw-Hill Book Comp., 1989, USA
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; Donlad G. Crosby, Oxford Univ. Press Inc, 1998, USA
Impact Assessment of Hazardous Aquatic Contaminants, Salem S. Rao, CRC Press LLC Lewis Publishers, 1999, USA7. e-books (more than 100)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Courses will be explained theoretically 2 hours in a week. Students are expected to do their homework on the final presentation at the end of the semester. It is important to attend courses.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Participation of student to lessons and homework checks with presentations are required. The success of student will be evaluated according to the midterm and final exam notes with homework and presentation performances.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The attendance of students, active participation, being able to debate and completing the course as having features such as the ability to evaluate what they have learned is expected.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Görkem AKINCI gorkem.akinci@deu.edu.tr
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Neval BAYCAN neval.baycan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be determined according to course load.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes