COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MCP 5021 ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR IDIL PAZI

Offered to

MARINE CHEMISTRY
MARINE CHEMISTRY

Course Objective

This course is focused on general properties of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), PCBs, petrol hydrocarbons, poly aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), organometallics, their effects on marine ecosystem, reference methods for pesticide and PCB in sediment and biota samples.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning what are POPs
2   To have knowledge of organic pollutants effects on the marine ecosystem
3   Learning PAH sources in the sea.
4   Learning metodologies for organic pollutants in sediment and biota.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 PERSISTANT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPs) General properties of POPs Stockholm Convention
2 ORGANOCHLORINATED PESTICIDES Definition and Classification of Pesticides Pathways of pesticides to the marine environment
3 DDT and DERIVATES of DDT and BHC The effects of PCBs on marine ecosystem
4 POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS Physical and chemical properties of PCBs Sources and pathways of PCBs to the marine environment The effects of PCBs on marine ecosystem
5 PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS Pathways of petroleum hydrocarbons to the marine environment Petroleum sources
6 PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS Aliphatics (paraffin) and molecular ratios Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) PAH sources
7 PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS Major accidents in the sea Phases of oil pollution in the marine environment Effects of oil pollution to the marine biota
8 MIDTERM EXAMINATION
9 ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS Antifouling paints Tributyltin (TBT) and effects Methyl mercury
10 MONITORING OF ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN THE COASTAL WATERS (BIOMONITORING) Levels of organic pollutants in biota Effects of oil pollution to the marine ecosystem
11 DETERMINATION OF POPs AND PCBs IN MARINE SEDIMENT AND BIOTA Sampling, extraction, clean-up, instrumental determination Presentation of instruments for organic contaminants
12 ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN SEDIMENT AND BIOTA FROM THE TURKEY COATS
13 STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS (DISCUSSION)
14 STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS (DISCUSSION)

Recomended or Required Reading

Bayona J.M., Albaigés J., 2005. Sources and Fate of Organic Contaminants in theMarine Environment. Hdb Env Chem Vol. 2, Part N (2006): 323 370. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
Eljarrat E., Barceló D., 2009. Chlorinated and Brominated Organic Pollutants in Contaminated River Sediments. Hdb Env Chem Vol. 5, Part T (2009): 21 56. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
Clark R. B., Marine Pollution. Oxford Press, 5th Edition, New York, 1995, Oxford Press.
Baker J.M., 2001. Oil Polllution. Academic Press. doi:10.1006/rwos.2001.0055.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend both the lecture and take part in the discussion
sessions. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned for that week and presented to open a discussion session.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Reading the related parts of the course material each week, attending the course and participating in class discussions are the requirements of the course. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. Participation is obligatory 75% of lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof.Idil PAZI
Deniz Bilimleri ve Teknolojisi Enstitüsü
Inciraltı 35340, Izmir
Tel: 232-278 55 65/127
E mail: idil.erden@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday and Friday, 10:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparing presentations 1 40 40
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
0
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Midterm 1 2 2
0
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 159

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.112221253344
LO.222321254343
LO.311223253234
LO.424343433445

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