COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MODEL SUPPORTED INORGANIC WATER TREATMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ENV 5061 MODEL SUPPORTED INORGANIC WATER TREATMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SEVGI TOKGÖZ GÜNEŞ

Offered to

Environmental Engineering
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to provide gradutae studentsw with theoretical an practical knowledge of the basic techniques used in drinking and endustrial water treatment supported by hydrochemical model.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. To be able to define term, concept and basic level reactions related to hydrochemistry
2   2. To be able to make data evaluation for raw water source
3   3. Understanding dissolved species forming water quality
4   4. Can set requirements for the installation of PHREEQCI hydrochemical model software
5   5. Be able to define the dominant processes in the PHREEQCI reaction model
6   6. Be able to analyze the model results
7   7. Using PHREEQCI software at the base level

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Inorganic water pollution and pollutants
2 2. Hydrochemical model definition, conceptual model setup and elaboration
3 3. Data analysis for model requirements
4 4. Dominant processes on dissolved species
5 5. Determination of the distribution of species dissolved in water
6 6. Types of dominant reaction and importance of water quality
7 7. Oxidation reduction reactions
8 8. Surface complexation, ion exchange, solid and gas phase reactions
9 9. Mid-term Exam
10 10. Types of models
11 11. Model assumptions and error analysis
12 12. Application with PHREEQCI software - 1
13 13. Application with PHREEQCI software - 2
14 14. Application with PHREEQCI software 3

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Appelo CAJ, Postma D (2005) Geochemistry, Groundwater and Pollution, 2nd edition-Balkema; Rotterdam, S. E. Manahan, Environmental Chemistry, Lewis Publishers
Supplementary Book(s):
PHREEQC (Version 3)--A Computer Program for Speciation, Batch-Reaction, One-Dimensional Transport, and Inverse Geochemical Calculations http://wwwbrr.cr.usgs.gov/projects/GWC_coupled/phreeqc/index.html
The National Academies Press, 2007, Models in Environmental Regulatory Decision Making
EPA CREM, 2009, Guidance on the Development, Evaluation, and Application of Environmental Models, Council for Regulatory Environmental Modeling U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20460
P.J. de Moel, J.C. van Dijk, W.G.J. van der Meer, 2015. Aquatic Chemistry for engineers. http://ac4e.omnisys.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/AC4E_Vol_1.pdf

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

: Lectures, assignment, exams.

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

Evaluation of exams and assignments

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Sevgi TOKGÖZ GÜNEŞ
sevgi.tokgoz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

: Will be determined depending on the shedule

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 2 6 12
Final Assignment 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.1555
LO.2555555
LO.3555555
LO.4555555
LO.5555
LO.655555555
LO.7

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