COURSE UNIT TITLE

: IMPACT OF POLLUTION ON COASTAL ECOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CZM 5006 IMPACT OF POLLUTION ON COASTAL ECOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NIHAYET BIZSEL

Offered to

Course Objective

A broad view of fundamental problems of pollution on the coastal part of the sea water; human wastes from a dense population in the coastal zone, repositories for dredge spoils, sewage sludge and industrial and municipal effluents. A basic understanding of the biological processes in the shallow water and how these are affected by pollutant and mankind will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to relate and explain the impact of pollution on the coastal environment,
2   Students will be able to predict future pathways and evaluate consequences of anthropogenic inputs on coastal systems.
3   Students will be able to identify and describe the general physical and chemical processes that have an impact on coastal areas and the ecosystems.
4   Students will be able to understand the nature of pollution and its possible sources.
5   Students will get information about local environmental agencies and their ongoing monitoring programs.
6   Students will review and report on ecological literature

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Course Outline, Textbook, Homework, References 1.2 Marine Ecosystems and man Concern about the marine ecosystems Complexities of marine ecosystems Utilization of marine ecosystems by man and his effects on them Management of marine ecosystems 1.2.1 Properties of Coastal Environment
2 COASTAL ECOLOGY 2.1 Ecology 2.2 Geomorphic Features of Coastal Environment 2.3 Hydrographic Features of Coastal Environment 2.4 Biological Components of Coastal Environment
3 MATERIAL FLOWS IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT 3.1. Light, Nutrient, Primary Production, Factors affecting primary production 3.2. Secondary Production, Decomposer 3.3. Biogeochemical cycle 3.4. Food chains
4 POLLUTION 4.1. Air Pollution 4.2. Water Pollution Types of pollutant Organic Loading Eutrophication Red tide
5 IMPACTS OF MAN S ACTIVITIES ON AQUATIC SYSTEMS Human activities and changes in the ecosystem. Waste water discharge Waste Disposal Strategies 5.1. Domestic 5.2. Industrial 5.3. Agricultural 5.4. Thermal
6 (Continued) 6.1. accidental Release 6.2. Fishing, bottom trawling 6.3. Aquaculture 6.4. Artificial reefs 6.5. Pathogens and Marine toxins
7 (Continued) 7.1. Dredging and Dredged-spoil Disposal Effects on Water Quality 7.2. Beneficial effects/Adverse effects/ 7.3. Resource protection 7.4. Monitoring change 7.5. Waste disposal Strategies 7.6. Waste water Reuse 7.7. Dispersion Models of Release Effluents
8 MIDTERM
9 GENERAL PROBLEMS OF HARMFUL SUBSTANCES 9.1 Biological effects on waste disposal 9.1.1 Bioaccumulation 9.1.2 Biotransformation and metabolism of pollutants in estuarine organisms 9.1.3 Biotransformation of elimination of xenobiotic compound 9.1.4 Toxicity 9.2 Geochemical Processes
10 CASE STUDIES 10.1. Izmir Bay 10.2. The Sea of Marmara
11 DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY
12 STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS (DISCUSSION)
13 STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS (DISCUSSION)
14 STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS (DISCUSSION)

Recomended or Required Reading

Gerlach, S. A., 1981. Marine Pollution-Diagnosis and Therapy, Springer-Verlag, NewYork.
Boaden, P.J.S., 1993. An Introduction to coastal Ecology, Blackie Academic and Professional, London.
Moore, J.W. and Moore, E.A., 19 . Environmental Chemistry, Academic Press, London.
Ehrlich, P.R., Ehrlich, A.H., 1973. Human Ecology-Problems and Solutions, W. H. Freeman and Company, San Francisco.
Barnes, R.S. and Mann, K.H., 1991. Fundamentals of Aquatic Ecology, Blackwell scientific Publications.
Kennish, M.J., 1992. Ecology of Estuaries:Anthropogenic Effects, CRC Press, Florida.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures will be held as presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


*** 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

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

The office hour will be informed on the office door.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Reading 10 4 40
Midterm 1 4 4
Final 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 172

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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