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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS EES 5024 POLLUTION OF AQUIFERS 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 ÜNSAL GEMICI

Offered to

ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES-NON THESIS

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to protect the aquifer system to be utilized efficiently and estimate the possible pollutants that wil decrease the quality of the groundwaters bu vulnerability maps.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   DEfine the hydrogeological structures 2   Estimate the groundwater flow mechanism 3   Define the pollutants and their transport mechanism in groundwater 4   Identfy the groundwater geochemistry 5   Define the protection zones 6   Outline the vulnerability maps

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Aquifer ssytems 2 Hydrogeological properties of the rocks 3 Groundwater flow 4 Relations between rocks and groundwater 5 Groundwater geochemistry 6 Groundwater tracing methods 7 1. midterm 8 Pollutant transport in groundwater 9 Geological barriers 10 Protection zones for groundwater 11 Saltwater intrusion 12 Vulnerability maps 13 Case studies 14 2. midterm

Recomended or Required Reading

Fetter, C.W.,1993, Contaminant Hydrogeology, Prentice-Hall, Inc.New Jersey. Appelo, C.A.J., 1994, Geochemistry, groundwater and pollution, A.A. Balkema, Rott

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 ASG 1 ASSIGNMENT 1 2 ASG 2 ASSIGNMENT 2 3 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 4 FIN FINAL EXAM 5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG 1 * 0.10 + ASG 2 * 0.10 + MTE * 0.20 + FIN *0.60 6 RST RESIT 7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG 1 * 0.10 + ASG 2 * 0.10 + MTE * 0.20 + RST *0.60 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Exam and homework

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEÜ, Mühendislik Fakültedi, Jeoloji Mühendisliği Bölümü 2323017323 unsal.gemici@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 1-2

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Tutorials 12 2 24 Case study 2 8 16 Preparing presentations 2 20 40 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36 Preparation for midterm exam 2 14 28 Preparation for final exam 1 16 16 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 164

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 3 4 3 LO.2 3 2 2 LO.3 2 2 4 LO.4 2 3 2 3 4 LO.5 4 3 2 LO.6 4 2 2