COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ORGANIC POLLUTANTS AND MEASUREMENT METHODS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTH 3611 ORGANIC POLLUTANTS AND MEASUREMENT METHODS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NEVAL BAYCAN

Offered to

Textile Engineering
Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction (Atmosphere, Air, Water, Soil Pollution etc.)
2 (Persistent) Organic Pollutants and Their Sources
3 Analytical Measurement Methods of Organic Pollutants
4 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
5 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
6 Polychlorinated/Brominated Biphenyls (PBBs-PCBs)
7 Pesticides
8 Chlorinated and Brominated Dioxins/Furans (PCDD/Fs and PBDD/Fs)
9 Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)
10 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, PFOA, PFOS)
11 Phenols
12 Phthalates
13 Organotin Compounds
14 Risk and Impact Assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

Spellmann, F.R., The Science of Environmental Pollution, Taylor & Francis 4th Edition, 2021. (ISBN: 9781032016832 Published by CRC Press).
Kumar, N., Shukla, V., Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Environment Origin and Role, Taylor & Francis 1st Edition, 2021. (ISBN: 9780367512880 Published by CRC Press).
Bharagava, R.N., Environmental Pollutants and Their Bioremediation Approaches, Taylor & Francis 1st Edition, 2017. (ISBN: 9781138628892 Published by CRC Press)
Zheng, E., Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): Analytical Techniques, Environmental Fate and Biological Effects, Elsevier 1st Edition, 2015. (ISBN: 9780444633002 Published by Elsevier)
Mehmetli, E., Koumanova, B., The Fate of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Environment, Springer, 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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 * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 80

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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