COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTAMINANT SOIL REMEDIATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEV 4105 CONTAMINANT SOIL REMEDIATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Environmental Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÖRKEM AKINCI

Offered to

Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

The aims of the course is to introduce the frequently met contaminants in soils, to teach the soil properties, to describe the behavior of contaminants in soil, understanding the major mechanisms of soil remediation technologies, learning the factors affecting the remediation of soil -such as initial concentration, type of contaminant, type of soil, and contamination age- and determination of the extend of contamination bu on site analysis and detections.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Can list and categorize major soil contaminants, can describe the presence of pollution.
2   Can explain the soil properties and behavior of contaminants in soil matrix.
3   Can select and decide about the necessary remediation method for a contaminated soil, can associate the soil, contaminant features with remediation techniques.
4   Can compare the remediation techniques for a case of contamination, can make experiments in lab-scale to obtain quick findings
5   Can plan and design the components of a soil remediation system
6   Can explain and defend the selected remediation technique

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Soil properties, frequently met soil contaminants and their categorization, the properties of major soil contaminants
2 Behavior of inorganic and organic contaminants in soil, the factors affecting the behavior of a contaminant plume
3 Introduction to common soil remediation methods, insitu and techniques
4 Soil vapor extraction, thermal extraction, soil washing/flushing
5 Bioleaching of metals, supercritical fluid extraction
6 Bioremediation, bioaugmentation, biopilecomposting Setting up the study groups
7 Questions and answers
8 Selection of lab-scale remediation techniques, setting up the lab- scale reactors, and teaching the operational parameters for different remediation systems
9 Design criteria for major soil remediation technologies Students periodically controls the test reactors and completes analysis for some major contaminants remained in soil
10 Class study on design of selected remediation systems with diffferent soil type, contaminant type, and contaminant concentration
11 Laboratory
12 Laboratory
13 Group presentations
14 Group presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Class discussions after explaining the foundamentals of soil contamination and
remediation, followed by setting up and operating lab-scale remediation reactors

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Class attendance is strongly expected.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Görkem AKINCI, DEÜ Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü 35160 Buca izmir
Tel: + 232 301 7132

Office Hours

Before or following 2 hours of the lecture

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Field study 5 2 10
Preparing presentations 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 43

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.14
LO.2545
LO.355545
LO.4455
LO.54455
LO.6