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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS EES 5025 MONITORING OF SOLID WASTE STORAGE AREAS BY GEOPHYSICAL METHODS 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

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PETEK SINDIRGI

Offered to

ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES-NON THESIS

Course Objective

To provide information and awareness about geophysical methods applied in the determination and monitoring of solid waste storage areas and pollution determination studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Seepage pollution of solid Waste Storage Sites and its effects on groundwater aquifer 2   Effective geophysical methods in the investigation of seepage pollution, their advantages and limitations 3   Determination of contamination and seepage site by geophysical methods

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Solid waste storage systems and the importance of site selection 2 Geological structure characteristics of storage areas 3 Design of waste areas for monitoring purposes 4 Leakage pollution in solid waste storage area and its effects on groundwater aquifer 5 Effective geophysical methods and selection in the investigation of leakage pollution 6 Self-potential (SP) Method 7 IP (Induced polarization) Method 8 Midterm exam 9 Electrical Methods (Mise-a-la-Masse, Electrical Tomography) 10 Gravity method 11 Seismic methods 12 Geo-radar method 13 Electromagnetic Methods 14 Mapping of pollution and leakage boundaries 15 Studies to be done for the elimination of pollution and leakage

Recomended or Required Reading

Reynolds, J.M., 1997, An Introduction to Applied and Environmental Geophysics, John Wiley and Sons, New York. Sharma, P.V., 1997, Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, assignments and exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 ASG ASSIGNMENT 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + ASG * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Assignment: LO3 Midterm exam : LO1-2-3

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Course policies and rules will be communicated to students during the first lesson.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç.Dr.Petek Sındırgı petek.sindirgi@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 14:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 2 28 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70 Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7 Preparing assignments 1 7 7 Web Search and Library Research 8 7 56 Midterm 1 2 2 Final Assignment 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 172

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 2 LO.2 3 2 LO.3 4 3 3 2 3