Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Protection and Control
Vocational School of Izmit
Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Chemistry | CKP201 | Compulsory | Associate degree | 2 | Fall | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Erhan GENGEÇ
Assistant Prof. Dr. Nevin ATALAY GENGEÇ
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Sampling methods from discharge points, conservation of samples
2) Understanding laboratory working techniques,
3) Making basic environmental analyses (N, P, BOD, COD, SSS, SVI, SO, Turbidity, Hardness etc.) and spectrophotometric analyses techiques.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Laboratory Techniques
Course Contents
This course covers fundamentals of qualitative and quantative analysis. Basic concepts of colloid chemistry. Instrumental analysis methods. Significance of pH, acidity, alkalinity, color, turbidity and solids in water. Organic and inorganic pollutants in water. Characterization and determination of pollution parameters. Sampling and sample preservation. Theoretical and experimental approach for the determination of total solids, turbidity, acidity, alkalinity, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, total organic carbon, heavy metals, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, ammonia nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, nitrite nitrogen, hardness, chlorine, chloride, phosphate, surfactants, oil and grease, volatile organic acids.
Weekly Schedule
1) Taking and storing samples and working in laboratory.2) Preparing solutions, standart solutions, and concept of molarity, normality and concentration.
3) Fundamentals of quantative analysis.
4) Fundamentals of qualitative analysis
5) Concepts of pH, acidity and alkalinity.
6) Turbidity measurement.
7) Colour and princible of colour analysis.
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Conductivity and type of solids such as suspended, total, volatile and others in water
10) Chemical oxygen demand and its using
11) Biological oxygen demand (BOD) and fundamentals of BOD
12) Chlorine; analysis of chlorine in water and fundamentals of disinfection
13) Iron and manganese; their anaylsis and importance
14) Hardness and princible of hardness analysis
15) Importance of nitrogen and analysis
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Ders Notları
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Drill and Practice
3) Group Study
4) Lab / Workshop
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
20% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
80% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Required