COURSE SYLLABUS
SOIL CONTAMINATION AND REMEDIATION
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Course Title: |
SOIL CONTAMINATION AND REMEDIATION |
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Course Code: |
TOP6954 |
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Type of Course: |
Optional |
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Level of Course: |
Third Cycle |
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Year of Study: |
1 |
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Semester: |
2 |
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ECTS Credits Allocated: |
6 |
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Theoretical (hour/week): |
3 |
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Practice (hour/week) : |
0 |
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Laboratory (hour/week) : |
0 |
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Prerequisites: |
None |
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Recommended optional programme components: |
None |
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Language: |
Turkish |
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Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face |
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Course Coordinator: |
Prof. Dr. Cumhur Aydınalp |
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Course Lecturers: |
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Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator: |
E-Mail: cumhur@uludag.edu.tr
0 224 2941535
Ziraat Fakültesi Toprak Bilimi ve Bitki Besleme Bölümü
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Website: |
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Objective of the Course: |
The aim of the course is the learning of the sources of soil pollution, environmental impact, and used remediation methods |
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development |
Learns the sources that cause soil pollution and their effects on the environment and the methods used in their improvement. |
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Learning Outcomes: |
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To understand the importance of soil contamination in relation to human health and ecosystem functioning;
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To describe the behavior of different heavy metals and organic pollutants in various soil types. ;
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To learn importance and extent of soil pollution nationally and internationally;
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To explain potentials and limitations of various soil-cleaning methods both in-situ and ex-situ. ;
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| Week |
Theoretical |
Practical |
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Introduction to soil pollution |
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Pollutants from agricultural sources |
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Urban land-source pollutants |
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Energy production emissions |
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Transport and soil pollution from transport |
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Waste and waste material consisting of soil pollution |
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Pollution mechanisms |
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Soil pollution control |
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Land planning and implementation of breeding |
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Chemical and physical rehabilitation techniques |
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Bioremediation. |
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Phytoremediation |
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Solidification and stabilization methods |
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Oil pollutants and breeding method |
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials: |
The prepared lecture notes from various sources |
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Assesment |
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| TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES |
NUMBER |
PERCENT |
| Midterm Exam |
0 |
0 |
| Quiz |
0 |
0 |
| Homeworks, Performances |
0 |
0 |
| Final Exam |
1 |
100 |
| Total |
1 |
100 |
| Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade |
0 |
| Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade |
100 |
| Total |
100 |
| Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course |
ppt presentation, mutual discussions, evaluation of the issues with different sources. |
| Information |
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE |
| Activites |
NUMBER |
TIME [Hour] |
Total WorkLoad [Hour] |
| Theoretical |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Practicals/Labs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Self Study and Preparation |
14 |
6 |
84 |
| Homeworks, Performances |
0 |
5 |
25 |
| Projects |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Field Studies |
4 |
4 |
16 |
| Midtermexams |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final Exams |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Total WorkLoad |
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177 |
| Total workload/ 30 hr |
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5,9 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course |
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6 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS |
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PQ1
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PQ2
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PQ3
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PQ4
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PQ5
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PQ6
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PQ7
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PQ8
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PQ9
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PQ10
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PQ11
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PQ12
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PQ13
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LO1
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5
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3
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5
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5
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2
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5
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3
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4
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5
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5
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5
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2
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2
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LO2
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3
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3
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5
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5
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2
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5
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3
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4
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5
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4
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5
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2
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2
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LO3
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5
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3
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5
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5
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2
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5
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3
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4
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5
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5
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5
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2
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2
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LO4
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3
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3
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5
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5
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2
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5
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3
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4
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5
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5
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5
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2
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2
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| LO: Learning Objectives |
PQ: Program Qualifications |
| Contribution Level: |
1 Very Low |
2 Low |
3 Medium |
4 High |
5 Very High |
