COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SERHAN TANYEL

Offered to

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Course Objective

In the course, the types of contaminants generated by vehicles will be given. The relation between pollution and traffic load, road type, and the distance from the road will be discussed. The remediation techniques for the soil pollution, the properties of soil, and contaminant behavior in soil matrix are also pointed out. And, finally, laws and regulations of Turkey and other countries related with the topic are given.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):

Mirsal, I (2003): Soil Pollution: Origin, Monitoring and Remediation , Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, ISBN 3-540-40143-1, p 300.

Supplementary Book(s):

Chiou (2003): Partition and Adsorption of Organic Contaminants in Environmental Systems , John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, ISBN 0-471-46301-9.

Crompton, T. R. (2001): Determination of Metals and Anions in Soils, Sediments and Sludges , Spon Press, p 776.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The visual presentations and presentation slides.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-3, 4-5: Consideration with mid-term exam and final exam
LO 2: Consideration with assignments and presentations.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance will be considered in the evaluation. The rules of writing term paper topics, and it will be distributed to students at the beginning of the period

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Görkem AKINCI: gorkem.akinci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The course schedule will be announced by the faculty member is created.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes