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  • Environmental Physics
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Course Introduction Information

Code - Course Title FİZ416 - Environmental Physics
Course Type Elective Courses
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Laboratory + Practice 2+0
ECTS 3.0
Course Instructor(s) PROFESÖR SEDEF DİKMEN
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
Prerequisites There is no a prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended
Recommended Reading List
Assessment methods and criteria 1 Midterm Exam,1 Final
Work Placement
Sustainability Development Goals

Content

Weeks Topics
Week - 1 POLLUTION a) General Information b) Environmental Education c) History of Environmental Pollution d) Pollution and Pollutants e) Environmental Problems and Public Health f) Environmental Meetings and Organizations
Week - 2 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS AND CHEMICAL PROCESSES a) Environmental Pollution b) Transport of Environmental Pollutants by Air c) Gas Pollutants and their Reactions in the Atmosphere d) Transport of Pollutants in Water e) Pollutants in Soil f) The limits of Pollutant Concentrations in Drinking Water
Week - 3 THE POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT WITH INORGANIC GASES a) Ozone and Ozone Layer b) Depletion of the Ozone Layer c) Chlorofluorocarbon Gases and Ozone Degradation d) Other Gases That Break The Ozone Layer e) SOx and NOx Gases
Week - 4 POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT WITH ORGANIC SUBSTANCES a) Organic Solvents b) Detergents c) Chlorine and Chlorinated Compounds d) Pesticides e) Herbicides f) Bad Smells
Week - 5 CONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT WITH HEAVY METALS a) Heavy Metals and Environmental Pollution b) Sources of Heavy Metals c) Heavy Metal Ions in Soil d) Heavy Metals Toxicity
Week - 6 a) Classical Methods b) Determination of Acidity, Basicity and Hardness in Water c) Chromatography Methods d) Determinations by Mass Spectroscopy e) High Performance Liquid-Solid Chromatography f) Determinations by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
Week - 7 ATMOSPHERE: PROCESS IN THE TROPOSPHERE a) Rainfall b) Changes in Smog Gas Levels c) Substances that Photolyze in the Atmosphere d) Greenhouse Incident e) Magnetic Effect and Greenhouse Effect
Week - 8 SOIL a) Soil and Its Types b) Cation Exchange in Soil c) Anion Exchange in Soil d) Polluting the Soil
Week - 9 NATURAL AND WASTE WATER TREATMENT a) Distribution of Waters on the Earth b) Treatment of Domestic Water c) Treatment of Municipal Waste Water d) Treatment of Industrial Wastewater
Week - 10 e) Removal of Phosphorus and Nitrogen from Wastewater f) Removal of Solid Suspensions from Water g) Purification of Water with Ion Exchangers
Week - 11 GREENHOUSE GAS AND GLOBAL WARMING a) Industrial Revolution and Greenhouse Gases b) Atmosphere and Ozone Layer c) Reactions that Decompose Ozone
Week - 12 NUCLEAR ENERGY AND RADIOACTIVE WASTES a) Beta Rays, Alpha Rays, Gamma Rays b) Radioactive Elements c) Radioactivity Units d) Exposure to Radiation
Week - 13 e) Nuclear Decays f) Nuclear Reactors g) Control of Nuclear Wastes and Applications in the World
Week - 14 MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS Recovery Processes of Hazardous Wastes (Physical Methods, Chemical Methods and Biological Methods)

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Question & Answer
  • Team/Group Work
  • Drill - Practise
  • Brain Storming
  • Report Preparation and/or Presentation
  • Competences
  • Rational
  • Questoning
  • Follow ethical and moral rules
  • Effective use of Turkish
  • Environmental awareness
  • Work in teams
  • Use time effectively
  • Eleştirel düşünebilme
  • Concern for quality
  • To work autonomously
  • Organization and planning

Assessment Methods

Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
2.Midterm Exam 1 30
Homework 1 15
Final Exam 1 40
Practice 1 15
Toplam (%) 100
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