| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 9105025231998 | Hazardous Waste Management | Elective | 1 | 1 | 8 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Second Cycle |
| Language of Instruction |
| Turkish |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The main aim of the course is as follows; to convey a professional consciousness to the students on hazardous waste, to teach management tools and treatment techniques for the hazardous wastes, to teach remediation approaches for the contaminated sites and groundwater and finally to provide knowledge on national and international legislation. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Prof:Dr:Nuri Azbar |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | To learnmanagement tools and treatment techniques for the hazardous wastes | | 2 | To provide knowledge on national and international legislation | | 3 | To learn remediation approaches for the contaminated sites and groundwater | | 4 | To convey a professional consciousness to the students on hazardous waste |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Face to Face |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Definition of hazardous wastes, types, sources and properties of of hazardous wastes, behaviour of hazardous chemicals in the environment (eco-toxicology, transport, transformation and accumulation), prevention of hazardous waste generation, recovery and recycling techniques, disposal techniques of hazardous wastes, use of biotechnology in the remediation of hazardous wastes, risk management, remediation of contaminated sites and groundwater, national and international legislations. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | • Definition of hazardous wastes, types, sources and properties | Interactive discussion | | | 2 | • Behavior of hazardous wastes in the environment (eco-toxicology, transport and accumulation) | Interactive discussion | | | 3 | Prevention of the generation of hazardous wastes and recycling | Interactive discussion | | | 4 | Risk Management | Interactive discussion | | | 5 | • Techniques used in hazardous waste treatment | Interactive discussion | | | 6 | • Techniques used in hazardous waste treatment | Interactive discussion | | | 7 | • Techniques used in hazardous waste treatment | Interactive discussion | | | 8 | • Midterm exam | | | | 9 | Soil Bioremediation Techniques | Interactive discussion | | | 10 | Soil Bioremediation Techniques, | Interactive discussion | | | 11 | Biological approaches for the remediation of contaminated sites groundwater. | Interactive discussion | | | 12 | National and international legislations | Interactive discussion | | | 13 | National and international legislations | Interactive discussion | | | 14 | National and international legislations | Interactive discussion | | | 15 | • General evaluation | Interactive discussion | | | 16 | Final exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| - M.D.LaGrega; P.L.Buckingham; J.C.Evans (1994): Hazardous Waste Management, Mc-Graw Hill Serisi
- Turkish Hazardus Wastes Control Regulation
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| Activities are given in detail in the sections of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation". |
| Assessment Methods and Criteria | | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Discussion | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Brain Storming | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Self Study | 14 | 10 | 140 |
| Individual Study for Homework Problems | 14 | 4 | 56 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | | | LO2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | 5 | | LO3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | 5 | 4 | | LO4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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| Ege University, Bornova - İzmir / TURKEY • Phone: +90 232 311 10 10 • e-mail: intrec@mail.ege.edu.tr |