| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | FBT678-13 | AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS OF HEAVY METAL BIOREMEDIATION | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Second Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| This course will be aimed to teach heavy metal remediation with the living organism from aquatic environments and how to bioremediation process work. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Yard. Doç. Dr. Evren Tunca |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Ağır metalin önemini anlar | | 2 | Ağır metal biyoremediasyonunun ne olduğunu öğrenir | | 3 | Laboratuar ortamında basit düzeyde biyoremediasyon çalışmaları yürütebilir | | 4 | Learn the importance of heavy metals | | 5 | Learn the process of bioremediation | | 6 | Learn how to basically practice heavy metal bioremediation studies at the laboratory conditions. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Characteristics of heavy metals, essential and non-essential heavy metals, physical, chemical, biological factors which influence heavy metal accumulation, phytoremediation, zooremediation, microbial remediation, success bioremediation studies at the laboratory and at the natural aquatic environment. Also to learn how the bioremediation process work at the laboratory conditions. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | General characteristics of heavy metals, essential and non-essential heavy metals and the accumulation of heavy metals | | | | 2 | Determination of heavy metals at the water and at the tissues | | | | 3 | Phytoremediation, zooremediation and microbial remediation | | | | 4 | Remediation of heavy metals at the laboratory conditions. | | | | 5 | Remediation of heavy metals at the natural aquatic environments | | | | 6 | Synergistic and antagonistic effects | | | | 7 | An overview | | | | 8 | Mid-term exam | | | | 9 | Investigations of success bioremediation studies at the literature | | | | 10 | Cultivation for bioremediation experiment | | | | 11 | Survey of the cultures, LC50, EC50 and probit analysis | | | | 12 | Doses application at the laboratory conditions | | | | 13 | Obtain of the results | | | | 14 | Interpret of the results | | | | 15 | An overview | | | | 16 | Final exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Introduction to Phytoremediation of Contaminated Groundwater, (James E. Landmeyer, Springer-2012)
Trace elements in the environment Biogeochemistry, Biotechnology, and Bioremediation, (M.N.V. Prasad Kenneth S. Sajwan Ravi Naidu, Taylor Francis-2006)
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| SUM | 0 | |
| SUM | 0 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri | 40 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Laboratory | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Report Preparation | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Report Presentation | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Writing Paper | 1 | 72 | 72 |
| Criticising Paper | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Report | 1 | 10 | 10 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | LO2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | LO3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | LO4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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