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| JLJL7460 | Medical geology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Gülten YAYLALI ABANUZ | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Know and gain information about geochemical processes, natural and anthropogenic sources, speciation; to assess the impact of trace elements and toxic metal ion species on human and environmental health |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Know and gain information on the type of evidence available about environmental sources and processes | 1,2,3,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 | 1,3 | | PO - 2 : | Know and gain information about geochemical processes of heavy metals | 1,2,3,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 | 1,3 | | PO - 3 : | Know and gain information about natural and anthropogenic sources of heavy metals | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 | 1,3 | | PO - 4 : | Have an elementary understanding of environmental pathology of toxic metals | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 | 1,3 | | PO - 5 : | Know and gain information about environmental health, toxicology, and pathological manifestations of exposures of toxic metal species. | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14 | 1,3 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction to medical geolgy. History of medical geology. Methodology of medico-geographical research. Geography and medical geography in relation to geology. Subject and theoretical principles of medical geology. Procedure of medico-geological research. Goal, task, and significance of medical geology. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Geological factors. Natural environment, and geological environment. | | | Week 2 | Basic features of the geological environment.
Characteristics of geological factors and their influence on human health,
Minerals, Rocks;
Magmatic rocks,
Sedimentary rocks,
Metamorphic rocks,
geological formations,
Rock weathering, Soil, Basic features of soil, soil and risks, | | | Week 3 | Geomorphologic factors,
Relief and living conditions,
Karst areas and living conditions,
Tectonic movements and structural forms,
Risk within fault and rift zones,
Geophysical factors,
Magnetic, electromegnetic, and electric fields,
Thermal fields, Risks and positive effects,
| | | Week 4 | Endogenous geological processes, Earthquakes,
Volcanic activity,
Groundwater,
Mineral waters,
Thermal waters,
Hydrogeothermal energy,
Gases in mineral waters,
Mineral resources of the earth,
Energy resourch,
Mettalic mineral raw meterials.
| | | Week 5 | Other natural factors. Climatic factors. Hydrological factors, Water resources of the planet, Water and health. Biological factors, Plants, animals, and health, Food and health. | | | Week 6 | Anthropogenic factors. Processes of pollution and destruction of the geological environment. Pollution of agricultural soil. Water pollution. Air pollution. Artificial radioactive pollution. | | | Week 7 | Pollution and disturbance of the environment caused by ore exploitation and processing. | | | Week 8 | Complex harmful influences of urbanization on the natural environment. | | | Week 9 | Mid term exam | | | Week 10 | The geography of disease (nosogeography). Non-infectious somatic diseases, Diseases of the hearth and blood vessels | | | Week 11 | Malignant tumors,Infectious and parasitic diseases. Rare and strictly localized diseases. | | | Week 12 | Methods of medical geology.
Regional medical geology.
Applied medical geology.
| | | Week 13 | Use of applied medical geology results in economy and health care. | | | Week 14 | Biogeochemistry
Factors affecting the mobility and depositions of metals in varying environments
Environmental issues related to active/abandoned mining areas and rehabilitation methods
New remediation technologies used for soil and groundwater pollutions
Environmental issues related to geothermal and petroleum fields
| | | Week 15 | Pollution of agricultural soil
Arsenic and fluoride problems in groundwater Heavy metal pollution in water/soil and environmental problems
The influences of natural radioactivity on ecosystems
Natural mineral dusts and human health
Health problems related to deficiency and excess of major and trace elements
| | | Week 16 | end-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Selinus, O., 2010, Medical Geology, Springer, 559 p. | | | |
| 1 | Dissanayake, C.B., Chandrojith, R., 2009, Introduction of medical geology, Springer, 293 p. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 9 | 09/03/2013 | 3 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 6
7
8
10
13
15 | 20/03/2013
27/03/2013
02/03/2013
16/03/2013
07/03/2013
21/03/2013 | 54 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 28/05/2013 | 3 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 70 |
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