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| MRNL7011 | Marine Pollution | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | Marine Science and Marine Biotechnology | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Fatma TELLİ KARAKOÇ, Prof. Dr. Abdülaziz GÜNEROĞLU | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | In this course, it is aimed to present possible solutions for the sources of pollutants affecting the marine ecosystem and their effects. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | explain the sources of pollution in the marine environment | 1,2,3,4 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | identify existing pollutants in the marine environment | 1,2,3,4 | 1, | | PO - 3 : | explain the effects of pollutants on aquatic organisms and habitats | 1,2,3,4 | 1, | | PO - 4 : | identify solutions to polluting problems | 1,2,3,4 | 1, | | 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 | | |
| Ancient vs. modern oceans; understanding today's problems, Past and current situation of pollutants in the marine environment; The sources of the pollutants. Different type of pollutants in marine environment, their effects fate and possible reduction solutions; International measurements to prevent the pollution in marine environment. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Ancient vs. modern oceans, understanding today's problems
| | | Week 2 | Emerging pollutants and their sources
| | | Week 3 | The effects of pollutants in marine ecosystem
| | | Week 4 | The issue of fossil fuels at the marine environment: emissions to the sea
| | | Week 5 | Continent derived metal pollution
| | | Week 6 | Heavy metals in saline waters
| | | Week 7 | Organic pollutants in marine environment
| | | Week 8 | midterm exam | | | Week 9 | Marine litter: problems and solutions
| | | Week 10 | Plastic and micro plastic pollution
| | | Week 11 | Plastic and micro plastic pollution | | | Week 12 | Global shipping, ballast water and invasive species
| | | Week 13 | Global shipping, ballast water and invasive species | | | Week 14 | Oil spills and basics of oil spill clean-up
| | | Week 15 | Pollution reduction and remediation | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Arias, A.H. & Marcovecchio, J.E. 2021. Marine Pollution and Climate Change. 336 pages CRC Press. | | | |
| 1 | Naik, M.M. & Dubey, S.K. 2017. Marine Pollution and Mirobial Remediation. Springer.
| | | 2 | Fingas, M.F. (Ed.). 2015. Handbook of oil spill science and technology. Wiley.
| | | 3 | Walker, C.H. & Livingstone, D.R. (Eds.). 2013. Persistent pollutiants in marine ecosystems. Elsevier.
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| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 2 | 30 | | Quiz | 10 | | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 2 | 6 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 8 | 3 | 24 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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