Academic Catalog

MASC521 NUTRIENT CHEMISTRY

Course Code:	9500521
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	8.0
Department:	Graduate School Of Marine Sciences
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Graduate
Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. SÜLEYMAN TUÐRUL
Offered Semester:	Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Speciation of nutrients in seawater; sampling and measurement techniques; sources and removal processes; spatial and temporal distributions in the oceans and enclosed seas; nitrogen and phosphorus cycles in the sea, factors controlling the Redfield ratio (N:P); concepts of preformed and oxidized nutrients.