Academic Catalog

MASC576 BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF MARINE POLLUTION

Course Code: 9500576
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. ALÝ CEMAL GÜCÜ
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Definition of pollution. kinds and sources of pollution. accumulation. storage and excretion of pollutants. transfer within the food chain. effects on marine organisms: Plankton. invertebrates and vertebrates.