ENGINEERING FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Year: 2020-2021 Semester: Fall
Course Name: Current Topics in Environmental Engineering
MIDTERM EXAM QUESTION SHEET
SIGNATURE: EXAM
INSTRUCTOR’S NAME & TITLE: Assoc. P rof. Dr. Ni l gün DATE:
AYMAN ÖZ 12/2020
SIGNATURE: EXA//M
STUDENT’S NAME/SURNAME: DURATIO
STUDENT ID #: N:
Take home
Question 1-10 TOTAL
POINT:
Point 10 p each
Prog.
Outcomes
PO2

MIDTERM QUESTIONS

1. Define the carbon footprint. Find two examples for the calculation of carbon footprint 10 p
for different projects /activities/companies and summarize them.

2. Find four examples of different types of green buildings from the world and Turkey. 10 p
What kind of types of equipment, systems or materials can be used for green
buildings?

3. Define water footprint. Find three papers (last 5 years) related to the calculation of the 10 p
water footprint of different products/factory/activity….. and summarize them .

4. Discuss the importance of microplastic pollution. What are the effects of the 10 p
microplastics?

5. List renewable energy sources. Find projects/examples for each renewable energy 10 p
type from the world and Turkey.

6. Define biogas. Find examples related to biogas plants from the world and Turkey. 10 p
What kind of substrates can be used in the biogas plants.

7. Find three examples of different types of rainwater harvesting systems. 10 p

8. Find three papers (last 5 years).related to the calculation of the carbon footprint of 10 p
different products/factory/activity….. and summarize them

9. Explain micropollutants. What are the types and sources of the micropollutants? 10 p

10. Find three papers (last 5 years).related to the different micropollutants and summarize 10 p
them