EASC 410: Groundwater Contamination & Transport
| Credits: | 3 |
Pre-requisites: | EASC 304 & 412 |
Lecture (hrs/week): | 2 |
| Terms: | Spring, Fall |
Co-requisites: | None |
Lab (hrs/week): | 3 |
| Instructors: | Allen | Quantitative | |||
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Description:
Groundwater contamination can be a significant environmental problem leading to degradation of the quality of fresh water both in the subsurface and where groundwater discharges to surface water bodies. This course introduces the basic principles of contaminant hydrogeology by discussing natural groundwater quality with regard to its evolution in natural systems, sources of contaminants, for example from mine waste, agriculture, saltwater intrusion, and industrial activities, and the processes and principles governing mass transport, including advection, dispersion and diffusion. The course also explores methodologies for site investigation as well as various remediation methods that have been developed to clean up groundwater.
Course Topics- Natural Groundwater Quality
- Groundwater Contamination
- Mass Transport
- Site Investigations
- Groundwater Remediation
Fetter, C.W. 1999. Contaminant Hydrogeology. 2 nd Edition. Prentice Hall Inc. New Jersey , 500 pp. Selected Readings