Spring 2015 - EASC 410 D100
Groundwater Contamination and Transport (3)
Class Number: 2670
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 6 – Apr 13, 2015: Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Apr 21, 2015
Tue, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Diana Allen
dallen@sfu.ca
778-782-3967
Office: TASC 1 Room 7239
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Prerequisites:
REQ-EASC 315 or EASC 412.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
An introduction to contaminant hydrogeology and mass transport processes in groundwater regimes. Topics include natural groundwater quality, sources of contamination, 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. Quantitative.
COURSE DETAILS:
General: 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 the geochemical properties of inorganic and organic contaminants 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:
· Groundwater Contamination – sources, inorganics, organics
· Mass Transport - saturated zone, unsaturated zone, dissolved and non-aqueous phase liquids
· Site Investigations
· Groundwater Remediation
Course Organization: 1 two-hour lecture and 1 three-hour laboratory. The assignments are based on the theory part of the course, and these will be distributed during lab time.
Grading
- Assignments 25%
- Mid-Term Exam 15%
- Mock Trial Participation 5%
- Term Project and Presentation 20%
- Final Exam 35%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Fetter, C.W., 1999. Contaminant Hydrogeology, 2nd Edition, Waveland Press, 500 pp.
ISBN: 978-157766-583-0
Selected Readings
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