Fall 2018 - EASC 601 G100
Advanced Groundwater Geochemistry (3)
Class Number: 8129
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Location: TBA
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Instructor:
Dirk Kirste
dkirste@sfu.ca
1 778 782-5365
Office: TASC 1 Room 7411
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Prerequisites:
Undergraduate course in hydrogeology recommended (or permission of instructor).
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Advanced topics in understanding water-rock interactions and the geochemistry of groundwater during processes such as weathering and recharge, acid mine drainage, diagenesis and hydrothermal ore deposit formation. The course focuses on the physical and chemical principles that govern the geochemistry of groundwater with emphasis on water sample collection and analysis, chemical thermodynamics, gas-water-rock interactions and geochemical modeling.
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Topics:
1. Water Quality, Water Sampling and Water Analysis
2. Solutions, Minerals and Equilibria
3. From Rainwater to Groundwater
4. Biological, Physical and Chemical Processes
5. Carbon Dioxide, Acidity, Alkalinity and Carbonate Reactions
6. Silicate Weathering
7. Ion Exchange and Adsorption
8. Reduction Oxidation
9. Isotopes
10. Geochemical Modelling
Course Organization:
1 two-hour lecture and 1 three-hour laboratory per week. The assignments are based on the theory part of the course, and these will be distributed during lab time. 1 term research paper and 20 minute presentation of the research paper.
Grading
- Lab Assignments 35%%
- Mid-Term Exam 10%%
- Final Exam 25%%
- Research Paper and Presentation 30%%
Materials
RECOMMENDED READING:
Selected readings of journal articles supplemented with Geochemistry, Groundwater and Pollution (Appelo, C.A.J. and Posttma, D., 2005. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. 649 pp.)
Additional Resources:
Drever, J.I., 1997. The Geochemistry of Natural Waters, Prentice Hall, Inc., 436pp. Langmuir, D., 1997. Aqueous Environmental Geochemistry, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 600pp. Morel F.M.M.and Hering, J.G., 1993. Principles and Applications of Aquatic Chemistry, Wiley-Interscience, 558pp. Stumm, W. and Morgan, J.J., 1996. Aquatic Chemistry. Wiley-Interscience, 1022 pp.Graduate Studies Notes:
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