Contaminant Hydrogeology

Prerequisite: CHEM 2050, 2051, 2052, 2053, and GEOL 3020.

This course examines theoretical and practical considerations of the fate and transport of contaminants through porous geologic materials. Topics include physical and chemical processes governing the transport of contaminants in groundwater, multiphase flow, chemistry of organic and inorganic contaminants, microbial degradation of contaminants, monitoring and mediation site characterization, remediation technologies, application of hydrogeologic and geochemical theory and practice to the protection of aquifers from contaminations, and quantitative aspects (computer modeling of contaminant transport).

Credit: 3