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Course code: RSSS20204f12Semester: 2012/2013 winter
Name: Groundwater self-purification processes
Major: Environmental Protection
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 2
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 50
Lecturer: Dr inż. Ireneusz Kajewski
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Student gains knowledge regarding processes of migration of contaminants in soil and groundwater, knows and understands numerical parameters of processes. Will be able to model migration of pollutants in groundwater for simple cases.
Competences: Theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the area of migration of contaminants in groundwater.
Prerequisites: Geology and geomorphology, Hydrology, Water management, Environmental chemistry, Soil science, Groundwater protection
Course content: Physical, chemical and biological properties of soil and groundwater environment. Phenomena and processes of contaminants migration in vadose and saturated zone: advection, diffusion and dispersion, sorption and retardation, degradation of contaminants. Mathematical description of migration processes in soil and groundwater environment. Analytical solutions of advection-dispersion equation and their use in forecasting of pollutants migration.
Recommended literature: Fetter C.W.:1999. Contaminant hydrogeology. Prentice-Hall International. Domenico P. A, Schwarz F. W.:1990. Physical and chemical hydrogeology. John Willey & Sons. Spitz K., Moreno J.:1996. A practical guide to groundwater and solute transport modelling. John Willey & Sons.
Assessment methods: Evaluation of individual projects.
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