COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT IN GROUNDWATER AND SOIL

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ENV 4301 INTRODUCTION TO CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT IN GROUNDWATER AND SOIL ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Environmental Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALPER ELÇI

Offered to

Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to provide knowledge that can be applied in contamination assessment studies of spills in aquifers, environmental impact assessment studies, theoretical work on specific contaminant transport mechanisms and numerical modeling of contaminant transport in aquifers.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain fundamental principles of mass transport processes in groundwater
2   To be able to describe the subsurface environment
3   To be able to categorize groundwater and soil contamination sources
4   To be able to explain physico-chemical and bio-chemical transformation processes in groundwater
5   To be able to calculate groundwater contaminant arrival times

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to subsurface contamination sources
2 Description of the subsurface; review of hydrogeology
3 Contaminant transport in groundwater
4 Darcy and average linear velocities; advection; diffusion (Fick's Law); hydrodynamic dispersion; the advection-dispersion equation (ADE)
5 Contaminant breakthrough in groundwater
6 Transformation processes and partitioning in the subsurface
7 Sorption of contaminants to soil - 1
8 Sorption of contaminants to soil - 2
9 Mid-term exam
10 Reactive transport of radioactive species
11 Biodegradation of contaminants
12 Remediation options for subsurface contamination -1
13 Remediation options for subsurface contamination - 2
14 Practical calculations for various remedial activities

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Fetter, C.W., 1999. Contaminant hydrogeology. Prentice Hall.
2. Spitz, K. and Moreno, J., 1996. A practical guide to groundwater and solute transport modeling. Wiley-Interscience.
3. Fischer, H., List J., Koh, C.R., Imberger, J. and Brooks N. 1979. Mixing in Inland and Coastal Waters. Academic Press.
4. Boulding, J.R. and Ginn J.S. 2004. Soil, vadose zone and ground-water contamination Assessment, Prevention and Remediation. 2nd edition. Lewis Publishers.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Performing in-class applications
Giving homeworks and their solutions

Assessment Methods

To be announced!

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Department of Environmental Engineering, Room A223
Tel: (0232) 301 7112, E-mail: alper.elci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 0,75 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 3 2,5 8
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 59

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15
LO.23
LO.33
LO.43
LO.535

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