541-0036/02 – Contaminant Hydrogeology (KHG)
Gurantor department | Department of Geological Engineering | Credits | 4 |
Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Helena Raclavská, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Helena Raclavská, CSc. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2014/2015 | Year of cancellation | 2022/2023 |
Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Our intention is to provide a broad coverage of topics (see annotation of the course) in order to acquaint students with the basic principles of the subject taught and their practical applications.
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Teaching methods
Lectures
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Summary
Water in the rock environment, basic principles of groundwater accumulation and flow .
Overview of pollutants in groundwater – organic, inorganic pollutants, bacteriological contamination.
Transport of pollutants in groundwater – transport processes, advection, hydrodynamic dispersion, sorption, degradation.
Processes of natural attenuation - methodology of natural attenuation assessment on contaminated sites.
Exploration of pollution – methods for saturated zone, unsaturated zone, monitoring systems.
Groundwater protection principles – quantity and quality protection.
Protection zones of drinking water – mineral water protection, natural accumulation protection.
Remediation of groundwater – Passive and active methods, saturated and unsaturated zone.
Risk analyses – methodology.
Legislation in groundwater and surface water protection. Implementation of EU Water Framework Directive 2000/60/ES.
Compulsory literature:
ŠRÁČEK, O., ZEMAN, J.: Introduction to Environmental Hydrogeochemistry. Masyrykova Univerzita, Brno
Recommended literature:
PALMER, CH. M. (1992): Principles of Contaminant Hydrogeology. LEWIS Publishers, Inc.
BOULDING, J.R. (1995) : Practical Handbook of Soil, Vadose Zone, and Groundwater
Contamination. Assessment, Prevention and Remediation. LEWIS Publishers, Inc.
APPELLO, C.A.J., POSTMA, D. (1993): Geochemistry, Groundwater and Pollution. A.A. Balkema
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Konzultace, seminární práce.
E-learning
Other requirements
The study of recommended literature.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Water in the rock environment, basic principles of groundwater accumulation and flow.
Overview of pollutants in groundwater – organic, inorganic pollutants, bacteriological contamination.
Transport of pollutants in groundwater – transport processes, advection, hydrodynamic dispersion, sorption, degradation.
Processes of natural attenuation - methodology of natural attenuation assessment on contaminated sites.
Exploration of pollution – methods for saturated zone, unsaturated zone, monitoring systems.
Groundwater protection principles – quantity and quality protection.
Protection zones of drinking water – mineral water protection, natural accumulation protection.
Remediation of groundwater – Passive and active methods, saturated and unsaturated zone.
Risk analyses – methodology.
Legislation in groundwater and surface water protection. Implementation of EU Water Framework Directive 2000/60/ES.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction