CEV 402 - Soil&Groundwater Pollut.Cont.

Course Objectives

1. To emphasize the importance of soil and groundwater pollution,
2. To gain the ability of evaluating fate and transport mechanisms of soil and groundwater pollutants,
3. To gain the ability of evaluating applied treatment technologies for soil and groundwater remediation.

Course Description

Characteristics of groundwater and soil, sources of soil and groundwater pollution, transport mechanisms of contaminants in soil and groundwater (advection, diffusion, dispersion), fate of common contaminants in soil and groundwater, site assessment, characterization of soil and groundwater pollutants, monitoring and evaluation of soil and groundwater quality, physical, chemical and biological treatment technologies applied in soil and groundwater remediation, policies and legislations related to soil and groundwater pollution and control.