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Università degli Studi di Parma
course catalogue

SOIL AND GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
cod. 1005877

Academic year 2017/18
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Geologia applicata (GEO/05)
Field
Discipline geomorfologiche e geologiche applicative
Type of training activity
Characterising
62 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN
lectures timetable unavailable
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Learning objectives

Acquire the knowledge to prevent groundwater pollution and work in the field of groundwater pollution remediation

Prerequisites

Course of Hydrogeology (not indispensable)

Course unit content

Contaminants features and migration in the subsurface. Groundwater pollution remediation

Full programme

Basic concept of Hydrogeology (knowledge and understanding).
Introduction to Environmental Legislation (knowledge and understanding).
Main features and migration of microbial cells, dissolved contaminants, LNAPLs and DNAPLs (knowledge and understanding).
Adventive flow and advetive-dispersion transport (knowledge and understanding).
Breakthrough curves (knowledge and understanding).
Groundwater remediation techniques (applying knowledge and understanding).
Case studies (making judgements).
Simulation of a case study with an interdisciplinary approach (communication skills).

Bibliography

Fetter CW. 2008. Contaminant Hydrogeology. Waveland Pr Inc.
Scientific papers from journals

Teaching methods

Lessons, exercises, simulation of case studies

Assessment methods and criteria

Informal tests during the lessons, and formal examination during which the main focus is the ability to use different information to solve problems.
The English language is used for foreign students.

Other information

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