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| ENVT0712-1

 | Notions of environmental geology and hydrogeology

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| Duration : | 15h Th | |
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| Holder(s) : | Alain Dassargues | |
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| Course contents :
| - Georesources and environment - Water cycle, groundwater, solute transport in the underground and contamination - Impact of human activities associated to natural hazards: induced land subsidence, costal erosion, soil and groundwater contamination, waste-disposals, seawater intrusions, earthquake, Civil Engineering works and geology, impact studies - Protection, remediation, vulnerability maps, natural and enhanced attenuation of contamination. | |
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| Course objective :
| Introduction to the geological and hydrogeological aspects linked to environmental problems. | |
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| Workshops :
| Exercices are organised in relation with the topics discussed in the theory part. | |
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| Organization :
| Second semester | |
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| Written notes :
| Available as pdf files of the transparents. Basic reference: 'Introduction to Environmental Geology' 2ème Edition, E.A. KELLER, 2002, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-033822-2 | |
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| Assessment :
| Written exam. Short questions based mainly on the physical understanding of the processes and concerned parameters. | |
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| Contacts :
| Alain Dassargues 04/3662376 Alain.Dassargues@ulg.ac.be Assistent: Philippe Orban 04/3662359 P.Orban@ulg.ac.be | |
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