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| GEOL0014-1 | Environmental Geology and Hydrogeology
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 20h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Alain Dassargues |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | Introduction, Earth differentiation, minerals and rocks, igneous rocks and magmatic processes, sedimentary processes, stratigraphy, geological maps and cross-sections, metamorphic rocks, folds, faults and rock deformation, weathering, soils, mass wasting, erosion, fluvial, coastal and marine erosion and sedimentation
- Georesources and environment
- Water cycle, groundwater, solute transport 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' 2nd 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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