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| GEOL0298-1 | Groundwater quality and protection
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Alain Dassargues, Philippe Orban |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | Introduction, evaluation of groundwater quality, monitoring network for the background groundwater quality and for drinking water standards, solute transport in unsaturated/saturated zones of the underground, main principles underlying the protection zones, intrinsic vulnerability assessment and mapping for the groundwater resources in general or for pumping wells and springs, hydrogeological mapping, natural attenuation and optimized techniques for groundwater remediation, study cases.
Invited speakers from research institutions and expertise companies. |
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| Course objective : | Deep understanding and knowledge in the general topic of groundwater quality and protection.
Skill development in the use of techniques for vulnerability mapping, contaminant transport modelling and optimisation of remediation schema. |
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| Prerequisites : | It is better if the student has already followed advanced courses about hydrogeology. |
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| Workshops : | Practical works are organised on the basis of real case-studies. |
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| Organization : | First semester
time schedule not yet defined
BE CAREFUL: this course is organised one year on two !
It is organised only in the odd-numbered years. |
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| Written notes : | References are recommended and pdf files with the used transparents are made available. |
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| Assessment : | Oral exams |
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| Contacts : | Alain Dassargues 04/3662376 Alain.Dassargues@ulg.ac.be
Philippe Orban
P.Orban@ulg.ac.be |
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