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| GEOL0277-1 | Soil and groundwater quality, protections and remediation
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 30h Pr, 1d FW |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in Geological and Mining Enginneering, in-deph approach, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 5 |
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| Master in Geological and Mining Enginneering, in-deph approach, 1st year | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Geological and Mining Enginneering, in-deph approach, 2nd year | | Toute l'année | | 5 |
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| Master in Geological and Mining Engineering, specialized approach, 1st year | | Second semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Geological and Mining Engineering, specialized approach, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 5 |
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| Lecturer : | Serge Brouyère |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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- General context for soil and groundwater pollution
- Principles of groundwater geochemistry and natural groundwater quality
- Miscible and immiscible contaminant transport, dispersion and attenuation in soils and groundwater
- Investigation techniques (lab and field) : Monitoring and sampling of natural groundwater, characterization of contaminated sites (soil - water - air), environmental drilling
- Point and diffuse contamination of soils and groundwater: challenges, tools, legal context, risk assessment
- General concepts for soil and groundwater cleanup
- Additional seminars and talks by experts and professionals in the field
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| General objective: To have theoretical and practical knowledge and a critical point of view to analyse a problem of soil / groundwater quality or pollution, with the cleanup objective in mind More specifically:
- Knowledge and understanding of mechanisms and processes controlling the quality and pollution of soils and groundwater
- To be able to define and set up a programme of investigations for the characterization of the quality or pollution level of soils and groundwater
- To be able to use tools for the analysis and interpretation of measurements, observations and data collected in the field / lab
- Knowledge about the legal context and to be able to give a critical point of view on a soil / groundwater protection / pollution issue
- To be able to write a rigourous expert report
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| It is preferable to have prerequisite in hydrogeology. Knowldege on soil sciences, water chemistry and groundwater flow and transport modelling is an advantage |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Practical works are organised during most courses on theoretical examples and simplidied case studies. Personal works are also planned. A case study has also to be performed on sa simplified yet realistic case study, by groups of 3 to 4 students. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| First semester
Monday PM (1:30 - 5:30)
Building B28 (Montéfiore), local 2/93 |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Pdf copies of slides. Book and web references provided. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Based on (1) the report of the work performed in groups and presented at the beginning of the exam, (2) written or oral evaluation. |
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Contacts :
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| Serge Brouyère 04/3662377 Serge.Brouyere@ulg.ac.be
Assistants
Julie Gesels 04/3662035 Julie.Gesels@ulg.ac.be
Pierre Jamin 04/3662035, Pierre.Jamin@ulg.ac.be |
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