Duration
25h Th, 15h Pr, 1d FW
Number of credits
| Master in environmental sciences and management, professional focus | 4 crédits | |||
| Master in environmental sciences and management, professional focus (Codiplômation Université du Luxembourg) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course covers fondamental concepts related to investigations on groundwater quantity and quality for efficient groundwater management.
The main topics that are adressed are: general context of groundwater quantity and quality management, reminder on fondamental concepts in hydrogeology (water budget, piezometry, hydrodynamic parameters ...), field techniques (drilling, piezometric measurements...), performance and interpretation of slug tests and pumping tests, field investigations on groundwater - surface water interactions, groundwater quantity and quality indicators, general introduction on groundwater quality and pollution issues, factors controlling the natural quality of groundwater, pollutant properties and soil/groundwater pollution mechanisms, methods for investigating, controlling and mitigating groundwater pollution problems, Legal and technical aspects of groundwater management
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
General objective : to have theoretical and practical knowledge and a critical mind concerning groundwater quantity and quality management issues, in order to implement optimal protection measures for groundwater.
More specifically: to know and be able to master the main challenges related to groundwater management and protection, to understand and master the main properties and mechanisms that govern groundwater flow and contaminant transport processes in the subsurface, to be able to propose a field investigation programme aiming at quantifying hydrodynamic and transport properties in the subsurface, and to have a general knowledge of the legal and decisional framework related to groundwater management.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
It is recommended to have followed the course "ENVT3046-1 Pressions sur le sous-sol, Partim 2 : Eaux souterraines, or any equivalent course on hydrogeology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoretical course and seminars based on case studies.
Practical work will be organized during class sessions and based on a real case study. These works must be the subject of a technical note to be sent to the supervisors on dates defined at the beginning of the course. These technical notes will be commended but not graded (formative and non-certificatory assessment).
These exercises must be integrated into the presentation to be given during the oral exam.
If time is available in the agenda, one day of field trip in a hydrogeological basin for demonstration and use of field equipment and devices (pumps, probes) + measurement exercises. In this case, participation in this field day is compulsory.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
face-to-face
Course materials and recommended or required readings
read-only copies of the presentations given at the courses + reference books + web resources
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Further information:
The course assessment will consist of an oral examination based on a presentation of the case studied in the course followed by questions on the presentation and the content of the course
The presentation will include :
- A brief description of the basin studied
- The results of the exercises carried out during the course
- A personal opinion on the quantitative and qualitative state of the basin studied.
Teachers will be particularly attentive to any attempt at fraud, such as plagiarism, paraphrasing or AI in the presentation given during the oral examination. The sanctions provided for in such cases will be strictly applied.
Students will only be able to sit the oral exam if all the technical notes have been submitted on time during the term.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Covid-19 : in principle the course will be given in face to face mode on the Arlon campus. However, depending on the evolution of the sanitary context, it is possible that all or part of the course may be given in videoconference mode or in reverse class: provision of projection material with commentary pages detailing everything that would be said in the classroom, accompanied by question-and-answer sessions.
Contacts
Quantity : Philippe Orban: p.orban@uliege.be
Quality : Serge Brouyère: serge.brouyere@uliege.be -