COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTAMINANT FATE AND TRANSPORT IN THE SUBSURFACE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALPER ELÇI

Offered to

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Environmental Engineering
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

Course Objective

The main objective of the course is to expose graduate students to fundamental environmental fate and transport processes, with emphasis on ground water and soil systems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to derive advection-dispersion equation for contaminant transport in saturated soil
2   To be able to estimate breakthrough concentrations and times for contaminants in the subsurface
3   To be able to analyze breakthorugh curves of contaminants
4   To be able to describe terms and concepts related to subsurface hydrology
5   To be able to evaluate column tracer experiments
6   To be able to explain fundamental differences between contaminant mass transport in the saturated versus the unsaturated zone

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and review of hydrogeology
2 Sources and types of soil and groundwater contamination
3 Groundwater sampling and monitoring
4 Advection and dispersion in the saturated zone
5 Nonreactive contaminant transport equation
6 Reactive processes in the subsurface: chemical, biochemical and radioactive decay
7 Reactive processes in the subsurface: Sorption
8 1st Mid-term exam
9 Reactive contaminant transport equation
10 Contaminant breakthrough curves
11 Calculation and analysis of breakthrough curves. Contaminant plume behavior
12 Flow and transport in the vadose zone
13 2nd Mid-term exam
14 Remediation options for contaminated groundwater and soil

Recomended or Required Reading

* Van der Perk, M., 2006, Soil and Water Contamination, Taylor & Francis.
* Fetter, C.W., 1999. Contaminant hydrogeology. Prentice Hall.
* Boulding, J.R. and Ginn J.S. 2004. Practical Handbook of Soil, Vadose Zone and Ground-water Contamination Assessment, Prevention and Remediation. 2nd edition. Lewis Publishers.
* Fetter, C.W., 2001. Applied Hydrogeology, Prentice Hall.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Performing in-class applications
Assigning homeworks and providing their solutions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 RPT REPORT
5 FIN FINAL EXAM
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.20 + MTE 2 * 0.20 + MAKRASG +RPT/2 * 0.20 +FIN * 0.40
7 RST RESIT
8 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.20 + MTE 2 * 0.20 + ASG +RPT/2 * 0.20 +RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Homework assignments are to be submitted at the beginning of class on the designated due date. 20/100 points will be deducted for late submissions.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Room A223
Phone and E-mail: (232) 301 7112, alper.elci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 5 12 60
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 13 13
Midterm 2 1,5 3
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 140

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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