Course Contents
Organic contaminants: occurrence and classification in soil and groundwater; physicochemical parameters; distribution equilibria (Henry’s law, Kow, Kd, Koc concepts); sorption isotherms; sorption kinetics; diffusion; contaminant transport in groundwater; non-aqueous phase liquids; contamination sources; characterization of contaminated sites; principles of natural attenuation; site remediation: principles and applications.
Literature
Fetter, C.W. (2008): Contaminant Hydrogeology – New Jersey (Prentice Hall).
Schwarzenbach, R.P., Gschwend, P. & Imboden, D.M. (1996): Environmental organic chemistry – Wiley, VCH.
Sustainability Reference of the Course Contents
Understanding the fate and transport of contaminants in the environment is crucial for sustainability and encompasses different UN Sustainable Development Goals, such as SDG 6, 15, 2 and 3. The Hydrogeochemistry course focuses on the behavior of contaminants in different environmental compartments and on the techniques allowing the reduction and removal of contamination to ensure the recovery and sustainable use of subsurface and water resources.
Online Offerings
Moodle
Organic contaminants: occurrence and classification in soil and groundwater; physicochemical parameters; distribution equilibria (Henry’s law, Kow, Kd, Koc concepts); sorption isotherms; sorption kinetics; diffusion; contaminant transport in groundwater; non-aqueous phase liquids; contamination sources; characterization of contaminated sites; principles of natural attenuation; site remediation: principles and applications.
Literature
Fetter, C.W. (2008): Contaminant Hydrogeology – New Jersey (Prentice Hall).
Schwarzenbach, R.P., Gschwend, P. & Imboden, D.M. (1996): Environmental organic chemistry – Wiley, VCH.
Sustainability Reference of the Course Contents
Understanding the fate and transport of contaminants in the environment is crucial for sustainability and encompasses different UN Sustainable Development Goals, such as SDG 6, 15, 2 and 3. The Hydrogeochemistry course focuses on the behavior of contaminants in different environmental compartments and on the techniques allowing the reduction and removal of contamination to ensure the recovery and sustainable use of subsurface and water resources.
Online Offerings
Moodle
- Lehrende: Jürgen Mutzl
- Lehrende: Massimo Rolle
- Lehrende: Christoph Schüth
Semester: ST 2024