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Hydrogeochemistry - CVEN9631
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.civeng.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Fee Band: 5 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Inorganic hydrogeochemistry of natural and contaminated groundwater resources. Practical aspects of sampling methodologies and field analysis; data checking and data presentation. Theoretical aspects of hydrochemical specialisation; equilibrium and kinetic reactions as applied to the carbonate system; mineral dissolution/precipitation; ion exchange; sorption; oxidation and reduction reactions. PHREEQC examples and exercises on ion exchange and redox reactions related to seawater intrusion; sorption of heavy metals; redox reactions related to nitrate contamination and 1D reactive transport modeling. Exercises will be based upon real field data analysed using the geochemical modeling code PHREEQC.

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