Hydrogeochemistry - CVEN9631

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering

School: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Course Outline: http://www.civeng.unsw.edu.au/

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

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.