GROUNDWATER POLLUTION
Course Name Course ID Prerequisite
GROUNDWATER POLLUTION EHG415 EHG 314
Course Description
Introduction, Definition of Pollution, Water contamination sources (surface – subsurface), Types of contamination, characteristics of contamination sources, radioactive contamination, trace and heavy metals contamination, solute plume shape in different media, monitoring of contamination, numerical and analytical methods of solute transport, contamination remediation and control, case studies.
Course Objectives
1. General introduction about contamination and its role in our lives, define the contamination.
2. Classify all the water contamination sources that occur in the natures (surface and sub-surface).
3. Studying all the types of contamination..
4. Learning in detail the Characteristics of contamination sources.
5. Learning in detail the radioactive contamination.
6. Studying the Trace and Heavy metals contamination.
7. Studying the solute plume shape in different media.
8. Learning the Monitoring of contamination, and contamination remediation and control.
9. Studying the Numerical and analytical methods of solute transport.
10. Learning and studying some case studies.
General References for the Course: (Books/Journals…etc.)
Students in this course can read from:
1. Groundwater Contamination, by Rail, C.D., 1989. Technomic Publishing Co.
U.S.A.
2. Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology, 2nd Edition, by Domenico, P.A., and Schwartz, F.W., 1997. John Willy. NY.
3. Protecting the Nations Groundwater from Contamination. Vol. 1. 1984. Congress of the United States, Office of Technology Assessment. U.S.A.
4. Water Pollution Technology, by Black, J.A., 1977. Reston Pub. Co. Virginia.
U.S.A.
5. Water Supply and Pollution Control, 7th Edition, by Viessman, W., and Hammer, M.J., 2004. Prentice Hall.
List of URLs for this Course
• www.kau.edu.sa/masharaf
• www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/naturalresources/DD5866.html
• www.epa.gov/superfund/students/wastsite/grndwatr.htm Course Outcome
Student is able to know the types of contamination and monitoring of contamination and control. He will learn the following:
1. Student can know the trace and heavy metals contamination.
2. Student can know solute plume shape in different media.
3. Student can know the numerical and analytical methods, solute transport.
