GROUNDWATER POLLUTION
Course Name Course ID Prerequisite
GROUNDWATER POLLUTION EHG415 EHG 314
Time Table for Course Lectures
GROUNDWATER POLLUTION (EHG415)
Week Topic
1 General Introductory to the Course.
2 Definition of Pollution[1,2]
3 Water Contamination Sources (Surface–Subsurface)[1,2].
4 Exam
5 Types of Contamination, Characteristics of Contamination Sources[1,2].
6 Exam
7 Radioactive Contamination[1,2]
8 Trace and Heavy Metals Contamination[1,2].
9 Exam
10 Solute Plume Shape in Different Media, Monitoring if Contamination[3,4]. 11 Numerical and Analytical Methods of Solute Transport[3,4].
12 Contamination Remediation And Control, Case Studies[3,4]. 13 Final Exam
References:
[1]
Groundwater Contamination, by Rail, C.D., 1989. Technomic Publishing Co.
U.S.A.
[2]
Water Pollution Technology, by Black, J.A., 1977. Reston Pub. Co. Virginia.
U.S.A.
[3]
Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology, 2nd ed., by Domenico, P.A., and Schwartz, F.W., 1997. John Willy. NY.
[4]
Water supply and pollution control, 7th ed., by Viessman, W., and Hammer, M.J.,
2004. Prentice Hall.
[5]
Applied Hydrogeology, 4th ed., by Fetter, C.W., 2001. Prentice Hall, USA.
[6]
Protecting the Nations Groundwater from Contamination. Vol. 1. 1984. Congress of the united states, Office of Technology Assessment. U.S.A.
Websites:
• www.kau.edu.sa/masharaf
• www.groundwater.org
• www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/naturalresources/DD5866.html
• www.epa.gov/superfund/students/wastsite/grndwatr.htm
GROUNDWATER POLLUTION (EHG415) Time Table for Course Lab. Work
Week Test Name
1 Preparation the Sample for Measurements 2 EC, pH and O2
3 Nitrate Test
4 Major Cations (Ca+2, Mg+2, Na+, K+) 5 Major Anions (Hco-3,Co3-2
, So4-2
, Cl-) 6 Types of Aquifer
7 Flow Model 8 Advection Model 9 Dispersion Model 10 Practical Final Exams
