Overview

This topic offers the advanced knowledge required to investigate the complex dynamics of unsaturated and saturated water flow and issues related to contaminant transport. The topic is delivered in four parts. Part 1 covers the physical flow and transport processes impacting the transport and spreading of pollutant plumes in soils … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topic aims to instil in students knowledge and an appreciation of the issues relating to groundwater contamination, and the quantification of groundwater flow utilising advanced techniques.

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Assumed knowledge

First year undergraduate level Earth Sciences topics and an understanding of groundwater hydrology such as can be obtained from EASC3741 Physical Hydrogeology.