Chemical Hydrogeology
General
Prefix
AHS
Course Number
336
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Science and Engineering
Description
Ground-water chemistry, ground-water contamination, and remediation. Principles of aquatic chemistry; chemistry of natural ground waters; water-quality standards; contaminant detection and migration; remediation and treatment techniques; and ground-water risk assessment.
Prerequisites
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Solve quantitative and qualitative problems using basic concepts of aqueous chemistry. These concepts include: solubility and equilibrium constants, controls on pH, redox processes, adsorption, and complexing.
Outcome
Describe typical groundwater chemistry in differing types of aquifers and discuss the processes by which groundwater chemistry evolves in contact with earth materials--rocks, minerals, clays, and organic compounds.
Outcome
List and describe the common groundwater contaminants and evaluate the expected transport and fate of different types of contaminants.
Outcome
Describe typical groundwater remediation technologies and strategies based on knowledge from case studies in the groundwater professional literature and select the appropriate strategy for a given scenario.
Outcome
List or describe primary and secondary water quality standards that apply to groundwater contamination.
Dependencies
Programs
AHS336
is a
completion requirement
for: