CV 554 - Ground Water and Soil Remediation Technologies

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

Course Description
This course presents an overview of techniques to be used to clean up existing pollutants in soil, water or air in the vicinity of hazardous waste sites. Emphasis is on the remediation of pre-existing pollution rather than on pollution prevention strategies. Topics to be covered include the following: (1) surface water control strategies such as capping of surface impoundments, floating lagoon covers, grading, revegetation, diversion and collection; (2) groundwater contaminant clean-up and control strategies such as groundwater pumping, subsurface drains, subsurface barriers, and groundwater treatment procedures such as air and steam stripping, carbon absorption, biological treatment, ion exchange absorption, chemical treatments and reverse osmosis; (3) soil remediation procedures such as in-situ bioremediation, chemical remediation, soil flushing and physical treatment techniques; (4) procedures for the control of gas emissions and fugitive dust control from surface impoundments and landfills; (5) waste, soil and sediment disposal techniques; (6) monitoring strategies for remediated sites and leak detection strategies; and (7) remediation of leaking underground storage tanks (LUST). (prereq: graduate standing in MSCV program or consent of department chair)

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Understand the terminology and scientific principles of the science of soils
Predict the fate and transport of organic and inorganic constituents in the subsurface
Understand the technical and economic feasibility of remedial technologies
Become familiar with the environmental regulations at the federal, state and local levels
Prepare and orally defend a remedial design study

Prerequisites by Topic

None

Course Topics

Soil concepts and classification
Rock types and weathering
Soil classification and mechanics
Environmental geochemistry
Soil physics/soil permeability
Soil/groundwater chemistry
Containment transfer
Containment properties
Investigation methods
Remediation overview: trends and developments
Analytical methods
Environmental regulations
Investigation techniques
Natural attenuation
Ex-situ remediation

Coordinator
James Drought

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CV 554 - Ground Water and Soil Remediation Technologies