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May 19, 2024
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CV 554 - Ground Water and Soil Remediation Technologies3 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 MSCVE 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 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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