INT410005 – Tópicos Especiais: Groundwater Pollution and Protection/Poluição e proteção de águas subterrâneas
| Nome | Tópicos Especiais: Groundwater Pollution and Protection/Poluição e proteção de águas subterrâneas |
| Código | INT410005 |
| Ementa | This interdisciplinary subject deals with understanding of physical and chemical processes affecting groundwater pollution. The processes may be of natural and human-induced origin and they include interactions between water, solids and gases. The strategies for groundwater protection are discussed. The specific subjects of the course include: • the principles of water flux and pollution transport in the subsurface, • porous media as a natural filter, • the impact of nitrogen application, its cycling and transformation, • the acid-mine drainage and associated metal mobilisation, • landfill leachate and its impact on the environment, • seawater intrusion to aquifers, and • carbon sequestration in soil and groundwater. By the end of the course students will be capable of: 1. planning a study to evaluate water and soil contamination, 2. interpreting the quality of water and influence of anthropogenic pollution, and 3. managing systems to prevent pollution and planning remediation schemes. |
