Carleton University · ERTH 5207

Advanced Contaminant and Remediation Hydrogeology

Credits : 0.5 creditReference year : 2026-27

Description

Geochemical and physical principles controlling contaminant release, migration, and fate in subsurface systems, including application of geochemical and reactive transport models for quantification of contaminant source terms and mitigation and remediation processes. Examples related to mining and industrial wastes and natural groundwater systems.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisite(s): ERTH 3205 .

Conditions and arrangements

  • Prerequisite(s): ERTH 3205 .
  • Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as ERTH 4206 ., for which additional credit is precluded.
  • Lecture three hours per week, a laboratory two hours per week.
Reference text in its original language

Geochemical and physical principles controlling contaminant release, migration, and fate in subsurface systems, including application of geochemical and reactive transport models for quantification of contaminant source terms and mitigation and remediation processes. Examples related to mining and industrial wastes and natural groundwater systems.

  • Prerequisite(s): ERTH 3205 .
  • Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as ERTH 4206 ., for which additional credit is precluded.
  • Lecture three hours per week, a laboratory two hours per week.

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Source reference : https://calendar.carleton.ca/grad/courses/ERTH/

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