42436 - Applications of Hydrogeology Modulübersicht

Module Number: 42436 - module is no longer offered from WS 2016/17
Module Title:Applications of Hydrogeology
  Anwendungen der Hydrogeologie
Department: Faculty 5 - Business, Law and Social Sciences
Responsible Staff Member:
  • Associate Prof. (Univ. Damaskus) Dr. agr. Ibrahim, Bachar
Language of Teaching / Examination:English
Duration:1 semester
Frequency of Offer: Every winter semester
Credits: 6
Learning Outcome:This module provides an understanding of two important applications of hydrogeology:
  1. Applications of hydrogeology for the management of catchment areas
  2. Investigation of groundwater contaminations and their remediation
Contents:Lecture/Seminar "Hydrogeology of Large Catchments”:
Methods and approaches for assessing groundwater resources regarding quality and quantity with a focus on the regional scale (large river drainage basins)
  • Characterisation of groundwater quality
  • statistical methods to assess natural and anthropogenically influenced conditions
  • groundwater protection; examples from current research
  • Balancing the water budget
  • components of the water balance, esp. groundwater recharge
  • Environmentally important mass fluxes in soil and groundwater (esp. nitrogen, phosphorus)
  • Modelling of water balance components and of mass fluxes
  • concepts, necessary data, validation, software
  • examples from current research
Lecture/Seminar "Investigation of Groundwater Contamination":
  • principals of contaminated site treatment (registration, exploration, assessment, remediation, aftercare)
  • legal background
  • Types of groundwater contamination
  • physical and chemical properties of contaminants
  • Migration of contamination in the subsurface
  • relevant aquifer properties
  • Investigation methods for contaminated areas
  • developing a process model of the site for risk assessment and the planning of monitoring and remediation measures
  • Methods for groundwater restoration / remediation
Recommended Prerequisites:Basics of hydrogeology and geochemistry strongly recommended (e.g. module 42419 Applied Geology)
Mandatory Prerequisites:None
Forms of Teaching and Proportion:
  • Lecture / 4 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Seminar / 8 Hours
  • Self organised studies / 112 Hours
Teaching Materials and Literature:
  • slides and lecture notes
  • Fetter, C. W. (2001). Applied Hydrogeology. Prentice Hall
  • Fetter, C.W. (1993). Contaminant Hydrogelogy. Prentice Hall
  • Appelo, C. A. J.; Postma, D. (2005). Geochemistry, Groundwater and Pollution. Balkema
  • Voigt, H.-J. (1990). Hydrogeochemie. Springer
  • Matschullat, J.; Tobschall, H. J.; Voigt, H.-J. (1998). Umweltgeochemie. Springer
Module Examination:Continuous Assessment (MCA)
Assessment Mode for Module Examination:
  • LE/SE "Hydrogeology of Large Catchments": seminar presentation
  • LE/SE "Investigation and Remediation of Groundwater Contamination": Written exam (90 min.) about lecture contents or presentation (depending on the number of students)

Module grade: each component: 50%

Evaluation of Module Examination:Performance Verification – graded
Limited Number of Participants:None
Part of the Study Programme:
  • no assignment
Remarks:

None

Module Components:
  • 420734: LE/SE Hydrogeology of Large Catchments
  • 420735: LE/SE Investigation and Remediation of Groundwater Contamination
Components to be offered in the Current Semester:
  • no assignment