ENVM 657 - Soil & Groundwater Remediation

Unit(s): 2

This course focuses on site remediation, which aims to protect human health and the environment through clean-up of both soil and groundwater from hazardous contaminants, subject to regulatory requirements, and involves the assessment and management of contaminated sites. This course provides an overview of fundamental groundwater science and hydrogeology and then focuses on methods for assessment, investigation and remediation of contaminated sites, as well as common procedures for site management. Established and emerging remediation methods for common contaminants are discussed, including physical, chemical and biological methods. Students learn the most common types of groundwater and soil contamination and to determine appropriate remediation technologies, their advantages and limitations, design criteria and dependencies on site characteristics.

Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
College of Arts and Sciences