Course Identification

Environmental geochemistry
20242022

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Dr. Ishai Dror
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Course Schedule and Location

2024
Second Semester
Monday, 09:15 - 11:00, Sussman, Magaritz Rm
08/04/2024
08/07/2024

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Chemical Sciences: Lecture; Core; 3.00 points
Life Sciences: 3.00 points

Comments

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Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

15

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Expected and Recommended

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

40%
30%
30%

Evaluation Type

Final assignment

Scheduled date 1

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Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

3

Syllabus

During the course, the main processes governing the transport and transformation of chemical contaminants (natural and anthropogenic) in the environment will be discussed.  Topics include chemical-physical properties of the subsurface environment and selected groups of contaminants, partitioning of chemicals in the geosystem, sorption processes, chemical transformations, and remediation technologies. The topics will be demonstrated by case studies.

  1. Introduction: the subsurface environment

Solid phase

Liquid phase

Aquifers

Geochemical  environments

  1. Properties of potential contaminants

Organic anthropogenic compounds

 Inorganic pollutants

  1. Selected geochemical processes

Thermodynamics and equilibrium

Weathering

Adsorption

  1. Partitioning

Sorption, retention, and release of contaminants

Partitioning in the aqueous phase

Volatile compounds

  1. Chemical transformations: hydrolysis and other reactions involving other nucleophilic species
  2. Redox reactions
  3. Groundwater contamination: case study
  4. Remediation technologies for contaminated groundwater

If time allows:

  1. Case studies

Learning Outcomes

During the course, the main processes governing the transport and transformation of chemical contaminants (natural and anthropogenic) in the environment will be discussed.  Topics include chemical-physical properties of the subsurface environment and selected groups of contaminants, partitioning of chemicals in the geosystem, sorption processes, chemical transformations, and remediation technologies. The topics will be demonstrated by case studies.

Reading List

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Website

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