ESC3191

Environmental geoscience II

(SCI)

Dr D C "Bear" McPhail

6 points + Two 1-hour lectures and one 3-hour practical per week + One 1-day field trip + First semester + Prerequisites: ESC2042 or permission; first-year chemistry recommended

Synopsis: Groundwater flow, aqueous and mineral geochemistry and applications to environmental problems in geoscience; review of the theory of steady-state flow in porous media; fluid flow theory to include time-dependent flow in anisotropic and heterogeneous sediments; interaction between water and minerals, especially how water compositions are controlled by minerals and mineral surfaces.

Assessment: Final examination (3 hours): 40% + Practical work: 35% + Semester project: 25%