ESC3191

Hydrogeology and environmental geoscience

(SCI)

Dr Ian Cartwright

6 points + Two 1-hour lectures and one 3-hour practical per week, and one 1-day field trip + First semester + Clayton + 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: Practical work: 35% + Semester project: 25% + Examination (3 hours): 40%