CONTAMINANT FATE AND TRANSPORT

Catalog description

This course introduces the concepts of contaminant fate and transport processes in the environment, with consideration to exchanges across phase boundaries and the effects of reactions on environmental transport. Topics include equilibrium conditions at environmental interfaces; partitioning and distribution of contaminants in the environment; transport and exchange processes in surface water (dispersion and sorption); the movement of non-aqueous phase liquids in ground-water; and transport processes in the atmosphere. The level of coursework expects an undergraduate background in fluid mechanics, mass balances, and chemistry. (3 credits)