Hydrogeology & Environmental Management

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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This subject will introduce students to the principles of groundwater flow in aquifer systems, how we use groundwater resources, and processes by which these resources are protected, contaminated and restored. Topics covered include: an introduction to how groundwater flows in steady state and transient environments; controls on groundwater quality; principles of contaminant movement and transformation in groundwater; and prevention, management and remedial strategies to minimise the potential impacts of human activities. After taking this subject, students should have an understanding of the basic principles of groundwater flow, how groundwater quality can be affected, sources and chemical behaviour of common contaminants in groundwater, and the management and clean-up of contaminated groundwater.