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ES 767 Introduction to Contaminant Hydrogeology Course Syllabus |
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ES 767 Introduction to Contaminant Hydrogeology Course Syllabus |
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The following is a tentative schedule for ES767 with weekly reading assignments. Lectures will be given in web-page format can be accessed at the class Blackboard Weekly homework assignments and instructions are given at the end of each lecture.
On-campus students will meet on Monday's from 1-2:20 for an introduction to the material in SH 131. Review sessions may also take place on Fridays from 1:00-2:00 PM if decided upon by the class.
No classes are held at ESU on Labor Day (Mon., Sept. 4), during Fall Break (Thurs and Fri, Oct. 19-20), Veteran's Day (Fri, Nov 11) and Thanksgiving Break (Wed, Thurs and Fri, Nov., 22,23,24). Shorter lectures and fewer homework problems are likely to be assigned during those weeks.| Weekly Announcements | Lecture Topic | Web Lecture | Reading Assignment | ||
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| Aug 16 | practice lecture | Lecture 0 | |||
| Aug. 21 | The Hydrologic Cycle, Contaminants and their Sources | Lecture 1 | Chapter 1, Chapter 4 (p 75-97) | ||
| Aug. 28 | Properties of Organic Contaminants | Lecture2 | Chapter 4 (98-111), Table 7.2 | ||
| Sep. 4 | The Chemical Fate of Organic Contaminants | Lecture 3 | Chapter 7 (203-214) | ||
| Sept 11 | Sources and properties of inorganic contaminants | Lecture 4 | Chapter 4 (85-98, 107-111) | ||
| Sept 18 | Review of hydrogeologic processes Ground water flow | Lecture 5 | Chapter 2 | ||
| Sept 25 | Exam 1 | ||||
| Oct. 2 | Contaminants+Hydrogeology=Contaminant Hydrogeology
| Lecture 6 | Chapter 6 | ||
| Oct 9 | Guest Lecture #1-The Regulator's perspective | Guest 1 | |||
| Oct. 15 | Introduction to Groundwater modeling | Lecture 7 | Chapter 10 | ||
| Oct. 23 | Ground-water flow modeling continued | Lecture 8 | Chapter 10 | ||
| Oct. 30 | Contaminant Transport Modeling | Lecture 9 | Chapter 10 (esp.371-381) | ||
| Nov. 6 | Guest lecture #2-The Environmental Consultant's perspective | Guest 2 | |||
| Nov. 13 | Exam 2 | ||||
| Nov.20 | Contaminants in the Vadose Zone | Lecture 10 | Chapter 9 | ||
| Nov. 27 | Soil and Ground Water Remediation | Lecture 11 | Chapter 9 | ||
| Dec. 4 | Regulations and Policies | Lecture 12 | Chapter 14 | ||
| Dec. 6 | Final exam given (due on Dec 13) | Final Exam |
| 3 Exams | 50% |
| Homework Exercises | 30% |
| Term Paper | 20% |
| A* | 90-100% |
| B | 80-89% |
| C | 70-79% |
| D | 60-69% |
| F | <60% |
*+’s and –’s will be assigned in special borderline cases to be determined based on class attendance (for on campus students), participation in discussions (via email correspondence for distance learners), and demonstrated efforts to excel in the class.
**Exams will be similar in scope to the homework problems and may include some short-answer essay questions. You may be tested on materials presented on homework assignments in addition to all topics discussed in lectures and reading assignments.
Academic Dishonesty: Academic dishonesty, a basis for disciplinary action, includes but is not limited to activities such as cheating and plagiarism (presented as one’s own the intellectual of creative accomplishments of another with giving credit to the source or sources). The faculty member in whose course or under whose tutelage an act of academic dishonesty occurs has the option of failing the student for the academic hours in question.
Accommodations for Disabilities: Emporia State University will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Students need to contact the Director of Disability Services and the instructor as early in the semester as possible to ensure that classroom and academic accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. All communication between students, the Office of Disability Services, and the instructor will be strictly confidential.