2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
SOEE3281 Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology
10 creditsClass Size: 50
Module manager: Dr Jared West
Email: L.J.West@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2017/18
Module replaces
EARS3281This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
On completion of this module students should be able to: explain how groundwater fits into the hydrological cycle; describe the characteristics or rocks and soils that determine whether they are good aquifers, interpret hydrogeological maps; find groundwater fluxes in aquifers from hydraulic head data using Darcy's Law; use a simple 'water balance' model of an aquifer to predict sustainable yields and predict the potential impacts of groundwater abstraction; describe the principles and uses of aquifer pumping tests; evaluate the accuracy and completeness of a routine groundwater analysis (using charge balance criteria); explain how the chemical composition of natural groundwaters develop; identify the main mineral dissolution reactions giving rise to specific groundwater compositions; describe the chemical reactions responsible for specific compositions; describe the behaviour of key groundwater contaminants and the major threats to groundwater quality; describe the main factors controlling aquifer vulnerability.Syllabus
Hydrogeological cycle and water balance; porosity, permeability, hydraulic conductivity, Darcy's Law, aquifers, phreatic and confined.; Bernoulli equation, hydraulic head;, groundwater contours, principles of aquifer pump tests. Illustrated using Cooper-Jacob Eqn. . Fractured aquifers. Routine groundwater analyses - checking analyses by chargebalance. Natural groundwater geochemistry, evaluating natural chemistries, groundwater evolution. Anthropogenic contamination-types of contaminants, inorganic contaminants, organic contaminants, aquifer vulnerability.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Lecture | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
Practical | 5 | 2.00 | 10.00 |
Private study hours | 80.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 20.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 |
Private study
80 hours of self-directed study, background reading and revision.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
VLE Based assessmentMethods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
In-course MCQ | VLE-based MCQ | 20.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 20.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 1 hr 30 mins | 80.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 80.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 01/09/2016
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