GENERAL INFORMATION
  • Name of course :
    HYDROCHEMISTRY, ISOTOPIC GEOCHEMISTRY AND POLLUTION
  • Qualification awarded:
    Curs Superior Universitari (Degree Universitat Barcelona)
  • Number of credits:
    14,00
  • Centre responsible :
    Faculty of Earth Sciences
  • Length of course (in academic years):
    1
  • Mode of delivery (face-to-face/ blended/ distance):
    Blended
MANAGEMENT:

  • Soler Gil, Albert

  • Vázquez Suñé, Enric

RECOMMENDED APPLICANT PROFILES AND ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

University degree holders:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or architecture in civil, industrial, chemical, environmental, forestry, mining and agricultural areas.
- Bachelor's degree in environmental, chemical, physical, biological or geological sciences.
- Advanced engineering or architecture degree in civil, industrial, chemical, environmental, forestry, mining and agricultural areas.
- Technical degree or diploma in environmental, chemical, physical, biological or geological sciences.

Other qualifications: the body responsible for the master's degree will analyse the academic records of candidates who apply with a qualification other than those listed above.

ADMISSION FOR APPLICANTS NOT HOLDING A DEGREE QUALIFICATION:

The course is also open to students with no prior university education, who will acquire the same knowledge and skills and receive a specific qualification for their learner group. Information on the access requirements and other conditions can be obtained from the course directors.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

- Present the reactions and processes that give rise to the chemical characteristics of underground water.
- Expose the field and analytical methods used to study the composition of aquifer waters.
- Describe methodologies of how, based on the characterization and study of the evolution of the chemical composition of underground water, hypotheses can be established about the functioning of an aquifer.
- Present the use of hydrogeochemical models as advanced analysis tools.
- Present the theoretical foundations of radiochemistry and stable isotopes of water, as well as the main methods used to study the isotopic composition of groundwater.
- Describe the origin and characteristics of isotopes useful in hydrogeology, determine the origin and type of groundwater and its dating.
- Establish hypotheses about the functioning of the aquifer based on its characterization and study of the chemical and isotopic evolution.
- Present the main sources of groundwater pollution, mainly related to agricultural, urban, industrial and mining activities.
- Present the theoretical foundations and real examples of the application of isotopic geochemistry in groundwater pollution studies
- Define the main mass transfer processes in groundwater and the general transport equation and know the different types of tracers and tests to obtain the hydraulic transport parameters.
- Understand the effects of variable density on flow in different media and perform calculations and interpretations. Marine intrusion.
- Know the different types of groundwater pollutants and their behaviour, as well as the means of control and methods of prevention and decontamination.

FURTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST
  • Enrolment fee:
    • First year:
      1.944,44 €
    • An increase of 10% is applied to the price, up to a maximum of € 70, as administration fee
  • In-company placement(s):
    Yes (consult conditions with the course directors)
  • Date on which pre-enrolment begins:
    5/15/2023
  • Date on which pre-enrolment ends:
    9/15/2023
  • Classes begin:
    10/2/2023
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