COORDINATOR

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR JOHN CROWTHER

Room N106, Engineering North Building

Email john.crowther@adelaide.edu.au

Tel. (08) 8313 5454

 

Guest lecturers will be invited from time to time to present material on specific topics. Current guests are Ruth Beach (Environmental Lawyer), Peter Baghurst (Epidemiologist), Peter Berndt and David Tully (Consultants with Coffey Environments), Andrew Howes (Consultant with Golder Associates).

It is intended that by the end of this
course students will be able to:

1.    Demonstrate comprehension of the main
       scientific and engineering principles of soil and groundwater remediation;

2.    Demonstrate an understanding of the legal, planning and environmental health issues in
       relation  to redevelopment of contaminated sites;

3.    Design and plan a site investigation;

4.    To conduct a risk analysis of a contaminated site;

5.    To propose technically and economically feasible remedies for contaminated sites

Textbook: Bedient, P. B., Rifai, H. S. and Newell, C. J., “Ground Water Contamination: Transport and Remediation”, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA, 1999.

Textbook: Nathanail, C P, and Bardos, R P, “Reclamation of Contaminated Land”, J Wiley & Sons, Chichester, UK, 2004

 

1.    Assessment and Reclamation of Contaminated Land, Harrison, R M and Hester, R E, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 2001 (electronic resource)

2.    Use of Airborne, Surface, and Borehole Geophysical Techniques at Contaminated Sites. 
A Reference Guide.  September 1993.  EPA/625/R-92/007.  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH 45268

3.    Subsurface Characterization and Monitoring Techniques: a Desk Reference Guide. Volume I Solids and Ground Water, Appendices A and B, May 1993. EPA/625/R-93/003a. 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH 45268

4.    South Australia.  Environment Protection Act 1993

5.    Adelaide City  Council, Contaminated Land Policy, ACC2008/150313, 2008. http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/adccwr/publications/policies_strategie/contaminated_land_policy.pdf
(accessed 15 February 2011)

6.    EPA Guidelines for Environmental Management of On-site Remediation. 
Environment Protection Authority, Adelaide, March 2006.

7.    EPA Guideline for Site Contamination, EPA 839/08.  Environment Protection Authority, Adelaide,
December 2008.

8.    EPA Guideline for Assessment of Underground Storage Systems, EPA 580/05. 
Environment Protection Authority, Adelaide, February 2005.

9.    EPA Guideline for Oil Bioremediation, EPA 589/05.  Environment Protection Authority, Adelaide,
November 2005.

10.  Clayton, C R I, Matthews, M C, and Simons, N E, Site Investigation. 2nd Edition, 2005.  Online Geoengineering Library. http://www.geoengineer.org.

11.  Domenico, P A and Schwartz, F W,Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1998.

12. King, H, Site Contamination: Guidelines for the assessment and remediation of groundwater
contamination, Environment protection Authority, Adelaide, SA, February 2009

1       http://www.crccare.com/

2       http://www.epa.sa.gov.au/

3       http://www.environment.gov.au/about/councils/nepc/index.html

4       http://www.nepc.gov.au/

5       http://www.clu-in.org/

6       http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/

 

 

This course uses a number of different teaching and learning approaches, including:


·        Lectures

·        Problem-solving tutorials

·        Computer laboratories

·        Self-directed activities

·        Design exercise

·        Examination

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging
appropriately with the course requirements.

·        Lectures = 2 hours per week

·        Tutorials = 1 hour per week

·        Computer laboratory = 1 hour per week

·        Self-directed study = 4 hour per week

·        Design exercise = 4 hour per week

Learning
Activities Schedule Soil & Groundwater Remediation   Year 2015

Wk    Day  Date  Time        Topic                                                           Room            Lecturers

1     Tues 28-Jul 11-12 am   Lecture 1: Introduction/Orientation            Ligertwood 333   JMC

      Tues   28-Jul 12-1 pm    Computer Lab 1                                       CAT Suite 1          JMC

      Thurs  30-Jul 11-12 am  Lecture 2: The Love Canal Disaster            Eng North N132   JMC

      Thurs  30-Jul 3-4 pm      Lecture 3: Oil, Natural Gas & Petrochem.    Napier LG28        JMC

2     Tues   4-Aug 11-12 am  Lecture 4: Gas Manufacture                      Ligertwood 333   JMC

       Tues  4-Aug   12-1  pm  Computer Lab 2                                      CAT Suite 1         JMC

      Thurs  6-Aug 11-12  am  Tutorial 1                                                Eng North N132  JMC

      Thurs  6-Aug 3-4 pm       Lecture 5: The Port Pirie Smelter               Napier LG28       JMC

3     Tues 11-Aug 11-12  am   Lecture 6: Hazards to Health & the Env     Ligertwood 333   JMC

      Tues  11-Aug 12-1 pm      Computer Lab 3                                       CAT Suite 1        JMC

      Thurs 13-Aug 11-12 am    Tutorial 2                                                Eng North N132  JMC

      Thurs 13-Aug 3-4 pm        Lecture 7: Introduction to Epidemiology     Napier LG28      PBa

4     Tues 18-Aug 11-12 am     Lecture 8: Epidemiological Case Study       Ligertwood 333  PBa

      Tues  18-Aug 12-1 pm      Computer Lab 4                                       CAT Suite 1       JMC

      Thurs 20-Aug 11-12 am    Tutorial 3                                                 Eng North N132 JMC

      Thurs 20-Aug 3-4 pm      Lecture 9: Site Investigation (prelim)           Napier LG28      JMC

5     Tues 25-Aug 11-12 am  Lecture 10: Site Investigation(detailed)Ing.   Ligertwood 333  JMC

      Tues  25-Aug 12-1 pm    Computer Lab 5                                           CAT Suite 1      JMC

      Thurs  27-Aug 11-12 am Tutorial 4                                                   Eng North N132  JMC

      Thurs 27-Aug 3-4 pm      Lecture 11: Site Investigation (geophys)      Napier LG28       JMC

6     Tues  1-Sep 11-12 am    Lecture 12: Risk Assessment                      Ligertwood 333   JMC

       Tues  1-Sep 12-1 pm      Computer Lab 6                                         CAT Suite 1        JMC

      Thurs  3-Sep 11-12 am    Tutorial 5                                                   Eng North N132  JMC

      Thurs  3-Sep 3-4 pm        Lecture 13: Groundwater Modelling 1           Napier LG28       JMC

7     Tues  8-Sep 11-12 am     Lecture 14: Legal  Aspects 1                       Ligertwood 333   RB

      Tues  8-Sep 12-1 pm       Computer Lab 7                                         CAT Suite 1         JMC

      Thurs  10-Sep 11-12 am  Tutorial 6                                                    Eng North N132  JMC

      Thurs  10-Sep 3-4 pm      Lecture 15: Legal Aspects 2                          Napier LG28       RB

8     Tues 15-Sep 11-12 am    Lecture 16: Physical Remediation                  Ligertwood 333  JMC

       Tues 15-Sep 12-1 pm     Computer Lab 8                                           CAT Suite 1        JMC

       Thurs  17-Sep 11-12 am  Tutorial 7                                                    Eng North N132  JMC

      Thurs   17-Sep 3-4 pm      Lecture 17: Chemical Remediation                Napier LG28       JMC

       Mon 21-Sep to      MID SEMESTER BREAK

      Fri  02-Oct 2014     MID SEMESTER BREAK

9     Tues   6-Oct 11-12 am   Lecture 18: Biological Remediation                  Ligertwood 333  JMC

      Tues  6-Oct 12-1 pm       Computer Lab 9                                             CAT Suite 1       JMC

      Thurs  8-Oct 11-12 am    Tutorial 8                                                     Eng North N132  JMC

      Thurs  8-Oct 3-4 pm        Lecture 19: Coffey Environments 1                 Napier LG28      PBe

10    Tues 13-Oct 11-12 am    Lecture 20: Coffey Environments 2                 Ligertwood 333   DT

      Tues   13-Oct 12-1 pm  Computer Lab 10                                              CAT Suite 1        JMC

      Thurs 15-Oct 11-12 am  Tutorial 9                                                        Eng North N132  JMC

      Thurs 15-Oct 3-4 pm      Lecture 21: Groundwater Modelling 2                Napier LG28       JMC

11    Tues 20-Oct 11-12 am   Lecture 22: Golder Associates 1                       Ligertwood 333   AH

       Tues 20-Oct 12-1 pm     Computer Lab 11                                             CAT Suite 1      JMC

       Thurs 22-Oct 11-12 am  Tutorial 10                                                      Eng North N132 JMC

       Thurs  22-Oct 3-4 pm    Lecture 23: Golder Associates Lecture 2             Napier LG28       AH

12   Tues 27-Oct 11-12 am  Lecture 24: Selection of Options                         Ligertwood 333  JMC    

       Tues 27-Oct 12-1 pm   Computer Lab 12                                               CAT Suite 1       JMC

       Thurs 29-Oct 11-12 am  Tutorial 11                                                      Eng North N132 JMC

       Thurs 29-Oct 3-4 pm      Lecture 25: Health, Safety and the Public          Napier LG28     JMC
 
 

                       RB = Ruth Beach            AH = Andrew Howes

                       PBe = Peter Berndt         DT = David Tully

                       JMC = John Crowther      PBa = Peter Baghurst

No specific requirements

Small groups of 4 to 6 students will be set a design study, which will represent 30% of the assessment for this course.  Usually this will involve a site assessment exercise for a real site in the Adelaide area.

Assessment Task	Start/Due	Type	Weight	Learning Objective
Tutorial Questions	Wk 2/Wk 8	Summative	10%	1,2
Computer Exercises	Wk 1/Wk 7	Summative	10%	1,2
Design Project	Start Wk 4/Wk 12	Summative	30%	1,2,3,4,5,6
End of Semester Examination	During Exam Period	Summative	50%	1,2,3,4,5

 

Attendance at all lectures, tutorials and computer laboratories is regarded as essential
for a successful completion of this course.

Tutorials will be used flexibly to supplement and reinforce the lecture material.  Tutorial question sheets will be issued to allow students to test their understanding. The tutor will assist students as required with hints for solution and feedback.  Outline solutions will be available to students in the following tutorial for self evaluation.  One of the Tutorials will be assessed and represent 10% of the summative assessment of the course.

 
Computer laboratories will be used to introduce students to the main types of software
tools used in the soil and groundwater remediation area, as described in the lectures.  Demonstrators will assist the students with exercises designed to show the capabilities of the various software packages.  It is likely that the design project will require some computational input and students will be assisted to develop their own applications, as required. One of the computer
laboratories will be assessed and represent 10% of the summative assessment of the course.

 
The design project, which is 30% of the summative assessment, will involve realistic problem-solving of a case of contaminated land. Students will be required to submit a structured report with abstract, introduction, sections on methods, data analysis, conclusions and recommendations.


The end of semester examination will be of duration 2 hours with 10 minutes perusal and is
50% of the summative assessment.  The examination will be closed book with no materials permitted and students should attempt 4 questions out of a choice of 6.  Each question will be of equivalent weight and marks for sub-sections will be clearly indicated.  Questions will involve both descriptive answers and numerical calculations.  A standard, scientific calculator will be required but programmable calculators, computers and other electronic aids will not be permitted.  Students must enter their answers legibly by hand in the answer book provided.  The minimum mark for a pass will be 40% for this examination.

 

The design project is due in week 12. Students will be required to submit a report in hard copy plus an
electronic copy on a labelled CD-ROM attached to the inside rear cover of the report. The front cover of the report should be fully labelled with title, course and student details.  The report should be submitted by the due date (2 p.m. Friday of Week 12) to the office of the School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, located in Engineering North Building, room N136.  Late submission will in most cases receive a zero mark.  A late submission will be allowed only if a deferred deadline has been approved by the course coordinator prior to the due date because of medical or other extenuating circumstances.  Documentary evidence, such as medical certificate, will be required for deferral.