lök365 Special Abiotic Factors (Soil/Water) (Course overview)

Basic knowledge of Soil Science, Hydrogeology and Hydrochemistry

The module can be taken as a 6 CP or a 9 CP module. For the 6 CP module, 2 of the 4 courses offered must be attended, for the 9 CP module, 3 of the 4 courses.

Before the end of the module

Oral examination or housework

E: Applied modelling of water water and solute transport in groundwater:
Performance of a sandbox experiment. Numerical modelling of groundwater flow and solute transport using PMWIN (http://www.simcore.com): Model setup, parameterization and numerical solution of the groundwater flow and advection-dispersion equations.

E: Hydrochemical modelling of water-rock interactions using PHREEQC:
Modelling of hydrogeochemical processes (speciation reactions and mineral reactions, pyrite oxidation, oxidation of organic matter, redox reactions, ion exchange, equilibrium reactions and reaction kinetics) using the software PHREEQC (http://wwwbrr.cr.usgs.gov/projects/GWC_coupled/phreeqc/)


L: Major Soils of the World and excursion to the World Soil Museum in Wageningen (The Netherlands):
Impartment of knowledge into distribution, properties and classification of soils of the world. Qualification to apply the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) and to identify the soils of the world.

E: Special soil science field and laboratory exercises:
Impartment of knowledge into specific field and laboratory methods. Qualification to select and apply specific field and laboratory methods as well as to analyse and interpret results.