Hydrogeochemistry

General data

Course ID:	1300-OHGH4C
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.304 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0532) Earth science The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Hydrogeochemistry
Name in Polish:	Hydrogeochemia (dla HYD)
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geology
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Short description:	The range of hydrogeochemistry studies and their practical significance. The relation of hydrogeochemistry with other sciences. Water origin on Earth. The outline of the theoretical basis of water chemistry and hydrogeochemistry. The effect of the weathering on the composition of the active zone of groundwater exchange. Influence of evaporation and mixing of the chemistry of groundwater. Hydrogeochemical systems in silicate rocks. Clay minerals. The processes of ion exchange and adsorption. Hydrogeochemical systems in carbonate rocks. Organic matter in groundwater. The processes of oxidation and reduction, redox balance. Anthropogenic and geogenic pollution. Indicators of pollution. Pollutants in groundwater. The characteristic of the influence of major origin of pollutants in groundwater. Applications of geochemical modeling of water. Methodology of the hydrogeochemical research. Interpretation and usage of groundwater chemistry research. Evaluation of groundwater quality.
Full description:	The classes are concentrated on: - methodology of field and laboratory measurements and markings in groundwater (preparation of instruments and practical measurements and some marks); - evaluation of the quality of hydrogeochemical data - description of discussion concerning on the origin of composition of groundwater from different hydrogeochemical environments in the world - description of hydrogeochemical conditions of selected hydrogeological structure in Poland (including description of hydrogeochemical background, discussion of the genesis of the hydrogeochemical anomalies, evaluation of water quality in terms of their suitability as a drinking water) - conducting of geochemical modeling of groundwater (water speciation modeling, mass balance inverse modeling to quantify the reaction responsible for formation of water chemistry) and preparation the report with interpretation of modeling results - familiarization and comparison of legal regulations concerning on requirements of groundwater used for different drinking purposes (drinking, bottled, therapeutic); comparison of Polish legislation with selected foreign regulations - familiarization with different cartographic compilation of chemistry and quality of groundwater - familiarization students with the theoretical basis of spectrometric method used in chemical laboratories at the Faculty of Geology; - familiarization with the range of hydrochemical studies conducted on the Research Station of the Faculty of Geology.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) - Macioszczyk A., Dobrzyński D., 2002. Hydrogeochemia strefy aktywnej wymiany wód podziemnych. Wyd. PWN, Warszawa - Macioszczyk A. (red.), 2006. Podstawy hydrogeologii stosowanej. Wyd. PWN, Warszawa - Macioszczyk A., 1987. Hydrogeochemia. Wyd. Geol., Warszawa - Zuber A. (red.), 2007. Metody znacznikowe w badaniach hydrogeologicznych. Poradnik metodyczny. Ministerstwo środowiska, Warszawa - Dowgiałło J., Kleczkowski A.S., Macioszczyk T., Różkowski A. (red.), 2002. Słownik hydrogeologiczny. Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny, Warszawa. - Witczak S., Adamczyk A., 1994, 1995. Katalog wybranych fizycznych i chemicznych wskaźników zanieczyszczeń wód podziemnych i metody ich oznaczania. T.1, T.2. Biblioteka Monitoringu Środowiska PIOŚ, Warszawa - Akty prawne związane z tematyką przedmiotu.
Learning outcomes:	After completing the classes a student: -plans scope and schedule of field and laboratory research of physicochemical characteristics of groundwater conducted to document the potential anthropogenic and geogenic impacts - prepares equipment for field and laboratory research of physicochemical characteristics of groundwater; - carries out the field hydrogeochemical research - evaluates the quality of hydrogeochemical data - performs basic calculations of geochemical modeling of groundwater - interprets the origin of the chemical composition of groundwater; - evaluates the suitability of groundwater for various needs (drinking water, bottled water, therapeutic water ); - evaluates the degree of geogenic and anthropogenic pollution of groundwater - draws up maps of the chemistry and groundwater quality.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Assessment of the final group and individual effects of the particular practical exercises. Final written exam.
Practical placement:	(in Polish) brak

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