Fate and Transport of Environmental Contaminants

Physical, chemical and biological processes governing the fate and transport of contaminants in the environment. Topics to be covered include solute transport, sorption processes, mass transfer, non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) entrapment and dissolution, abiotic and biotic transformations. A portion of the course will involve the use of analytical and numerical models to assess the impact of coupled processes on contaminant fate and transport.