— Contaminant Fate & Transport in Porous Media
Solute and colloid mass transport processes in porous media. Characterizing and quantifying physical processes of advection, diffusion/dispersion, sorption, as well as basic biogeochemical reactions. Colloid-facilitated transport in porous media. Analytical and numerical solutions to the reactive advection-dispersion equation in Eulerian and Lagrangian forms with an introduction to advanced random walk models.
Prerequisites & course information
Course Description: Solute and colloid mass transport processes in porous media. Characterizing and quantifying physical processes of advection, diffusion/dispersion, sorption, as well as basic biogeochemical reactions. Colloid-facilitated transport in porous media. Analytical and numerical solutions to the reactive advection-dispersion equation in Eulerian and Lagrangian forms with an introduction to advanced random walk models. Learning Activities: Lecture 4 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Open to upper division and graduate students only. Grade Mode: Letter. Learning Activities: Lecture 4 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Open to upper division and graduate students only. Grade Mode: Letter.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027