Groundwater and Pollution Control

Module code: CEP55E06 · Semester: Semester 2

Resources

• Module descriptor (TCD)

Questions by Year

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• 2023/24

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Topics

• Aquifers, aquitards, confined and unconfined aquifers, aquifer properties LO2–3
• Groundwater flow equations, flow nets, analytical and numerical solutions LO1–2
• Radial flow to wells (steady and transient), superposition, boundary effects LO1
• Groundwater exploration: surveys, resistivity, EM, seismic refraction, drilling, logging, well design LO1, LO3
• Organic contaminants: properties, vadose zone processes, NAPL dissolution LO4
• Contaminant monitoring, abiotic reactions and in-situ remediation LO4

Learning outcomes

1. Solve problems on groundwater flow, geophysical surveys, rock discontinuities and slope stability
2. Question the assumptions of groundwater analysis, especially in Irish bedrock aquifers
3. Build a conceptual aquifer model and plan a groundwater investigation
4. Appraise organic groundwater pollution and how to manage and remediate it

Summarised from the module descriptor, checked November 2026.