EARTH 459Chemical Hydrogeology

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Science
Subject: Earth Sciences

When it runs

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

An introduction to the chemical side of hydrogeology with emphasis on groundwater quality and contaminants in the groundwater zone, the geochemical origin of major ions in natural groundwater, causes of hardness, groundwater age determination using isotopes, common causes of groundwater contamination; processes governing contaminant behaviour including dispersion, diffusion and adsorption, hydrogeologic aspects of site selection for waste disposal.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
  - EARTH458 - Physical Hydrogeology (0.50)
- Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
  - CIVE375 - Environmental Engineering Principles (0.50)
  - EARTH221 - Introductory Geochemistry (0.50)
  - ENVE375 - Physico-Chemical Processes (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	6589	0 / 30	TTh 08:30–09:50
LEC 701	2522	19 / 9999	Online or by arrangement
TUT 101	6590	0 / 30	M 14:30–15:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

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From 2 ratings and 1 comment on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

Awful Prof and awful TA (Nicole). Just reads off the notes and never responds to emails. The course can be pretty difficult especially when it's practically self-study! Also pretty archaic in that we are supposed to submit assignments in hard copy despite deliverables including screenshots of graphs and program outputs. Overall, would've appreciated the course a bit more if there had been adequate support.

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Fall 2022

Nov 29, 2022 EARTH 459: Chemical Hydrogeology vs. SYDE 532: Introduction to Complex Systems 2 points, 1 comment

u/sarahp124lr: “Heyy was wondering if anyone had taken these courses before and had reviews. Trying to choose between the two right now, so would appreciate any feedback thankss!! - Difficulty level - Course Load”

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Winter 2018

Jan 11, 2018 GEOG209 - Hydroclimatology or EARTH459 ? 2 points, 3 comments

u/hamandcheese420: “Has anyone taken either of these courses? : - GEOG 209 - Hydroclimatology - EARTH 459 - Numerical Methods in Hydrogeology If so, how did you find the course load / time commitment? I need to choose between one of these as my last tech elective. Appreciate any advice! Thanks”