CM/GE496 ~ FUNDAMENTALS of
SUBSURFACE REMEDIATION (0-3-3, 4 Credits)

  CATALOG DESCRIPTION:

Covers the scientific and engineering principles of in-situ subsurface remediation.  Topics include subsurface fate and transport processes, remediation site characterization, remediation process design, and related policy issues.  Offered only fall term.  Prerequisite:  permission of instructor and senior standing.

  COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Provide a broad exposure to the different technologies currently in use and being developed for removing pollutants from soils and groundwater.  Demonstrate how subsurface treatment technologies work in principle and in practice.  Use case studies to show how uncertainties affect the selection of processes.  Demonstrate the current limitations of a number of technologies.

  INSTRUCTORS:

David R. Shonnard, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Sciences, Room 202I Chemical Sciences Building, 487-3468, drshonna@mtu.edu. Office Hours: 9-10 am MWF.

Alex S. Mayer, Ph.D., P.E., Assistant Professor of Geological and Environmental Engineering, Department of Geological Engineering and Sciences, Room 301I Dillman Hall, 487-3372, asmayer@mtu.edu. Office Hours: to be arranged.

John S. Gierke, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor of Geological and Environmental Engineering, Department of Geological Engineering and Sciences, Room 301H Dillman Hall, 487-2535, jsgierke@mtu.edu. Office Hours: 2-3 pm MWF

  TEACHING ASSISTANT:

Lirong Zhong, Ph.D. Student in Geological Engineering, Department of Geological Engineering and Sciences, 487-3098, lzhong@mtu.edu. Office Hours during lab periods, to be arranged.

  COURSE SETTING:

Class recitations are 8-9 am on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in Room 320 in Dillman Hall.  Weekly homework and reading assignments will complement the lecture materials.  Weekly laboratories will be used to demonstrate various remediation techniques and for design activities.  There will be a project due near the midterm with a written and oral presentation required.  There will also be a final exam held during the published final exam period.

  GRADING:

Grades will be determined based on participation in labs and projects and performance on homework and the final exam.

  TEXT:

At present, there is no complete textbook that is suitable for this course.  Instead, we will be making reading assignments from our own personal libraries and from literature we have collected.

  LABORATORY:

CM/GE496 ~ Subsurface Remediation Laboratory

In combination with the lecture course.  Two sections:  Tue. 1 - 4 pm or Thur. 9 am - noon.  The Subsurface Remediation Laboratory (SRL) is located in Hancock, 1051 Ethel Avenue (next to Santori Tire).  Students are responsible for their own transportation.  Please note that the first two laboratories will be held on campus while others will be over at the SRL.

CM/GE497 ~ Subsurface Remediation Laboratory

Separate from the lecture course; 3 credits offered winter term or spring term; senior project with more in-depth and hands-on remediation experiments.

  LECTURE OUTLINE

Historical Perspective of Subsurface Remediation and Instructors’ Experiences...(1 lecture)

Chemical Partitioning and Fate...........................................................................(approx. 2 lectures)

Flow and Transport of Remediation Fluids.........................................................(approx. 2 lectures)

Soil Vapor Extraction - SVE.............................................................................(approx. 4 lectures)

Air Sparging......................................................................................................(approx. 2 lectures)

Steam Flooding.................................................................................................(approx. 3 lectures)

Bioventing.........................................................................................................(approx. 2 lectures)

Bioremediation..................................................................................................(approx. 3 lectures)

Electrokinetic Remediation.................................................................................(approx. 2 lectures)

Plume Capture / Hydraulic Controls...................................................................(approx. 3 lectures)

Free Product Recovery (hydraulics and enhancements).......................................(approx. 4 lectures)

Risk Assessment and Regulations.......................................................................(approx. 2 lectures)

  EXTERNAL PARTICIPATION

David Sabatini

University of Oklahoma

2 lectures on Surfactant-Based Remediation Processes

Ron Falta

Clemnson University

Air Sparging and Alcohol Flooding

Remediation Software for Air Permeability Testing and Soil Vapor Extraction (SVE)

Richard Raetz

Global Remediation Technologies

Bioremediation Design and Case Studies

Gregory Sayles

US EPA NRMRL Cincinnati

Bioventing Principles and Design Manuals

Hill Air Force Base, Utah

SVE and Bioventing Treatability Study Report

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