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    Overview

    A theoretical and practical paper focused on geochemical contamination and remediation processes.

    About this paper

    Paper title Advanced Topics in Environmental Geochemistry
    Subject Geology
    EFTS 0.0833
    Points 10 points
    Teaching period Not offered in 2024 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $723.96
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Notes
    May not be credited together with GEOL450 passed in 2018.
    Eligibility

    This paper is suitable for someone with a BSc (or equivalent) in a physical science.

    Contact

    geology@otago.ac.nz

    Teaching staff

    Co-ordinator: Associate Professor Chris Moy
    Verum Group staff

    Textbooks

    The module will draw on:

    • Drever, J. I., 1997, The Geochemistry of Natural Waters Surface and Groundwater Environment, Prentice Hall.
    • Stumm, W., and Morgan, J. J., 1996, Aquatic chemistry: chemical equilibria and rates in natural waters, New York, John Wiley & Sons.
    • Nordstrom, D. K., and Munoz, J. L., 1994, Geochemical Thermodynamics, Boston, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 493p.
    • Moore, T., Black, A., Centeno, J., Harding, J., and Trumm, D., 2005, Metal Contaminants in New Zealand; Sources, Treatments, and Effects on Ecology and Human Health: Christchurch, New Zealand, Rezolutionz Press, p. 490.
    • NZJGG 2010, Vol 53, No2-3 Special Issue, Mine Drainage.
    • Mine Water and Environment 2015, Vol 34, No4, Special Issue, Mine Water Research in New Zealand.
    Graduate Attributes Emphasised

    Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Communication, Critical thinking, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research.
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    Learning Outcomes

    Students who successfully complete this paper will have:

    • An understanding of the complex chemical changes that take place around active and historic mines (Environmental literacy, Interdisciplinary perspective, Life-long learning)
    • An understanding of the physical and downstream effects of the gold and coal mine wastes (Environmental literacy, Research)
    • An ability to distinguish different types of mine wastes and know the remediation measures that should be associated with each type (Scholarship, Critical thinking, Environmental literacy, Independent thinking)
    • An understanding of the ethical considerations around modern and historical mining from a geological perspective and development of these considerations in the class (Ethics, Scholarship, Environmental literacy)

    Timetable

    Not offered in 2024

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard
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