Pre-requisites: None
Basic concepts related to soil pollution; Sources of pollution: industrial areas, agricultural, municipal, nuclear; types of contaminants; Role of physical and chemical properties of soil in contamination; Factors effecting retention and transport of contaminants; Soil sampling collection and characterization: sampling of contaminated soil, site investigation and monitoring parameters, exploratory site investigation, methods of analysis/identification, sample handling, preservation, transportation and storage; Non-destructive techniques of site characterization: electrical and thermal properties, GPR; Soil and ground water remediation: conceptual approach to soil and ground water remediation, risk assessment, methodologies and selection of treatment models; Soil remediation: excavation, soil washing, stabilization/solidification; Soil vapor extraction, electrokinetic remediation, thermal desorption, vitrification; Bioremediation, phytoremediation, soil fracturing; Groundwater Remediation: selection of technique, pump and treat, in-situ flushing; Groundwater Remediation: permeable reactive barriers, in-situ air sparging, monitored natural attenuation, bioremediation; Green and sustainable remediation; Case studies on polluted sites and issues related to environment.
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