First Edition

Scope & Objectives

Numerical modelling is worldwide used in the environmental scientific and technical community.

Water resources management, evaluation of contaminated sites, mining operation and performance assessment of toxic and nuclear waste are among the typical applications requiring advanced modelling techniques.

Amphos 21 is a consulting company with more than 15 years of experience coping with complex environmental problems.

The main goal of the course is to provide students with a methodology for solving complex hydrogeochemical issues including coupled reactive solute transport phenomena.

The course is recommended for Environmental Engineers, Scientists and technical personnel who want to improve their skills on advanced numerical modelling.

Contents

The course will focus on the main subjects needed to face most environmental hydrogeochemical problems, which are: hydrochemistry, geochemistry, hydrogeology and reactive solute transport. These subjects provide the theoretical basis and tools to cope with practical environmental applications such as nuclear and industrial waste management, acid mine drainage, soil and water pollution and CO2 storage.

The training is based on the real case approach. Theoretical concepts will be provided by key speakers in combination with practical modelling sessions. A real case will be introduced in the first session and students will discuss their own solutions the last day of the course. 

Open software will be used during the course, mainly MEDUSA*, PHREEQCi** and PHAST***.

* Puigdomènech, 2002
**Parkhurst and Appelo, 1999
*** Parkhurst et al., 2004

Coordinators

Clara Sena
Jorge Molinero