Overview

Soil and groundwater pollution is an ever-increasing, worldwide problem. Tens of billions of dollars are spent each year in the world to remediate groundwater pollution, and to limit or prevent future contamination of the subsurface. Most subsurface pollution problems stem from activities involving the unsaturated (vadose) zone between the soil surface and the groundwater table. Consequently, the unsaturated zone provides the best opportunities to limit or prevent groundwater pollution. Once contaminants enter the saturated zone, remediation costs increase substantially.

Numerical modeling is becoming an increasingly important tool for analyzing complex problems involving water flow and contaminant transport in the unsaturated zone. This course is designed to familiarize participants with the principles and numerical analysis of variably-saturated flow and transport processes, and the application of state-of-the-art numerical codes to site-specific subsurface flow and transport problems.

This short course is intended for individuals with basic flow and/or transport modeling experience and some knowledge of unsaturated zone hydrology. It will be held at California State University, Fresno, on December 10 and 11, 2004, organized by Dr. Zhi "Luke" Wang.

Contact Persons:

Academic Link
Dr. Zhi "Luke" Wang
zwang@csufresno.edu

Registration
Ms. D. Rodrigues
Division of Continuing & Global Education
California State University, Fresno
5005 North Maple Avenue M/S ED760
Fresno , CA 93740 , USA
Phone: 0011-559-278-0333
Fax: 1-559-278-0395
drodrig@csufresno.edu