OEKB301873 Contaminated sites and soil protection
- Type
- Lecture
- Semester hours
- 1.5
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Watzinger, Andrea
- Organisation
- Soil Research
- Offered in
- Wintersemester 2026/27
- Languages of instruction
- Deutsch
- Content
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1. Contaminated sites – causes and problem definition
2. Soil functions and contaminated sites
3. Behavior of contaminants in the environment: Binding and degradation processes, transport mechanisms – soil + groundwater
Transfer to plants (organic contaminants and heavy metals)
4. Human toxicological risk assessment
5. Investigation of contaminated sites: soil and groundwater analysis
Isotope applications at contaminated sites
6. Remediation of contaminated sites:
Remediation methods for legacy waste deposits
In-situ and on-site methods: fundamentals (microbial degradation), aerobic microbial remediation technologies (saturated/unsaturated zone)
In-situ biological aerobic and anaerobic remediation: PFAS, cyanides, PCE
Heavy metals – immobilization, soil washing
In-situ remediation via chemical oxidation/reduction
Phytoremediation
7. Contaminated site management – afteruse
- Previous knowledge expected
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basic soil and chemical knowledge
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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It is the main aim to discuss the problems of contaminated land from the perspective of soil conservation and the different soil function and to show interdisziplinary ways of assessment and remediation strategies.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.