ENM415 Environmental Management of Mine Sites and Contaminated Lands (8)

Abstract

This subject provides theoretical and practical aspects for understanding of the impacts of mining and contaminated land on the environment; how to manage public health and safety; worker health and safety and methods for assessing and managing environmental problems associated with mining and contaminated sites. In addition, it provides the theoretical and practical aspects for developing decisions that appropriately address the factors that relate to monitoring mine sites and decommissioning contaiminted lands. The subject has no residential school. On completion student will be able to develop technical criteria and requirements, design monitoring strategies and develop remediation approaches to site management and site decommissioning

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No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2014.
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details prior to contacting their course coordinator: ENM415
Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject information

Duration	Grading System	School:
One session	HD/FL	School of Environmental Sciences

Enrolment restrictions

Available to postgraduate students only

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

have a broad and coherent understanding of the environmental hazards associated with mine sites and contaminated lands
have a critical understanding of the a range of approaches to site monitoring including those asociated with soil and groundwater
have an in-depth knowledge of the strategies used to make a site physically safe and environmentally secure
be able to intepret and design appropriate management stratgies and responses based on monitoring data
able to develop technical criteria and requirements, conduct analysis and develop design alternatives
able to develop technical baselines and assumptions for site decontamination/decommissioning projects.

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:

Topic 1 - Calculated Risks: Chemicals; exposure; absorption; toxicity and toxic risk; fast and slow poisons; carcinogens; etc
Topic 2 - Impact Assessment: Surveillance; mmaintenance; safety; options; removal alternatives;
Topic 3 - Soil and Groundwater Sampling
Topic 4 - Environmental Legislation: Review legislation administered by the EPAs
Topic 5 - Environmental Management: Engineering; planning; decommissioning; treatment; public/stake holder/regulator inputs;
Topic 6 - Site Assessment: Site history; topographic mapping; prior investigations; soil types; groundwater location; leaching and drainage
Topic 7 - Contamination Constituents: Hydrology; synergism and antagonism; types; horizontal and vertical movement; migration; plume
Topic 8 - Sampling Evaluation: Site screening; sampling programs; preliminary assessment; resource allocation; analytical programs; result evaluation
Topic 9 - Criteria Development: alternatives; methods; staged proposals; capabilities; limitations; applicability; physical, biological and chemical techniques; removal, rehabilitation or containment; mitigation, reuse/recycling opportunities; public participation;
Topic 10 - Project DevelopmentBaseline preparation and evaluation; truthing; applicable standards; numerical, matrix and site specific standards; risk analysis; cost evaluation; treatment, storage or disposal

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The information contained in the 2014 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 13 September 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.