Outreach Activities
Hydrogeology Field Camp
The Hydrogeology Field Camp is a capstone experience for undergraduate degrees in geology, and it can be a great opportunity for graduate students to learn new skills. There is a summer field camp that focuses on teaching topics and field skills in hydrogeology. The camp is designed to give the student a working knowledge of the methods and concepts of field hydrogeology, and to provide the opportunity to use those methods in several hydrogeologic settings. The course is led by instructors from Clemson, but many practicing geologists, hydrogeologists, and scientists from other universities, the USGS, and consulting companies also lead trips and exercises in their particular expertise.
See the Hydrogeology Field Camp web site for more information.
See the Hydrogeology Field Camp web site for more information.
Hydrogeology Symposium
The Hydrogeology Symposium is an annual symposium featuring oral and poster presentations covering a wide range of topics including Contaminant Transport, Remediation, Numerical Modeling, Characterization, Watershed Hydrology, Engineering Geology, GIS and Remote Sensing, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Stratigraphy, and Regulatory Issues. Everyone is encouraged to submit an abstract and give a presentation of his/her work.
See the Hydrogeology Symposium web site for more information.
See the Hydrogeology Symposium web site for more information.
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SSSP
This program is provided free of charge to foster a better understanding of single sludge processes of wastewater treatment. [More]
Aerated Lagoon Technology Technical Notes
Aerated lagoon technology, especially that of high-performance systems, is one of the most misunderstood technology in wastewater treatment. This misunderstanding is largely the result of its evolution from the technology of facultative lagoons, in which algae play a vital role and hydraulic retention times are long. In fact, the technology of high-performance aerated lagoons has much in common with that of activated sludge. With proper design and operation, aerated lagoons can deliver effluents that meet limits of 30 mg/L, both for TSS and CBOD5. Furthermore, with modification or with the addition of low-tech process units, they can be designed to nitrify. The major advantages of aerated lagoon systems are their low cost and their minimal need for operator attention.
The performance of aerated lagoon systems, as well as the diagnosis and remedies of their operational problems, is the focus of a series of technical notes that should be of considerable value both to engineers and operators. The development of the technical notes will be a continuing activity on the part of the author and will be added to the pdf document found here. Download PDF.
The performance of aerated lagoon systems, as well as the diagnosis and remedies of their operational problems, is the focus of a series of technical notes that should be of considerable value both to engineers and operators. The development of the technical notes will be a continuing activity on the part of the author and will be added to the pdf document found here. Download PDF.
REMChlor
REMChlor (Remediation Evaluation Model for Chlorinated Solvents) is an analytical solution for simulating the transient effects of groundwater source and plume remediation. In the analytical method, the contaminant source model is based on a power function relationship between source mass and source discharge, and it can consider partial source remediation at any time after the initial release. The source model serves as a time-dependent mass flux boundary condition to the analytical plume model, where flow is assumed to be one-dimensional. The plume model simulates first order sequential decay and production of several species, and the decay rates and parent/daughter yield coefficients are variable functions of time and distance. This approach allows for flexible simulation of enhanced plume degradation that may be temporary, limited in space, and which may have different effects on different contaminant species in the decay chain. Cancer risks posed by carcinogenic species in the plume are calculated assuming that the contaminated water is used in a house for drinking, bathing, and other household uses.
http://www.epa.gov/ada/csmos/models/remchlor.html
http://www.epa.gov/ada/csmos/models/remchlor.html
K-12 Outreach
The EEES Department offers a number of opportunities for K-12 teachers and students. Teachers can take graduate classes or attend workshops and events with like-minded teaching professionals. They can use units from the SC Studies Program in their classes. Both students and teachers alike can visit the SE MAPS page to find a map of whole southeastern states or specific cities.