Hydrogeology and Waste Disposal: Students Detect Ground Water Pollution

随着人们对有毒废物和污染的日益关注， 饮用水资源，需要受过良好教育的 水文地质学家增加。 这个项目的目的是教 地下水污染的检测方法， 特别是废物处理设施造成的污染。 这将 通过改进现有的水文地质方案来实现 在东北伊利诺伊大学。 根据本计划采购的主要仪器包括 一个移动的机动螺旋钻，学生将使用它来学习 钻井、测井和开发监测威尔斯井的方法， 以及压力传感器式水位指示器， 让学生测试堆填区的水密程度 封面。 为了检测污染，气相色谱仪和 分光光度计将使学生能够进行化学分析 水样检测和量化有毒物质泄漏造成的污染 废物。 这个项目意义重大，因为它将训练 水文地质学家在当今最需要的地区。 识别 泄漏的垃圾渗滤液的运动路径和速率， 这对检测和修复污染水至关重要。 有毒 废物清理工作表明，研究 水和有机化学废物之间的关系至关重要 重要性 如果今天的学生要解决这些问题， 未来的科学家，他们必须学会正确的方法， research. 该机构将与同等数额的奖励相匹配， 资金

Amid growing concern over toxic waste and pollution of drinking water resources, the need for well-educated hydrogeologists increases. The aim of this project is to teach students methods for the detection of ground water pollution, particularly pollution by waste disposal facilities. This will be done by improving the already-existing program in hydrogeology at Northeastern Illinois University. Major instruments to be purchased under this program include a mobile motorized auger, which students will use to learn methods of drilling, logging, and developing monitoring wells, and a pressure transducer-type water level indicator, which will allow students to make tests of the water-tightness of landfill covers. For detection of pollution, a gas chromatograph and spectrophotometer will enable students to chemically analyze water samples to detect and quantify pollution by leaking toxic wastes. This project is significant because it will train hydrogeologists in the areas most needed today. Identifying the paths and rate of movement of leaking landfill leachate is crucial to detection and remediation of polluted water. Toxic waste cleanup efforts have shown that studying the interactions between water and organic chemical wastes is of paramount importance. If today's students are to address these problems as tomorrow's scientists, they must learn the proper methods of research. The institution will match the award with an equal amount of funds.