Corsi di studi in Scienze Geologiche (L-34 e LM-74)

lectures 31 h
exercises in laboratory 4 h
exercises 8 h
field trips 10 h

The final examination will include an oral exam during which will be verified learning knowledge illustrated lecture and those acquired during eseritazioni and field trips.
In particular, the examination consists of:

1) At least one question on the exercises performed in class. In this regard, all exercises solved in the original, must be submitted examination.

2) Open questions aimed at assessing the skills acquired in the topics covered in class.

A specific application may relate to the technical visits carried out in the field.

During the interview will also be evaluated is the ability to synthesize the student has the ability to develop the topics discussed during the course taking into account the interdisciplinary nature of the issues involved.

Definition of the subject, aims of the course, history. The groundwater as
water resource to be protected. The Cycle of Water. Water balance.
Evaluation of the terms of the water balance.
Types of water in the subsurface. Physical and displacement of rocks and
soils. Zonation of the water in the subsurface. Degree and type of
permeability of natural formations, aquifers and groundwater;
hydrogeological units.
Degree of confinement of the aquifers. Hydraulic head and groundwater
flow. The unsaturated zone. Parameters and laws of groundwater flow:
Darcy's law
The piezometric maps: Implementing Rules and interpretation
Hydrogeology of fractured aquifers. Surface water-groundwater relations
. Elements of executive procedures of water wells and piezometers.
Elements of laboratory tests and in situ for the determination of
hydrogeological parameters. The spring genesis and classification
Reserves and Resources.
Chemical and physical characteristics of groundwater. Hydrochemical
isotopes. Groundwater contamination
The hydrogeological maps.
Hydrogeology of the various geological contexts. Hydrogeology of the
lowland areas. Hydrogeology of karst formations. Hydrogeology of
crystalline rocks and volcanic.
Regional Hydrogeology: Hydrogeology of Piedmont; hydrogeology of
some Italian contexts: Hydrogeology of international contexts.

The recommended basic texts for the course are:
LECTURE NOTES AND NOTES PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER
FETTER CW, 2001 - "Applied hydrogeology" Prentice Hall, Inc.
CASTANY G., 1985, "Hydrogeology: Principles and Methods", Ed Flaccovio
PETER CELICO 1986 hydrogeological prospecting. Vol 1 and 2 hydrogeological
prospecting. Liguori Publisher