Duration
15h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in geology (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Introduction to sedimentary and environmental geochemistry
The course will be divided in two parts.
The fisrt part will be dedicated to the distribution of the elements in the geochemical earth reservoirs and the influences of the sedimentary processes on the exchanges between the reservoirs and their compoitions.
The second part will be focused on environmental contamination. Human perturbations, in particular related to mining activies, will be evidenced in soils and sedimentary archives. Three groups of elemnst will be investigated: the element trace metals, the nutriments (N, P, S) and the radioactive elements.
Examples from literature and from own projects.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To understand the geochemical approach.
At the end the students should be able to play with some geochemical tools in order to interpret geochemical profiles in sedimentary records, to identify the origin of the main supplies, to decipher between natural and anthropogenic contributions,...
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
basic knowledge of general chemistry and thermodynamics.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
TP - varoious kind of exercices with computer (bring your laptop if any). Calculation from database using simple spreadsheet (e.g., excel). Research on Internet. Use of specific softwares.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
The cursus will be given the first semester (7 sessions of 50 min. x 2) au Department of Geology (B18).
The course will be given in French, the slides are mainly in English.
Theory - Powerpoint of main concept.
TP - 8 sessions x 2 x 50 min
The participation to practical works is mandatory. Any absence has to be justified.
Various exercises : Calculation from database using simple spreadsheet (e.g., excel); bibliographical research; application of specified software,...
Laptop requested.
More information on MyULiege.
Recommended or required readings
Written support & copy of slides available on MyULiege
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Additional information:
Examination will include two parts.
Theory - Individual oral examination (15 minutes + preparation - 60% of final quotation). Comments of figures and/or tables presented during the lectures.
TP - Individual bibliographic research on one topic selected among a given selection. Oral synthesis in 10 minutes (evaluation = 20%) and written synthetic report in 1 page; The full list of references has to be provided.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Lectures will start on monday morning from 8.30 to 12.30 at the Department of Geology (Building B18).
Contacts
Nathalie Fagel, Professor, Department of Geology. AGEs - Argiles, Géochimie et Environnements sédimentaires Sart Tilman, B18, Allée du 6 Août, B-4000 Liège Tel: 04/366.22.09 Fax: 04/366.2029 e-mail: nathalie.fagel@uliege.be www. ages.ulg.ac.be