Applied and Environmental Geochemistry
| Title | Εφαρμοσμένη και Περιβαλλοντική Γεωχημεία / Applied and Environmental Geochemistry |
| Code | GMOM202 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Anestis Filippidis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600017343 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600294896
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Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600294896
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Learning Outcomes
The aim of this course is to provide knowledge on the distribution of the chemical elements in the mineral deposits and the geochemical methods used for the exploration. This course also focuses on the geochemical processes related with the formation of mineral deposits and the important characteristic features of mineralized environments, including alteration patterns. The aim of this course is also to increase the understanding of how trace heavy and toxic metals are released, transported and accumulate in the mines and the mining wastes and which are the proper restoration methods.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Geochemical methods for exploration of mineral resources. Geochemical anomalies. Stable isotopes in ore-forming hydrothermal systems (O, H, C, S). Using fluid inclusion data in mineral exploration. Impacts to the environment from the exploitation of minerals and their by-products, as well as the mining waste disposal. Acid Mine Drainage. Contamination risks to soils, lakes, estuaries, and groundwater resulting from mining industry. Environmental geochemical analysis and practical study of contaminated sites and mining pollution.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
1) Course lectures are delivered with the help of electronic media (PC) and appropriate software presentations
2) The book notes are available through the teacher’s website
3) The teacher communicates with students through email
4) The class evaluation is performed through the Quality Assurance Unit (MO.DI.P.)
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 26 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 71 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 80 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | ||||
| Total | 180 |
Student Assessment
Description
Quality Management System of the Quality Assurance Unit (MODIP).
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Σκόρδας Η.Κ., Καντηράνης Α.Ν. (2019). Περιβαλλοντική Γεωχημεία των Δυνητικά Τοξικών Μετάλλων. Εκδόσεις City Publish, Θεσσαλονίκη, 253 σ. ISBN 978-960-9551-38-0.
Additional bibliography for study
Σημειώσεις-eβιβλίο διδάσκοντα:
1) Φιλιππίδης Α. (2019). Εφαρμοσμένη και Περιβαλλοντική Γεωχημεία με στοιχεία Περιβαλλοντικής Ορυκτολογίας και Νομοθεσίας. Τμήμα Γεωλογίας, Α.Π.Θ., Θεσσαλονίκη 153 σελ. ΔΙΑΤΙΘΕΤΑΙ ΜΕΣΩ ΤΗΣ ΙΣΤΟΣΕΛΙΔΑΣ ΤΟΥ ΔΙΔΑΣΚΟΝΤΑ
2) Bustillo Revuelta M. (2018). Mineral Resources: From Exploration to Sustainability Assessment. Springer.
3) De Vivo B., Belkin H.E. & Lima A. (2008). Environmental Geochemistry, Site Characterization, Data Analysis and Case Histories. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
4) Foley D., McKenzie G.D. & Utgard R.O. (2009). Investigations in Environmental Geology. Pearson, New York.
5) Fortescue J.A.C. (2011). Environmental Geochemistry. Springer, New York.
6) Guthrie G.D. & Mossman B.T. (1993). Health Effects of Mineral Dusts. Mineralogical Society of America, Reviews in Mineralogy, Vol. 28.
7) Kabata-Pendias A. (2011). Trace Elements in Soils and Plants. 4th ed. Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, New York.
8) Prasad M.N.V., Sajwan K.S. & Naidu R. (2006). Trace Elements in the Environment, Biogeochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioremediation. Taylor & Francis, New York.
9) Ryan P. (2014). Environmental and Low Temperature Geochemistry. Wiley-Blackwell, New York.
10) Sahai N. & Schoonen M.A. (2006). Medical Mineralogy and Geochemistry. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Vol. 64, Mineral. Soc. of America, Virginia, USA.
11) Sarkar D., Datta R. & Hannigan R. (2007). Concepts and Applications in Environmental Geochemistry. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
12) Sherwood-Lollar B. (2005). Environmental Geochemistry. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
Last Update
22-11-2022
