UC Berkeley - Introduction to Groundwater Contamination

Groundwater makes up 99% of available freshwater worldwide, and it is the predominant source of water for humans. Despite its importance, groundwater contamination by man-made chemicals is ubiquitous. This seminar should be useful to anyone who wants to learn about this topic. The presentation in visual-rich to facilitate learning, and it includes several animations that represent real-world contamination scenarios. 00:00 Welcome 01:00 Outline 02:33 Groundwater Fundamentals 08:28 The Groundwater Resource 13:02 Sources of Groundwater Contamination 14:43 Visualization - Mental Models 19:03 Animations 19:52 Animation 1 - Solvents and Gasoline 26:00 Animation 2 - Hazardous Waste Landfill 27:37 Animation 3 - Fractured Bedrock 32:44 Animation 4 - Groundwater Remediation 36:09 Animation 5 - Fire-fighting foam (AFFF) and Per- and Polyalkyl Substances (PFAS) 45:00 Conceptual Site Models Thanks for watching. Subscribe to GroundwaterU Also see www.vernay.com/Company/Yellow-Springs-Cleanup for example utility of animation for PR purposes. More groundwater fundamentals here: https://gw-project.org/books/conceptual-and-visual-understanding-of-hydraulic-head-and-groundwater-flow/ Citation: Laboratory experiment screenshot at 16:02 ann gilchrist. (2014, June 24). Lab 5 Groundwater Model 2 [Video file]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiOt82uaRA7E5QRsL27cVFA. Subsequent images of lab experimentt are adapted screenshots of the same YouTube video. All pictures are creative commons copyright. All animations are original content.