ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY

o Academic staff members: Dr Danél van Tonder, Prof MarthieCoetzee, Jasper Dreyer, Jaco Koch, Sascha Roopa, AngeliqueDaniell, Ricart Boneschans

o Technical and academic support:o Thin section preparation laboratory: Daneel du Preez

o Soil lab: Itumaleng Phalatse

o Vehicles and equipement: Koosie Oosthuizen

Overview of the Department

Modules

COMPULSORY MODULES (2)

ELECTIVE MODULES (4)

Plus

OMSE674 Research Project (32) Year Course

Supervised research on an appropriate topic

Compulsory field trip

Modules

• Students are not allowed to register for more thanfour (4) modules in the first semester (except for theresearch project, which is a year module).

• Elective modules are selected according to requiredknowledge and skills for the

• research project.

• Selection of elective modules must therefore beapproved by the research project mentor

• Allowed 1 module from other streams – keepSACNASP registration in mind

COMPULSORY MODULESOMSG611 Environmental geochemistry (16) Semester 1

(Prerequisite all GLGN modules)Dr D van Tonder & Me S Roopa

1) The role of geochemistry in the sustainable management of soil and water2) Chemical principles of solubility, chemical weathering, and equilibrium3) Transformation of an environmental problem into a geochemical problem4) The use of PHREEQC in geochemical modeling5) Data collection, evaluation and interpretationOMWE611 Rehabilitation of disturbed areas (16) Semester 1(Prerequisite GDKN 122, GDKN 211, GDKN 221)

Mr J Koch

1) The philosophy and principles of rehabilitation2) Rehabilitation of antropogenic disturbed areas3) Species selection, seed mixtures and seed density4) Plant nutrition, element utilization and chemical growth medium correction5) Plant growth dynamics and plant-water relations6) Basic engineering principles during earth works7) Establishment of vegetation during rehabilitation 8) Rehabilitation end-objectives 9) Socio-economic aspects of rehabilitation

ELECTIVE MODULESOMSE611 Environmental Soil Science (16) Semester 1GDKN 122, GDKN 211, GDKN 221

Mr J Dreyer1) The importance of soil in the natural environment2) Soil mapping techniques3) Land use and soil pollution4) Data collection, evaluation and interpretation

OMWW611 Physical, Chemical and Biological Characteristics of Inland Water (16) Semester 1Dr J Taylor

1) Basic water quality principles2) Disturbances in water quality3) Biological aspects of inland waters4) Management and remediation

OMBO613 Introduction to GIS (16) Semester 1 Mr TC de Klerk

1) Basic GIS Concepts 2) Data capture and management3) Data analysis 4) Data output5) GIS management

ELECTIVE MODULES

OMBO614 GIS Applications (16) Semester 1

OMBO611 Introduction to Environmental Management (16) Semester 1Prof FP Retief

1) The sustainability challenge2) Environmental management background and principles3) Instruments of environmental management4) Environmental management systems5) Introduction to environmental law6) Environmental legislation

ELECTIVE MODULESOMSG621 Environmental mineralogy (16) Semester 2 (GLGN 112 and GLGN 211)

Prof M S Coetzee, Mr R. Boneschans 1) Chemical weathering of primary minerals at the surface2) Using secondary minerals for environmental problems3) Sampling techniques4) The use of analytical equipment5) Data collection, evaluation and interpretation

OMSG622 Applied environmental geology (16) Semester 2 (GLGN 112 and GLGN 211)Dr D van Tonder, Mr J Koch1) Data collection, evaluation and interpretation2) Remote sensing in geology3) Geophysics4) Applied GIS in geological and soil science mappingOMSE621 Restoration of degraded ecosystems (16) Semester 2

Prof K Kellner1) Management of terrestrial ecosystems2) Dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems3) Ecological sampling and multivariate data analysis techniques4) Restoration ecology and management

TYPICAL PROJECTS

• Pure geology: Petrology, mineralogy, petrography, geochemistry,geological mapping

– Prof M. Coetzee, Dr D van Tonder, Mr R Bonescans

• Applied geology/ geohydrology/ geobotany: Mine-related impacts,water quality, environmental geochemistry, environmental mineralogy,geobotany, medical geology, remote sensing, geotechnical evaluations

– Dr D van Tonder, Me S Roopa, Mr R Bonescans, Mr. J Koch, Me ADaniell

• Soil science – agricultural and rehabilitation applications: Soil quality, soilproperties, soil moisture, remote sensing, soil amelioration, soilchemistry, soil physics, precision farming, soil classification and mapping

– Mr J Dreyer, Mr J Koch, Me A Daniell

Project list

PROJECT SUPERVISOR SUBJECT

REQUIRED

STUDENT NAME &

EMAIL

1. TOPIC Must discuss project

with potential study

leader

Specified 2nd major 1

2

3

PRELIMINARY HONORS PROJECTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY FOR 2019Please indicate up to max 3 choices by marking 1,2, 3 behind your name

Board at Room 115 E4 from 10 October 2018