Final Exam

List of topics for review

Review the questions from the Midterm Exam

Cone of Depression - reasons for growth and stabilization

Pump tests - How are they conducted, what is learned from them, when are they useful.

Slug tests - How are they conducted, what is learned from them, when are they useful.

Long Islands Aquifer systems - major aquifers and confining units (Upper Glacial, Magothy, Lloyd, Jameco, Raritan Clay, Gardiners Clay, Monmouth Greensand)

Inputs and outflows for overall Long Island water budget.

Patterns of groundwater flow beneath Long Island, major recharge and discharge areas.

Northeastern region aquifers - Major types (surficial valley, surficial outwash plain, coastal plain, carbonate, sandstone, crystalline bedrock) and relative yields.

Freshwater-Saltwater interactions - freshwater/saltwater interface, encroachment (active and passive), outflow face, tidal effects, Ghyben and Herzberg ratio.

Groundwater contamination - plumes, slugs, diffusion, advection, LNAPLES, DNAPLES, compatible (soluble) contamination, retardation.

Geophysical methods - know the major types used, how they work, and what they show.