GroundwaterU Video Summary

This educational video is aimed at those unfamiliar with groundwater resources and groundwater contamination. The exclusion of audio is purposeful; the video guides the viewer during the groundwater contamination simulation and visualization of groundwater plumes.

• The animation illustrates several features and phenomena, including:
  An unconfined aquifer and water table
• Drawdown, and how a cone of depression forms from groundwater pumping.
• Shallow groundwater being pumped by a private well.
• Liquid solvent (DNAPL) infiltrating into the ground and creating a groundwater plume and accumulating on top of a clay layer.
• Contamination of a municipal water supply and private well.
• Gasoline leaking from a damaged underground storage tank and floating on the water table because it is less dense than water (LNAPL).
• Vapor from the floating gasoline and contaminated groundwater entering the basements of homes.
• Groundwater plume discharge into a lake and impact to sediment quality.

The video also includes additional text that provides a more advanced description of various features and phenomena.

About this Video

Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EhgdJpDKco
Video Creator: Andrew J.B. Cohen
Recommended/Summary by: Andrew J.B. Cohen
Curated by GroundwaterU on: 12/15/2021

Video Language: English
Video Category: Science/Engineering
Multimedia Type: Animation/Simulation, Descriptive Text
Presentation Style: Other
Technical Level: Beginner