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Chemistry Refresher for Environmental Professionals - Olympia, WA

When
March 24, 2015
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location
Olympia Community Center, 222 Columbia Street NW, Olympia, WA 98501
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HYD-401 – $295.00
$245 per additional guest.
HYD-401 & 402 (3 days) – $790.00
$640 per additional guest.
HYD-401 and HYD-402 (3 Days) Ecology Staff – $640.00
HYD-401 Ecology Staff – $245.00

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March 24, 2015, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. (1 Day)
Olympia Community Center
222 Columbia Street NW, Olympia, WA [directions]

Overview: This refresher course provides a practical review of key environmental chemistry principles essential for understanding and predicting contaminant behavior in soil, sediment, surface water, and groundwater. The material is intended for environmental professionals seeking a quick review of chemistry principles.

Course Topics:

Physical and Chemical Properties of Contaminants (S, Kd, Koc, Kow, Kh, Tb, Tm)

Environmental Applications of the Periodic Chart

Oxidizers, Reducers, and Oxidation States

Mass-Based and Molar-Based Concentrations

Covalent versus Ionic Bonding

Empirical, Chemical, and Structural Formulas

Lewis Dot Notation

Predicting Molecular Geometry

Solubility Rules, Precipitation, and Sedimentation

Chemical Reactions, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics

Stoichiometry

Chemical Equilibrium and Limiting Reactants

Redox Potential and pH

Microbes and Terminal Electron Acceptors

Polyatomic Oxoanions (nitrate, phosphate, perchlorate, etc.)

Organic Molecules and IUPAC Nomenclature

Common Soil and Water Quality Monitoring Parameters

Predicting Contaminant Behavior

Note: This class is immediately followed by HYD-402: Principles of Contaminant Transport and Fate, which is recommended for those working with contaminated soil and groundwater sites.

Intended Audience: Environmental professionals seeking an improved understanding of environmental chemistry. The course will be especially helpful for those who have not had a chemistry refresher course in the last five years.

Education Level: Introductory/refresher to intermediate.

Course Materials: Course proceedings, worksheets, and reference material.

Credit: 7.5 PDHs and 0.75 CEUs for completing 7.5 hours of instruction.

Registration: $295 (Save $50 per additional person when registering a group - $245 per guest) . You may register online or by calling us toll-free at (800)385-0783. Registration deadline is March 20, 2015.

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About the Instructor: Erick McWayne has over twenty years of environmental chemistry experience conducting soil and water quality investigations, and teaching over 100 related courses. As an environmental consultant, Mr. McWayne served as a project manager for water quality investigations at numerous Department of Defense and other contaminated sites. He currently manages NEMA and teaches courses in stormwater chemistry, groundwater chemistry, contaminant transport and fate, and hydrogeology around the country.

(800) 385-0783