April 25 - 26, 2017, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. (2 Days) New Location: Larkspur Landing Hotel - Bellevue15805 S.E. 37th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006 [directions]
Fates of Contaminants
Solute Advection
Mechanical Dispersion
Chemical Dispersion
3- and 4-Phase Equilibrium Partitioning
Adsorption, Absorption, and Sorption
Applications of Kd, Koc, foc, Kow, and KH
NAPL and the One Percent Rule
Metal Sorption and pH
3- and 4-Phase Mass Distribution
Desorption Rates
Subsurface Transport
Soil Properties
Contaminant Infiltration
Hydrogeology Overview
Three Point Problem
Retardation Factors
Contaminant Velocity
Plume Diving
Nonaqueous Phase Liquid (NAPL) Transport
Saturation and Recoverability
Specific Retention (Sr)
Concentration of Saturation (Csat)
DNAPL Transport and Mass Distribution
14 Compartment Model
Vapor Transport
Contaminant Vapor Transport Processes
Petroleum Vapor Attenuation
Chlorinated Vapor Attenuation
Preferential Pathways
Natural Attenuation Processes
Lines of Evidence
Decay Rates
Estimating Restoration Time Frame
Degradation Rate Tools
Focus on Hydrocarbon Contamination
Gasoline and Diesel Chemistry
Properties of BTEX, Oxygenates, and Additives
Soil Retention
Ethanol Cosolvation and Plume Elongation
Plume Behavior and Redox Zones
Focus on Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Contamination
Chlorinated Solvent Chemistry and Sources
Plume Behavior Classification
Degradation Pathways
Focus on Metal Contaminants
Total Metals vs. Dissolved
Complexation and Speciation
Precipitation
Redox and Microbial Effects
Salt and Metal Mobility
Methylation and Demethylation
Cation/Anion Exchange
pH, Variably Charged Soils and Organic Matter
Metal Fixation (Aging)
Scenarios Approach to Metal Attenuation
Education Level: Introductory to intermediate. New research will be presented to ensure all levels benefit from attending.
Course Materials: Course proceedings, worksheets, and reference material.
Registration: $495 ($395 government rate and group rate when registering two or more people - $395 per person). You may register online or by calling us at (800)385-0783. Registration closes on Monday, April 24, 2017 at 5 PM.
Parking: Free on site parking.
Mass Transit: Click here for mass transportation options.
About the Instructor: Erick McWayne has over twenty-two years of professional experience in environmental quality management and teaching related courses. As a consultant, he managed contaminated surface water, soil, and groundwater projects for the Department of Defense and other clients. He currently provides consulting support to environmental projects and teaches courses in contaminant chemistry, transport and fate, natural attenuation, geochemistry, hydrogeology, remediation, stormwater, and surface water management with the University of California Davis and the National Environmental Management Academy.
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