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Chemistry Refresher for Environmental Professionals - California Water Resources Control Board Staff Only, San Luis Obispo, CA

When
August 29, 2017
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location
Cal EPA, State Water Resources Control Board, 2375 Northside Drive, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92108

August 29, 2017, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. (1 Day)
Cal EPA, State Water Resources Control Board
895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101

San Luis Obispo, California 93401

Note: This is a private class open only to California State Water Resources Control Board staff. Unfortunately, the training is NOT open to other federal, state, or local government agencies (regardless of working/partnership status with the Water Board); and it is not open to consultants or the general public.

We would be happy to schedule a similar training in your area, please let us know via email or call us at (800) 385-0783 to explore training options.

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

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 ten years.

Education Level: Introductory/refresher to intermediate.

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

Registration: Please register via the Water Board Training Academy system. This training is only available to California State Water Resources Control Board staff.

About the Instructor: Erick McWayne has twenty-two years of professional experience in water quality management and teaching related courses. As a consultant, he managed contaminated surface water and groundwater projects for the Department of Defense and other clients. He currently provides consulting support to water quality projects and teaches courses in contaminant chemistry, transport and fate, geochemistry, hydrogeology, remediation, stormwater and surface water management, and contaminant attenuation with both the University of California Davis and the National Environmental Management Academy. Between teaching and consulting, Erick develops surface water and stormwater treatment technologies. He holds two patents on permeable reactive weir technology.

(800) 385-0783