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Principles of Contaminant Transport and Fate in Soil and Groundwater Short Course - Missouri Waste Control Coalition Conference

When
July 22, 2024
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Location
Live Online Training

July 22, 2024, 9:30 A.M. to 5 P.M. CDT (1Day)

Missouri Waste Control Coalition Conference

Special Short Course

Course Reviews (4.8/5):

Overview: This course provides a practical overview of contaminant behavior in soil and groundwater with an emphasis on petroleum, chlorinated solvents, and metals. The material is intended for consultants and regulators managing contaminated sites. Course content is constantly updated and includes new research, and approaches for characterizing contaminant distribution and hydrogeology in the subsurface.

Course Topics:

Transport and Fate Overview

Potential Fates of Contaminants
Advective Transport
Mechanical Dispersion
Chemical Dispersion
Matrix Storage
Back Diffusion
Effective Solubility and Raoult's Law
High Resolution Site Characterization

3- and 4-Phase Equilibrium Partitioning

3- and 4-Phase Mass Distribution
Le Chatelier's Principle
Applications of Kd, Koc, foc, Kow, and KH
NAPL and the One Percent Rule
Metal Sorption and pH
Desorption Rates

Subsurface Transport

Soil Properties
Contaminant Infiltration
Hydrogeology Overview
Three Point Problem
Retardation Factors
Contaminant Velocity
Diving Plumes
Permeability vs. Gradient

Nonaqueous Phase Liquid (NAPL) Transport

LNAPL Transport and Distribution Scenarios
Saturation and Recoverability
Specific Retention (Sr)
Concentration of Saturation (Csat)
DNAPL Transport and Mass Distribution
14-Compartment Model

Vapor Transport

Henry's Law and Vapor Pressure
Contaminant Vapor Transport Processes
Petroleum Vapor Attenuation
Chlorinated Vapor Attenuation
Preferential Pathways
Barometric Pumping

Intended Audience: Environmental professionals seeking an improved understanding of petroleum, chlorinated solvent, and metal behavior in soil and groundwater. This course is ideal for seasoned professionals, as well as, new hires who would benefit from a "crash course" in modern transport and fate science.

Education Level: Intermediate and advanced topics will be covered. A review of transport and fate principles will also be presented to ensure all levels benefit from attending.

Course Materials: 2024 updated course proceedings.

Registration: Please register for the MWCC Conference here.

About the Instructor: Erick McWayne has over thirty 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, geochemistry, hydrogeology, and remediation with the University of California Davis and the National Environmental Management Academy (NEMA).

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