Petroleum Hydrocarbon Transport, Fate, and Natural Attenuation, June MSECA Meeting, Indianapolis, IN

  • June 13, 2013
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • MSECA Annual Meeting - Indianapolis Indiana

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June 13, 2013, 2013, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. (2 Days)
MSECA Quarterly Meeting
Indianapolis, Indiana


Note: This is a private class for MSECA

Instructor:
Erick McWayne, NEMA, LLC

Overview: This course provides the practical knowledge and skills necessary to effectively assess, clean up, and manage contaminated sites. The course begins with an overview of chemical partitioning and hydrogeology, and concludes with in-depth coverage of petroleum, chlorinated solvents, and metals contamination.

Course Topics:

Contaminant Chemistry Overview

  • Functional Groups, Chemical Properties, and Hazards

Transport Mechanisms

  • Advection

  • Mechanical Dispersion

  • Diffusion (Chemical Dispersion)

  • Effective Solubility

3- and 4-Phase Equilibrium Partitioning

  • Adsorption and Absorption

  • Applications of Kd, Koc, foc, Kow, and KH

  • NAPL and the One Percent Rule

  • Molar Fraction Calculation

  • Contaminant Mass Fraction Calculation

  • Residual Saturation Calculation

Groundwater Transport

  • Hydrogeology Review

  • Three Point Problem

  • Contaminant Velocity Calculations

Nonaqueous Phase Liquid (NAPL) Transport

  • Capillary Fringe Interactions and Smear Zones

  • Estimating LNAPL Thickness from Well Free Product

  • Estimating DNAPL Critical Height

Vapor Transport

  • Contaminant Vapor Properties and Behavior

 

Vapor Transport (cont.)

  • Henry's Law Partitioning

  • Vapor Diffusion and Air-Filled Porosity

  • Barometric Pumping

Natural Attenuation

  • Natural Attenuation Processes

  • Biodegradation Pathways for Common Contaminants

Focus on Hydrocarbon Contamination

  • Gasoline and Diesel Chemistry

  • BTEX, Oxygenates, and Additives

  • Ethanol Cosolvation and Plume Elongation

  • Geochemical Indicators of Natural Attenuation

  • Plume Behavior and Zones

Focus on Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Contamination

  • Chlorinated Solvent Chemistry

  • Plume Behavior Classification

  • Degradation Pathways

  • Geochemical Indicators of Natural Attenuation

Focus on Metal Contaminants

  • Mobility, pH, and Amphoterism

  • Dissolved and Particulate Forms

  • Cation/Anion Exchange and Variably Charged Soils

  • Complexation, Chelation, and Ligands

  • Hydrated Metals as Acids


Education Level: Introductory to intermediate/refresher.


About the Instructor: Erick McWayne has twenty years experience with soil, groundwater, and geophysical investigations for the characterization of contaminant transport and fate; and teaching contaminant chemistry, transport, natural attenuation, and hydrogeology. As an environmental consultant, Mr. McWayne served as a project manager for remedial investigations and feasibility studies at numerous Department of Defense and other contaminated sites. He currently manages NEMA and teaches workshops on transport and fate, environmental chemistry, hydrogeology, and stormwater around the country.

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