NGWA Offers Course On The Fundamentals Of Groundwater Geochemistry
The National Ground Water Association is offering the course, "Fundamentals of Groundwater Geochemistry," May 3-4 in Portland, Maine.
An important step in completing a successful site assessment or remediation project is understanding the geochemical aspects of the work. While many people have a solid understanding of hydrological processes, the chemical aspects of the site that largely impact contaminant fate and transport, and determine the outcome of the remediation effort, are not as commonly understood or appreciated.
This course is designed to provide a thorough understanding of the principles of geochemistry. Basic chemical interactions occurring between water and soil/aquifer material that determine the composition of natural water and affect the migration of contaminants will be covered, as will the anticipated efficiency of remediation practices. Data collection, presentation, and interpretation of results will be discussed. Once this fundamental knowledge is obtained, it will be possible to integrate it into particular contamination situations and evaluate remediation systems given the site-specific geochemical parameters.
In this course, you will learn about:
- Mineral equilibrium
- Solution/gas interactions
- Oxidation/reduction reactions and measurements
- Redox processes and interpretation
- Adsorption/desorption processes
- Migration of organic groundwater contaminants
- Migration of inorganic groundwater contaminants
- Principles of remediation with application to inorganic contaminants
- Remediation of organic contamination
- Relationship of geochemical reactions to groundwater quality, aquifer material, and associated contamination
- Impacts of geochemical conditions on remediation efforts
- How to create sampling and analysis plans
- Requirements for data collection and presentation methods
This introductory-level course is best suited to:
- Geologists
- Engineers
- Project managers
- Regulators
- Environmental professionals involved in risk assessment and remediation.
The course instructors are Bill Deutsch, senior geochemist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory operated by Battelle, and Patrick Longmire, Ph.D., hydrogeochemist at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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About The National Ground Water Association
NGWA, a nonprofit organization comprised of more than 13,000 U.S. and international groundwater professionals — contractors, equipment manufacturers, suppliers, scientists, and engineers — is dedicated to advancing groundwater knowledge. NGWA's vision is to be the leading groundwater association that advocates the responsible development, management, and use of water.
SOURCE: The National Ground Water Association