National Ground Water Association

​Course #	​235
​Date	​February 6-7, 2013
​Location	​Denver, Colorado
​Instructors	​Bill Deutsch and Patrick Longmire, Ph.D.
Level​	​Introductory.
​CEUs	​1.45
Member price​	​$995
Nonmember price​	​$1,145

 

Course overview

This course is designed to provide you with a thorough understanding of the principles of geochemistry, as understanding the geochemical aspects is an important step in completing a successful site assessment or remediation project. 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.

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 in this course, as will the anticipated efficiency of remediation practices. Data collection, presentation, and interpretation of results will also 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. (Remediation design is a focus area of NGWA’s Applications of Groundwater Geochemistry​ short course.)

Learning objectives

In this course, you will learn about:

• Principles of groundwater geochemistry
• 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.

Who should attend?

• Geologists
• Engineers
• Project managers
• Regulators
• Environmental professionals involved in risk assessment and remediation.

321 17th Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
800 321.2599
303 297.3111

Accommodations: NGWA has secured a limited block of rooms on a first come, first served basis at the group rate of $169 per night single/double occupancy. This rate applies to the NGWA room block and is valid until the January 7 cutoff date, unless our block has been filled before then. When making your reservations, be sure to mention you are attending this NGWA short course. Remember, you are responsible for securing your own reservations. Call 800 321.2599 or 303 297.3111 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. MT or make your reservations online. For guest check-in and checkout times, please contact the hotel directly.