Environmental Geochemistry Seminar Topics

Have you ever broken Henry's Law? Remember what Henry's Law is?!
ESN offers Environmental Geochemistry Seminars.
Join those who have already sponsored ESN's Geochemical Seminars:
«AFCEE»
«US EPA (Regions IV, V, VIII & IX)»
«Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment»
«Oil Inspection Section, Colorado Department of Labor»
«US Army Corps of Engineers (Omaha, Kansas City, Tulsa)»
«New Mexico State Highway & Trasportation Department»
«New Mexico Environment Department»
«California Water Resources Board»
«Cailfornia Department of Toxics»
«TNRCC»
«Texas Railroad Commission»
«Iowa DNR»

Mix and Match from the following topics to create a seminar from a half day to two days.
(Contact us if you have topic of your own)

Topic 1: Physical Properties Relevant to Environmental Geochemistry

• Vapor Pressure - Product to Vapor Partitioning
  
• Henry's Law Constant - Vapor to Water Partitioning
  
• Density - Liquid (LNAPL & DNAPL) and Vapor (Dense Vapor Movement)
• Polarity - Soil to Water Partioning (Kow & Koc)

Topic 2: Reviewing and Troubleshooting Lab Data

• Sample Preparation Methods
• Instrumentation and EPA Methods
• Calibration of Instruments
• QA/QC of Lab Data - What Matters and How to Find It
• Mobile versus Fixed Based Laboratories
• Case Histories

Topic 3: Advances in Soil Vapor Surveys

• Active versus Passive Sampling
• Analytical Methods - GC, GCMS
• Choosing the best method for the situation
• Fate and Transport of Vapors in the Environment
• Data Interpretation
• Applications and Case Histories

Topic 4: Remediation by Natural Attenuation

• Natural Biochemical Degradation Principals
• What Parameters to Measure
• Sample Collection Considerations
• Data Interpretation / Program Design

Topic 5: Vapor Migration and Risk Calculations

• Vapor Migration (Advection & Diffusion)
• Partitioning and Speed of Movement
• Upward Vapor Migration and Risk Assessment
• Calculating Impacts to Ground Water
• Calculating Impacts to Buildings Using RBCA
• Getting the Most Accurate Results

Topic 6: MTBE

• Chemical Composition & Historical Use
• Behavior in the Environment
• Analysis Considerations - Especially False Positives
• Remediation Considerations

Topic 7: Direct Push Sampling Systems

• Direct Push versus Conventional Drilling
• Advantages and Limitations - Soil, Groundwater, Soil Vapor
• Special Tools - Downhole Logging, Lithologic Characterization (conductivity, gamma logging)
• Automated Vapor Logging

Topic 8: New Technologies

• Borehole Geophysics - Gamma, Conductivity, and Density Logging
• Fluorescence Petroleum Fingerprinting
• Vertical Profiling of Aquifers
• Vertical Profiling of Vapor Plumes
• ORC® Injection Systems

Topic 9: Remediation Technologies

• In-Situ Methods
• Petroleum Methods (ORC, VES, Microbes, Nutrients, BioVenting, Sparge Systems)
• Halogens (HRC, Reactive Barrier Walls, Organic Compounds)
• Automated Sampling and Analysis
• Mobile Lab applications

Topic 10: Field Instruments

• Types of Instruments - OVA, PID, FID, OVM, IR
• Proper Applications
• Calibrations, Limitations and Potential Errors

Topic 11: New Soil Sampling Methods

• Methanol Preservation
• Encore^TM Sampler