Chemistry Refresher for Environmental Professionals - Sacramento, CA

  • March 18, 2013
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (PDT)
  • Hawthorn Suites - Downtown, 321 Bercut Drive, Sacramento, CA

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March 18, 2013, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. (1 Day Course)
Hawthorn Suites - Downtown
321 Bercut Drive, Sacramento, CA
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Instructor: Erick McWayne, NEMA, LLC

Overview: This course provides a practical overview of key chemistry principles essential for understanding and predicting contaminant behavior in the environment. Organic and inorganic contaminants will be explored.
 
Course Topics: 
  • Overview of Physical and Chemical Properties of Contaminants (S, Koc, Kow, Kh, Tb, Tm)
  • Periodic Chart Applications to Remediation
  • Isotopes, Ions, and Chemical Bonds
  • Predicting Molecular Geometry and Behavior
  • Solubility Rules, Precipitation, and Applications for Inorganic Remediation
  • Chemical Reactions, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics
  • Stoichiometry (balancing reactions)
  • Oxidation States and Redox Reactions
  • Chemical Equilibrium and Limiting Reactants
 
  • Basics of Groundwater Monitoring and Data Interpretation
  • Empirical, Chemical, and Structural Formulas
  • Mass-Based and Molar-Based Concentrations
  • Molecular Structure with Lewis Dot Notation
  • Polyatomic Oxoanions (nitrate, phosphate, chromate, perchlorate, permanganate, etc.)
  • Organic Molecules and IUPAC Nomenclature
  • Functional Groups - Alcohols, Aldehydes, Amines, Aromatics, Ethers, Ketones, and Organometallics
  • BTEX Structure and Behavior - Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylene
This class is followed by the Stormwater Chemistry Principles and Applications Workshop March 19 - 20, 2013.

Intended Audience: Environmental professionals working with contaminated soil, sediment, surface water, groundwater, and stormwater.


Education Level:
Introductory to intermediate/refresher.

Course Materials: Course proceedings, worksheets, and reference material.

Credit: 7.5 PDHs and 0.75 CEUs for completing 7.5 hours of instruction.

Registration: $295
($250 for each additional person when registering a group) . You may register online or by calling us toll-free at (800)385-0783.

Register for this class and the stormwater chemistry class and save $100:
$690
($595 for each additional person when registering a group). You may register online or by calling us toll-free at (800)385-0783.

Accommodations: Hawthorn Suites (workshop location) or click here for a map of nearby hotels.

Parking: Free on site parking.


Cancellation and Refund Policy: By registering, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of this policy. Please read prior to registering (it's a short policy, we promise).


About the Instructor: Erick McWayne has over eighteen years experience with the characterization of contaminant transport and fate in soil, surface water, and groundwater; and teaching stormwater chemistry, contaminant chemistry, transport, natural attenuation, and hydrogeology. As an environmental consultant, Mr. McWayne served as a project manager for water quality and remedial investigations and feasibility studies at numerous Department of Defense and other contaminated sites. He currently serves as Executive Director of National Environmental Management Academy and teaches across the country.

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