Latest Events - Soil & Groundwater

19th International Petroleum Environmental Conference

Environmental-Expert.com — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:51:39 GMT

Oct 30, 2012 - Nov 1, 2012Grand Hyatt Downtown Denver HotelDenverEnvironmental Issues and Solutions in Exploration, Production, Refining & Distribution of Petroleum. Highlights Include: - Frac Flowback Water Management - Produced Water Re-Use - Natural Gas Produced Water Issues Conference Chairs: Kerry Sublette, Ph.D., Sarkeys Professor of Environmental Engineering, The University of Tulsa, Dept. of Chemical Engineering John Veil, President, Veil Environmental LLC Plenary Session Speakers (to-date) - Stan Belieu, Deputy Director, Nebraska Oil & G...

VOC Vapor Intrusion Mitigation: Reducing Risk & Liability

Environmental-Expert.com — Wed, 30 May 2012 05:32:56 GMT

Jul 24, 2012WebinarOnlineIt is a growing concern around the nation that VOC vapor intrusion poses the potential for substantial cost and liability for site owners. Regulatory agencies recognize the increasing threat VOC vapor intrusion poses to human health and are subsequently developing more stringent regulations and guidance for mitigation measures. With the increasing number of options available for VOC vapor mitigation systems, certain questions remain critically important: Will the vapor mitigation method effectiv...

Remediation of Former Manufactured Gas Plant Sites

Environmental-Expert.com — Wed, 30 May 2012 05:30:40 GMT

Jul 10, 2012WebinarOnlineIt is estimated that the number of manufactured Gas Plant Sites (MGP) in the United States alone is in the thousands, each with varying degrees of environmental impact. For a number of former MGP sites, various methods are used for clean-up, some of which reduce the need for transportation and disposal of contaminated soil offsite, making the clean up more efficient and cost effective. Other projects may require migration control of hazardous vapors into structures being built on or near a forme...

2013 NGWA Summit — The National and International Conference on Groundwater

Environmental-Expert.com — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:52:53 GMT

Apr 28, 2013 - May 2, 2013Hyatt Regency San AntonioSan AntonioGroundwater is a resource to be protected. It ignores political boundaries, transports contaminants, floods mine and construction sites, spins communities into an uproar, and can�t be found when you need it. Model, explore, characterize, bank, inject, extract, treat, and predict all your subsurface needs with everything groundwater at the 2013 NGWA Summit. Sessions on these topics will be scheduled in San Antonio: ■Groundwater and hydraulic fracturing ■Gulf Coast groundwater i...

Isotope Geochemistry in Contaminated Groundwaters (Webinar #825)

Environmental-Expert.com — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:49:26 GMT

Oct 2, 2012on-lineOnlineWe will explore a range of isotopes and geochemical tools that are useful in tracing sources and degradation of contaminants in groundwaters, both from surface (fertilizers, spills, leachates) and subsurface (methane, salinity, deep waste disposal) sources during this Webinar. Topics to be covered include: �Nitrogen species and 15N as a tracer of sources and reactions �Tracing organic carbon and degradation with 13C and 14C �Strontium isotopes and salinity source indicators �Sampling and a...

NGWA Conference on Great Plains Aquifers: Beyond the Ogallala (#5028)

Environmental-Expert.com — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:47:02 GMT

Oct 25-26, 2012Embassy Suites Omaha — Downtown/Old MarketOmahLearn about potential solutions to issues affecting the U.S. Great Plains aquifer system � which represents a microcosm of all the challenges facing water allocation and land management today � during this two-day conference that seeks to prepare and assist diverse communities in planning for the great unknowns to sustain the aquifer system for the longest period of time. Negative impacts to the Great Plains aquifer system have affected the domestic and international food supply and will cont...

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response 40-Hour Training (HAZWOPER) 3364C

Environmental-Expert.com — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:35:55 GMT

Oct 22-26, 2012Environmental Resource CenterCaryPersonnel who are expected to stop, contain, and clean up on-site releases are required to have 24 hours of initial training. Personnel who are involved in cleanups at waste sites-including Superfund sites, RCRA corrective action sites, or even voluntary cleanups involving hazardous substances-must have 40 hours of initial classroom instruction. Satisfy your training requirements with this comprehensive class that provides in-depth instruction on how to perform emergency response activities....

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response 24-Hour Training (HAZWOPER) 3363C

Environmental-Expert.com — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:34:26 GMT

Oct 22-24, 2012Environmental Resource CenterCaryPersonnel who are expected to stop, contain, and clean up on-site releases are required to have 24 hours of initial training. Personnel who are involved in cleanups at waste sites-including Superfund sites, RCRA corrective action sites, or even voluntary cleanups involving hazardous substances-must have 40 hours of initial classroom instruction. Satisfy your training requirements with this comprehensive class that provides in-depth instruction on how to perform emergency response activities....

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response 40-Hour Training (HAZWOPER) 3362C

Environmental-Expert.com — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:00:45 GMT

Sep 10-14, 2012Environmental Resource CenterCaryPersonnel who are expected to stop, contain, and clean up on-site releases are required to have 24 hours of initial training. Personnel who are involved in cleanups at waste sites-including Superfund sites, RCRA corrective action sites, or even voluntary cleanups involving hazardous substances-must have 40 hours of initial classroom instruction. Satisfy your training requirements with this comprehensive class that provides in-depth instruction on how to perform emergency response activities....

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response 24-Hour Training (HAZWOPER) 3361C

Environmental-Expert.com — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:59:04 GMT

Sep 10-12, 2012Environmental Resource CenterCaryPersonnel who are expected to stop, contain, and clean up on-site releases are required to have 24 hours of initial training. Personnel who are involved in cleanups at waste sites-including Superfund sites, RCRA corrective action sites, or even voluntary cleanups involving hazardous substances-must have 40 hours of initial classroom instruction. Satisfy your training requirements with this comprehensive class that provides in-depth instruction on how to perform emergency response activities....

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response 40-Hour Training (HAZWOPER) 3247

Environmental-Expert.com — Mon, 21 May 2012 22:11:42 GMT

Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012Environmental Resource CenterCaryPersonnel who are expected to stop, contain, and clean up on-site releases are required to have 24 hours of initial training. Personnel who are involved in cleanups at waste sites-including Superfund sites, RCRA corrective action sites, or even voluntary cleanups involving hazardous substances-must have 40 hours of initial classroom instruction. Satisfy your training requirements with this comprehensive class that provides in-depth instruction on how to perform emergency response activities....

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response 24-Hour Training (HAZWOPER) 3246C

Environmental-Expert.com — Mon, 21 May 2012 22:10:12 GMT

Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 1, 2012Environmental Resource CenterCaryPersonnel who are expected to stop, contain, and clean up on-site releases are required to have 24 hours of initial training. Personnel who are involved in cleanups at waste sites-including Superfund sites, RCRA corrective action sites, or even voluntary cleanups involving hazardous substances-must have 40 hours of initial classroom instruction. Satisfy your training requirements with this comprehensive class that provides in-depth instruction on how to perform emergency response activities....

Pacific Salmonid Spawning Habitat Restoration

Environmental-Expert.com — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:40:13 GMT

Sep 19-21, 2012Hilton Garden InnIssaquahDeveloped for practitioners and agency personnel involved with field data collection, detailed design and/or review of river restoration projects, this course provides general training in design, implementation and monitoring of in-stream habitat improvement projects in regulated streams and rivers, with an emphasis on the issues surrounding Pacific salmonid spawning rehabilitation and access to spawning areas. We will cover subjects from monitoring to planning including fish passage assessment ...

NEPA/CEQA Training

Environmental-Expert.com — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:35:31 GMT

Dec 11-12, 2012Fairfield Inn by MarriottSan DiegoThe National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is perhaps the best-known of our Nation's environmental laws. It applies whenever federal agencies propose to take action or when they propose to fund or approve the actions of others, if environmental impacts are likely to result. NEPA opened federal agency planning and decision-making to the public, and promotes decisions with better environmental values. The procedures and documents required by NEPA may at times form the only administrative record ...

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response 40-Hour Training 3229c

Environmental-Expert.com — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:09:02 GMT

Jun 18-22, 2012Environmental Resource CenterCaryPersonnel who are expected to stop, contain, and clean up on-site releases are required to have 24 hours of initial training. Personnel who are involved in cleanups at waste sites-including Superfund sites, RCRA corrective action sites, or even voluntary cleanups involving hazardous substances-must have 40 hours of initial classroom instruction. Satisfy your training requirements with this comprehensive class that provides in-depth instruction on how to perform emergency response activities....

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response 24-Hour Training 3228c

Environmental-Expert.com — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:06:50 GMT

Jun 18-20, 2012Enviornmental Resource CenterCaryPersonnel who are expected to stop, contain, and clean up on-site releases are required to have 24 hours of initial training. Personnel who are involved in cleanups at waste sites-including Superfund sites, RCRA corrective action sites, or even voluntary cleanups involving hazardous substances-must have 40 hours of initial classroom instruction. Satisfy your training requirements with this comprehensive class that provides in-depth instruction on how to perform emergency response activities....

WasteTech-2013 - the 8th International Trade fair and Conference for Waste Management, Recycling, Environmental Technologies and Renewable Energy

Environmental-Expert.com — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:21:08 GMT

May 28-31, 2013Crocus Expo, International Exhibition and Convention CenterMoscow, RUSSIAFor more than a decade the WasteTech event has established itself as the premier exhibition covering waste treatment, environmental protection and renewable energy both in Russia and nearby regions, especially in CIS and Baltic countries. In 2011 WasteTech attracted 308 companies from 23 countries and reached 6000 sq/m net of indoor and outdoor space. Compared to the world-leading environmental events this is not so much, but to the fast developing market in Russia and CIS WasteTech serves ...

The New MODFLOW Course: Theory and Hands-on Applications (#259)

Environmental-Expert.com — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:02:22 GMT

Sep 11-14, 2012Nassau InnPrincetonThe New MODFLOW Course: Theory and Hands-on Applications presents the theory behind MODFLOW-2005 and its related programs (MODPATH, ZoneBudget, MT3D, and RT3D), and illustrates the practical development of three-dimensional groundwater flow and transport models using Visual MODFLOW. The course introduces the modeling process including conceptual model development, numerical model implementation, model calibration, and model predictions. It alternates between lectures and laboratory exercises to ...

Understanding and Negotiating DOT Issues and Requirements for the Groundwater Industry (Webinar #831)

Environmental-Expert.com — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:14:02 GMT

Sep 12-13, 2012Web basedOnlineYou will gain a better understanding of the cargo securement regulations specifically pertaining to the groundwater industry � an understanding necessary to keep you in business � in this two-part interactive Webinar. You will learn about: �Why cargo securement is important �Rules enforced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) �Fundamentals of cargo securement �Vehicle accidents �And more. A test will be given on the second day of the Webinar. Test results will ...

Environmental Isotopes in Groundwater Resources and Contaminant Hydrogeology (#394)

Environmental-Expert.com — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:07:09 GMT

Aug 11, 2012 - Sep 11, 2012Hilton Garden Inn Orlando International Drive NorthOrlandoThis two-day course begins by introducing you to the basic principles of isotope hydrology and then progresses to methods and case studies in two fundamental areas of application: environmental isotopes in groundwater resources and environmental isotopes in contaminant hydrogeology. Environmental isotopes have become an integral part of geochemical studies in groundwater projects. New analytical technologies now allow rapid, routine measurement of a growing number of isotopes in a wide variet...

Groundwater Geochemical Modeling (Webinar #867)

Environmental-Expert.com — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:59:36 GMT

Jun 9, 2012Web basedOnlineDuring this one-hour Webinar, you will be introduced to groundwater geochemical modeling and the tools available to make the necessary calculations of water/rock/gas interactions, which, in turn, can be used to estimate natural attenuation of contaminants, design and implement applied remediation methods, and predict longevity of a treated system. You will learn how: •Geochemical modeling of an aquifer provides a method of simulating interactions between the water, solids, and gasses c...

Road Salt in Groundwater and Environmental Impacts (Webinar #862)

Environmental-Expert.com — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:20:06 GMT

Oct 16, 2012Web basedOnlineLearn how to distinguish road salt from other sources of salt along with strategies to remediate salt-contaminated water supply wells during this one-hour Webinar. An overview of salt in human affairs, and highway deicing history and methodologies will precede a discussion of the environmental fate of road salt. The overall impacts of road salt on groundwater will be explored. In addition, previous research combined with empirical knowledge of MaineDOT will be presented to illustrate its experie...

Understanding Migration, Assessment, and Remediation of Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (#311)

Environmental-Expert.com — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:16:29 GMT

Oct 24-26, 2012DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel New OrleansNew OrleansThis three-day course is designed to educate you with respect to the compounds and priorities of NAPLs, their migration characteristics, assessment techniques, and remediation technologies. In order to design an appropriate remediation system, you must first have knowledge of the characteristics and behavior of NAPLs in the subsurface to begin conceptualizing and characterizing an NAPL plume. In addition, a thorough understanding of how NAPLs migrate in a hydrogeologic system will guide you i...

Clean Gas & Coal 2013

Environmental-Expert.com — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Feb 19-20, 2013Bremen Exhibition CentreBremenGas and coal will be the cornerstones of a new energy infrastructure for decades to come. Industry, commerce, the public sector and private households need power, heat, cooling and mobility. We want them to be produced in an envi-ronmentally benign way, to be affordable and, most importantly, available at all times. How can gas and coal help to guaran...

Advanced GIS Concepts

Environmental-Expert.com — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:01:17 GMT

Nov 9, 2012 - Sep 13, 2012Evergreen State College, Computer LabOlympiaThis course is designed for intermediate to advanced GIS users to explore advanced ArcGIS techniques for geoprocessing. We will start with ArcToolbox, work into Model Builder, and then into Python scripting. It is expected that upon completion of this course each student will have an in depth understanding model builder and introduction into Python scripting in ArcGIS. After completing this course students will be able to: Automatically create an data management system for advanced geoproces...