Environmental Site Assessment and Remediation

This seminar provides information on contaminated site assessment & remediation. It focuses on cost effective approaches, methodologies, & technologies. Case studies, which are included & distributed as part of the seminar, are based on real projects..

Course Outline

The environmental condition of property is an important issue in real estate transactions.  Buyers and sellers must be aware of potential environmental liabilities for contaminated soil & groundwater, regulatory non-compliance and buried wastes.  This two day seminar provides information on contaminated site assessment and remediation.  It focuses on cost effective approaches, methodologies, and technologies.  Case studies, which are included and distributed as part of the seminar, are based on real projects to reinforce your understanding of the concepts and methodologies. 

Objective To provide participants with in-depth knowledge of site assessment and remediation methodologies.

Who Should Attend Process and manufacturing plant owners/managers; environmental consultants; regulatory personnel; owners of real estate, process plants, gas stations, landfill sites and scrap yards; environmental engineers and scientists in first nations communities, municipalities, national defence, fisheries and oceans, public works; occupational hygienists; insurance personnel; legal counsellors; financiers; appraisers; real estate agents; environmental equipment manufacturers, and other individuals concerned about the environmental impact on the value of property.

Program Outline Faculty: Dr. Nasrat Hijazi, President TDA Associates

Day I Phase I and Phase II ESA
8:00       Registration and Coffee
8:20       Welcome and Introduction
8:30       Phase I ESA
• CSA Standard
• Difference between environmental audit and Phase I investigation
• Historical records review
• Interviews
• Inspections
• Qualifications of investigators
• Report
• Do we move to Phase II?
 
10:00     Refreshments and Networking

10:15     Phase II ESA
• CSA Standard
• Developing a conceptual site model (CSM) as basis of a sampling plan
• Data quality objectives (Representativeness, precision, bias, accuracy, comparability, completeness, detection limits)
• Sampling plans based on data use and project objectives
• Soil investigation methodologies
• Groundwater investigation methodologies
• Quality assurance/quality control plan
• Data review, validation, and verification
• Effective data presentation techniques
• Reporting

12:00     Lunch

1:00        Phase II ESA (Continued)
 
2:00        Phase I and Phase II ESA Case Studies
• Phase I ESA case studies for industrial, commercial, and petroleum sites
• Phase II ESA case studies for industrial, commercial, and petroleum sites

3:00       Refreshments and Networking

3:15        Phase II ESA Case Study By Participants
Petroleum bulk facility and service station to be developed as commercial, residential and parkland under mixed potable and non-potable groundwater conditions.
(Development of conceptual site models, effective sampling plans for soil and groundwater)

4:00        Case Study Presentations and Discussion

4:30        Adjournment

Day II Site Remediation Technologies
8:00       Soil Remediation
• Excavation and offsite disposal (Remedial plan and implementation and verification sampling)
• Vapour (VOC) remediation (Soil vapour extraction (SVE),enhanced SVE systems)
• Bio-treatment          

10:00     Refreshments and Networking

10:15     Groundwater Remediation
• Basics of pump and treat processes
• Hydraulic containment
• Free product (LNAPL) recovery
• Extracted groundwater treatment
- Granular activated carbon
- Air stripping
- Oxidation/reduction
- Precipitation
- Ion exchange
 
12:00     Lunch

1:00       In Site Treatment Technologies
• Zero-valent iron
• Surfactant and solvent flushing
• Bio-treatment
• Oxygen release compounds
• Hydrogen release compounds

2:00        Risk Assessment
• Human health risk assessment
• Ecological risk assessment

3:00        Refreshments and Networking

3:15        Case Studies By Participants
Participants to recommend remediation technologies based on contaminant and site scenarios

4:30        Concluding Remarks and Final Adjournment
 
After participating in the seminar, you will be able to: evaluate and select appropriate remediation technologies for contaminated soil and groundwater
define key data requirements and design criteria for remediation technologies
develop the phased approach to site assessment and remediation with the appropriate analytical data
enhance project performance by applying  the concepts, methodologies and technologies learnt at the seminar and reinforced by case studies
achieve greater productivity by using practical and proven remediation technologies most often used at contaminated sites for which you are responsible.
recognize the following attributes related to contaminated soils: physical-chemical principles, unit processes, applicability to waste types, cost, time to complete, advantages/disadvantages, removal/destruction efficiencies.

Additional Details

Pre-Requisites

Certificates offered

1.2 CEUs / 12 PDHs

Cancellation Policy

To withdraw from a course, you must send a request, in writing, with the official receipt to our office. Fifteen or more business days in advance: full refund less $50.00 administration charge. Five to fifteen business days in advance: non-refundable credit of equal value for any future EPIC seminar within one year. Credits are transferable within your organization. In case of an unexpected event occurring after this time, you may send someone else to take your place without any additional cost.

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Would have liked more interactive problem solving.

Reviewed by Allen A. 2011