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Courses listed below will be offered on Sunday, May 20, and Wednesday, May 23, at times that do not compete with the Conference technical program.
Courses are open to both Conference registrants and nonregistrants. To register, complete the Short Course Registration Form (PDF) and send it with payment to the address or fax number given on the form. Note that the maximum discount applies to fees paid by February 29. Prospective course attendees should preregister by March 15—space allocations and production of materials will be determined by the number registered for each course by that date. If insufficient registrations are received for a given course by March 15, the course will be canceled, and each registrant’s fee will be refunded or transferred to another course selected by the registrant. Course registrations will be accepted after March 15 if space is available; cancellations received by March 31 will be refunded less a $10 service fee. No refunds will be made after March 31, but paid no-shows will receive all course materials. Substitutions will be accepted at any time, preferably with advance notice.
Course Titles and Descriptions
The 18 courses currently planned are listed below; for descriptions and instructors, click here.
Sunday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (1-hour break for lunch on own)
1. Development and Use of Air Action Levels at Remediation Sites
2. Challenges of Groundwater Remediation in Fractured Rock and Karst Aquifers
3. Raising Leadership to Your Level of Authority
4. Vapor Intrusion: Learning the Current Approaches for Conceptualization, Assessment, Evaluation, Monitoring, and Mitigation
Sunday 8:00 a.m. - Noon
5. Measurement and Use of Mass Discharge and Mass Flux to Improve Decisions at Contaminated Sites–An ITRC Course
Sunday 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
6. Environmental Molecular Diagnostic Tools for Site Assessment and Bioremediation Monitoring
7. Practical Tracer Testing for Site Characterization and Remediation System Design
8. Integrated DNAPL Site Strategy (IDSS)–An ITRC Course
9. Framework and Metrics for Incorporating Sustainability into Remediation Projects
Wednesday 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
10. Improving Your Remedial Success Rate with Incremental Sampling Methodology Investigation Approaches
11. Introduction to Groundwater Remediation Geochemistry
12. Biofuels: Release Prevention, Environmental Behavior, and Remediation–An ITRC Course
13. Field Methods to Distinguish between Vapor Intrusion and Indoor Sources of VOCs
14. Horizontal Wells: Enhanced Access for Characterization and Remediation of Chlorinated Compounds and Recalcitrant Compounds
15. Characterizing and Understanding Remediation Processes In Situ: The In Situ Technological Toolbox
16. Utilization of Stable Isotopes in Studying the Fate and Origin of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds
17. Biogeochemical Reductive Remediation of Chlorinated Solvents and Metals
18. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Other Approaches to Estimating Impacts for Remediation Systems
The Conference Group (info@confgroupinc.com; phone: 800-783-6338 or 614-488-2030).
Inquiries about Short Course Registration:
Gina Melaragno (phone: 614-424-7866; e-mail: chlorcon@battelle.org)