Chemistry Refresher for Environmental Professionals – Bellevue, WA

  • April 18, 2017
    8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Hyatt House Seattle/Bellevue, 3244 139th Avenue SE, Bellevue, Washington, 98005

Registration

April 18, 2017, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. (1 Day)
Hyatt House Hotel and Conference Center – Bellevue
3244 139th Avenue SE, Bellevue, WA 98005 [directions]

Overview: This refresher course provides a practical review of key environmental chemistry principles essential for understanding and predicting contaminant behavior in soil, sediment, surface water, and groundwater. The material is intended for environmental professionals seeking a quick review of chemistry principles.
Course Topics: 
Physical and Chemical Properties of Contaminants (S, Kd, Koc, Kow, Kh, Tb, Tm)

Environmental Applications of the Periodic Chart

Oxidizers, Reducers, and Oxidation States

Mass-Based and Molar-Based Concentrations

Covalent versus Ionic Bonding

Empirical, Chemical, and Structural Formulas

Lewis Dot Notation

Predicting Molecular Geometry

Solubility Rules, Precipitation, and Sedimentation

 Chemical Reactions, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics

Stoichiometry

Chemical Equilibrium and Limiting Reactants

Redox Potential and pH

Microbes and Terminal Electron Acceptors

Polyatomic Oxoanions (nitrate, phosphate, perchlorate, etc.)

Organic Molecules and IUPAC Nomenclature

Common Soil and Water Quality Monitoring Parameters

Predicting Contaminant Behavior
Intended Audience: Environmental professionals seeking an improved understanding of environmental chemistry. The course will be especially helpful for those who have not had a chemistry refresher course in the last five years.

Education Level: Introductory/refresher to intermediate.

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 (Save $50 per person when registering a group of two or more – $245 group rate and Ecology staff rate). You may register online or by calling us toll-free at (800) 385-0783.
Hotel Accommodations: Hyatt House (workshop location). Click here for a map of other nearby hotels.

Parking: Free on site parking.

About the Instructor: Erick McWayne has twenty-two years of professional experience in water quality management and teaching related courses. As a consultant, he managed contaminated surface water and groundwater projects for the Department of Defense and other clients. He currently provides consulting support to water quality projects and teaches courses in contaminant chemistry, transport and fate, geochemistry, hydrogeology, remediation, stormwater and surface water management, and contaminant attenuation with both the University of California Davis and the National Environmental Management Academy. Between teaching and consulting, Erick develops surface water and stormwater treatment technologies. He holds two patents on permeable reactive weir technology.