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EVEN 4100
Environmental Sampling and Analysis
Fall 2005
Schedule
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Week |
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Lecture Topic(s) |
Lab Topic(s) |
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1 |
Mon, Aug 22 |
Welcome, students' responsibilities,
"Tailgate Safety Meeting" concept, OSHA regs, cost of improperly placed wells, cost of safety vs. Injuries etc. Discuss
borehole completion options, goals of sampling program very important |
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Wed, Aug 24 |
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Lab 1 - Cost comparison, parts of the drill rig, OSHA regs,
safety Information.
JK to conduct tailgate safety meeting. |
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2 |
Mon, Aug 29 |
Topic: Borehole completion options,
sampling strategy, well development and filter pack choices
(Fetter, Ch 8)
QUIZ 1 - Vocabulary, Safety |
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Wed, Aug 31 |
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Lab 1
- Due
Lab 2 - Borehole logs, sampling program goals, cost of data collection, vocabulary |
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3 |
Mon, Sep 5 |
No Class - Labor Day |
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Wed, Sep 7 |
Topic: Groundwater contour maps, advection/dispersion vs. diffusion, introduce multiphase flow in porous media
(Fetter, Ch 1.8.2, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9, all of 3)
QUIZ 2 - Borehole Completion Options, Vocabulary, Safety
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4 |
Mon, Sep 12 |
QUIZ 3 - Chain of Custody, Sample
Handling, Holding Times |
Lab 2
- Due
Lab 3 - COC, sample handling, well completion, ¾" well installation.
GROUP 1 to do tailgate safety meeting |
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Wed, Sep 14 |
Topic: Air and water
sampling implications, fieldwork writing improvements
QUIZ 4 - Discrete soil sampling various well completion options and equipment available
GUEST SPEAKER Panel -
Trish Pfeiffer (EPA), Natalie Smith (Geomatrix), and
Wendy Morone (Altus Environmental) |
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5 |
Mon, Sep 19 |
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Lab 3
- Due
Lab 4 - Surging, Well completion, discrete soil sampling, bridging, filter pack, auger installation of EPA standard 2" monitoring well.
GROUP 2 to do tailgate safety meeting |
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Wed, Sep 21 |
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Lab 5 -- Air
sampling lab |
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6 |
Mon, Sep 26 |
Topic: Regulations and analytical methods
QUIZ 5 - Well development, filter pack, etc.
GUEST SPEAKER - Joe Pollara,
Environmental Manager, Newmont Mining
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Lab 4
- Due
OSHA HAZWOPER Classbooks due from
Condor Geotechnical |
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Wed, Sep 28 |
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Lab 5
- Due
Lab 6 - Water contour map and water sampling, water level sounder.
GROUP 4 does tailgate meeting |
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7 |
Mon, Oct 3 |
OSHA
HAZWOPER Classroom Day
Topic: Rising Head slug test, more groundwater transport
(Fetter, Ch. 1.8.2, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9, all of 3),
Susan's handout
QUIZ 6 - Groundwater contouring, groundwater transport basics
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Wed, Oct 5 |
QUIZ 7 -Permeability,
rising head slug tests |
OSHA
Fieldwork Exercise |
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8 |
Mon, Oct 10 |
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Lab 6
- Due
Lab 7 - Rising Head slug test for permeability measurements
GUEST SPEAKER - Susan Wyman, P.E.,
P.G., Principal, Whetstone Associates
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Wed, Oct 12 |
Topic: Expert 0pinions,
data analysis
QUIZ 8 - Organic
chemicals in groundwater transport
GUEST SPEAKER - Kristen
Carney, Faegre and Benson, LLP, environmental law
attorney and environmental engineer
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9 |
Mon, Oct 17 |
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Lab 7
- Due
Lab 8 - Data Analysis - Expert witness |
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Wed, Oct 19 |
Topic: Workplan introduction,
site assessments, why they are important, relevant
regulations, how and why to do assessment
QUIZ 9 - Site Assessment
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10 |
Mon, Oct 24 |
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Lab 8
- Due
Lab 9 - Written site assessment following the guidelines visit actual site.
JK does safety meeting |
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Wed, Oct 26 |
Topic: Workplan details, writing for the field
QUIZ 10 - Workplans |
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11 |
Mon, Oct 31 |
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Lab 9
- Due
Workplan discussed in lab |
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Wed, Nov 2 |
Topic: Workplan derived from the site assessment just conducted,
discuss air sparging systems, soil vapor extraction systems
(Fetter, Ch 9) |
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12 |
Mon, Nov 7 |
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Draft workplan - Due
Workplan discussed in lab |
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Wed, Nov 9 |
Topic: Air sparging and SVE installation, introduce system design concepts
QUIZ 11 - Air Sparging and SVE systems |
Draft workplan - handed back for revisions |
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13 |
Mon, Nov 14 |
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Final Workplan - Due
Lab 10 - Air sparging/SVE system installation lab.
GROUP 5 does tailgate safety meeting |
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Wed, Nov 16 |
Topic: Pilot test information, why do you do them,
identifying important parameters
GUEST SPEAKER -- Jim Walsh,
Principal, Walsh Environmental Scientists and Engineers.
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14 |
Mon, Nov 21 |
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Lab 10 - Due
Lab 11 - Pilot test lab
GROUP 6 does tailgate safety meeting
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Wed, Nov 23 |
No Class -- Friday schedule
for Thanksgiving |
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15 |
Mon, Nov 28 |
Topic: Discuss pilot testing and final review
QUIZ 12 - Pilot test information |
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Wed, Nov 30 |
Topic: Review for final exam
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Lab 11
- Due
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16 |
Mon, Dec 5 |
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GUEST
LECTURE -- Joe Pollara, Newmont Mining, Groundwater case
study in Batu Hijau, Indonesia. |
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Wed, Dec 7 |
Topic: Course survey questionnaires, review for final
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Exam |
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Final Exam in accordance
with CU Schedule. The exam will use the entire allotted time. |
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