Hydrogeochemical Processes Controlling Metals Remediation of Aquifer Systems Short Course(#156)

Obtain a robust technical understanding of the remediation of metals in aquifer systems in this one-day short course.

You will learn about the thermodynamic perspective and principal reactions — including acid-base, oxidation and reduction, precipitation and adsorption — controlling remediation of metals and other inorganic chemicals found in aquifer systems. Successful and long-term remediation of aquifer systems requires a thorough understanding of site-specific aqueous chemistry, quantifying geochemical processes, characterizing reactive phase mineralogy, determining groundwater and solute residence time, and measuring hydraulic properties that influence remediation of inorganic contaminants.

In addition, you will receive an in-depth evaluation of key geochemical processes that control the fate and transport, and remediation, of arsenic, chromium, lead, nickel, nitrate, uranium, zinc, and other inorganic chemicals present in aquifer systems. Hydrogeochemical aspects of in situ chemical oxidation and reduction will be discussed in detail.

Material presented in this short course has direct application to conducting technically defensible studies of site characterization, quantifying natural attenuation, and selecting and implementing appropriate technologies applied to chemical treatment of aquifer systems.