Field Methods in Environmental Engineering II

Course description

This is a practical hands-on course that provides instruction on the latest field methods used in environmental engineering. Students will receive training in the field methods employed during environmental sampling and environmental cleanups including headspace analysis, waste management regulation slump testing and confirmatory sampling requirements. The student will learn about accepted protocols and equipment to sample asbestos and mould, to analyze soil and groundwater environmental samples, and utilize expedited site characterization technologies used in contaminated site assessments. The student will be able to accurately identify and classify geologic media in the field according to ASTM and other industry accepted standards. The students will install and sample stream bed piezometers, surface water, sediment, and measure flow rate in a local stream. The students will learn how to install soil vapour probes and conduct soil vapour probe monitoring. The students will complete and interpret the results of saturated hydraulic conductivity tests using a Guelph Permeameter. The course emphasizes the application of the concepts learned through the use of labs, field exercises, field demonstrations, and field trips. A field trip will be taken to a local environmental analysis laboratory.

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