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  • Stormwater Pollutant Chemistry, Monitoring, and BMP Effectiveness Training Course - Live Online Training

    • October 20, 2026
    • 8:00 AM
    • October 21, 2026
    • 5:00 PM
    • Live Online Training
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    October 20 - 21, 2026, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. EDT (2 Days)
    Eastern Time Zone
    (7 A.M. to 4 P.M. Central or 6 A.M. to 3 P.M. Mountain)

    Live Interactive Online Training


    Course Reviews (4.8/5): 


    Summary: This practical and highly acclaimed course provides a comprehensive overview of stormwater pollution chemistry and its applications to stormwater monitoring and BMP effectiveness. Topics include an overview of stormwater contaminant sources, characteristics, transport and fate, monitoring, treatment best management practices (BMPs), BMP selection and performance, BMP optimization, current research, and emerging treatment technologies. Surface water and groundwater protection are also covered.

    Course Topics

    Stormwater Quality Principles
      • General Stormwater Chemistry
      • Chemo/Pollutographs
      • Stormwater Monitoring
      • Grab versus Composite Sampling
      • Event Mean Concentrations
      • Pollutant Loads
      • Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET)
      • Managing First Flush
      • Sediment Chemistry
      • Common Pollutant Sources
      • Atmospheric Deposition
      • Contaminant Transport and Fate
      • Metal Pollutant Properties
      • Organic Pollutant Properties
      • Partitioning Coefficients
      • Complexation & Speciation
      • Cation Exchange
      • Redox Potential
      • Acidity (pH)
      • Alkalinity and Hardness
      • Conductivity


    Stormwater Pollutant Properties
      • Thermal Pollution
      • Solids (Turbidity, TS, TSS, TDS, and SSC)
      • Nanoparticles
      • Acid/Base Generating Material
      • Metals (Al, Ag, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Hg, Ni, Pb, Se, Sb, and Zn)
      • Salts and Other Minerals
      • Nutrients
      • Oxygen Demanding Pollutants
      • Oil and Grease
      • Antifreeze Glycols
      • Detergents, Soaps and Other Surfactants
      • Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs)

      • Persistent Organic Pollutants

      • PAHs

      • PCBs

      • Phthalates

    Stormwater Pollutants (cont.)

      • Pesticides and Degradates

      • Microrubber Organics

      • Pathogens


    Stormwater Treatment Processes
      • Coagulation/Flocculation
      • Precipitation
      • Sedimentation
      • Flotation
      • Laminar Separation
      • Vortex Separation
      • Screening
      • Filtration
      • Sorption
      • Temperature Reduction
      • Acid/Base Neutralization
      • Volatilization
      • Disinfection
      • Biodegradation
      • Phytodegradation
      • Soil Processes
      • Infiltration


    BMP Effectiveness
      • BMP and LID Categories
      • BMP Selection Criteria
      • Performance Assessment
      • International BMP Database
      • Concentration Reduction
      • Load Reduction
      • Efficiency Ratio
      • Summation of Loads
      • Effluent Probability Method
      • Online vs. Offline Facilities
      • Low Impact Development
      • Treatment Trains
      • Proprietary BMPs

      • Optimizing BMP Design for N and P

      • Optimizing BMP Media

      • Zero Valent Iron Applications
      • Biochar Applications

      • Improving Pathogen Removal

      • Engineered Streambeds
      • Permeable Reactive Weirs


    Groundwater and Surface Water Protection

    Intended Audience: Water quality professionals seeking an improved understanding of stormwater chemistry and its applications to monitoring, treatment, and BMP effectiveness. Scientists, engineers, field staff, policy makers, enforcement staff, and program managers will benefit from attending.

    Education Level: Current research and advanced topics are included to ensure all experience levels benefit from attending.

    Course Materials: 2026 updated course proceedings and references.


    Credit: 15 PDHs or 1.5 CEUs for completing 15 hours of instruction.


    Registration (CAD): $495, $395 per person for small groups of 2 to 9 people, $350 per person for groups of 10 or more on the same registration. Each registrant will receive their own link to join the training and may participate from any location with internet access. Register online or by calling us at (800) 385-0783.


    Location: Your home or office - anywhere you can get comfortable and online.

    About the Instructor:  Erick McWayne has over thirty years of professional experience in environmental quality management and teaching related courses. As a consultant, he managed contaminated surface water, soil, and groundwater projects. He currently provides consulting support to environmental projects and teaches courses in contaminant chemistry, transport and fate, geochemistry, hydrogeology, surface water, and stormwater with the National Environmental Management Academy (NEMA).

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  • Agrochemical Transport and Fate in Soil, Surface Water, and Groundwater Training Course: A Focus on Pesticides, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus - Live Online Training

    • December 10, 2026
    • 8:00 AM
    • December 11, 2026
    • 5:00 PM
    • Live Online Training
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    December 10 - 11, 2026, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. EST (2 Days)

    Eastern Time Zone
    (9 A.M. to 6 P.M. Atlantic or 7 A.M. to 4 P.M. Central)

    Live Interactive Online Training



    Course Reviews (4.7/5): 


    Overview: This course provides a comprehensive overview of the transport and fate of common and legacy agrochemicals including insecticides, herbicides, nitrogen, phosphorus and additives (e.g., 1,4-dioxane and nitrapyrin). Agrochemical best management practices (BMPs) and commonly employed remediation technologies are also presented. Course sections are applicable to professionals working in surface water, stormwater, and groundwater quality management. The topics provide essential information for understanding and managing agrochemical pollutants for environmental protection and compliance.


    Course Topics

    Agrochemical Overview
      • Fertilizers

      • Pesticide Classifications

      • Inorganic Pesticides

      • Biopesticides

      • Fumigants

      • Neonicitinoids
      • Organochlorine Pesticides
      • Organophosphate Pesticides

      • Pyrethroids and Bifenthrin
      • Glyphosate and Other Classes

      • Common Names and Trade Names

      • Active Ingredients

      • Other "Inert" Ingredients

      • 1,4-Dioxane

      • 4-Nonylphenol

      • Synergists

      • PFAS in Pesticides and Fertilizers

      • Agrochemical Use Trends
      • Event Mean Concentrations (EMCs)
      • Chemographs
      • Managing First Flush
      • Sediment Chemistry

      • Pesticide Mixture Toxicity

      • Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET)
      • Bioconcentration Factors (BCF)

      • Suspended Sediment vs. Bioavailability
      • Organic Matter vs. Bioavailability

      • Thermal Pollution

      • Solids (Turbidity, TS, TSS, and SSC)

      • Nitrogen Transport and Cycling
      • Nitrapyrin
      • Phosphorus
      • Metals (As, Cr, Cu, Fe, Se, and Zn)

      • Oxygen Demanding Substances


    Agrochemical Transport and Fate

      • Transport Mechanisms

      • Dispersion and Diffusion Issues

      • Important Agrochemical Properties

      • Pesticide Solubility Factors

      • Agrochemical Partitioning

      • Cation and Anion Exchange Capacity

      • Acidity (pH) and Chemical Mobility

      • 14-Compartment Model
      • Facilitated Transport
      • Spray Drift and Vapor Transport
      • Vadose Zone Transport
      • Groundwater Transport

      • Surface Water Transport

      • Hyporheic Zone Transport

    Agrochemical Transport and Fate (cont.)

      • Photolysis and Photostability

      • Hydrolysis

      • Biotransformation

      • Biodegradation

      • Pesticide Residuals and Degradates

      • Effects of Temperature, pH, and ORP
      • Half Lives
      • Field Dissipation Rates
      • Pesticide Persistence

      • Groundwater Ubiquity Score

      • Transport Modeling


    Agrochemical Monitoring

      • Water Quality Monitoring Types

      • General Water Quality Parameters

      • Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Testing
      • Biota Sampling
      • Grab vs. Composite Sampling

      • Sampling Methods
      • Flow-Weighted Sampling
      • Sediment Traps
      • Passive Sampling Methods

      • Soil and Groundwater Sampling

      • High Resolution Site Characterization

      • Stratigraphic Flux

      • Lines of Evidence for Attenuation

      • Estimating Restoration Timeframes

      • Pesticide Forensics

    BMPs and Remediation Technologies
      • BMPs and Remediation Technologies
      • Remedy Selection
      • Pesticide Emulsion Breaking
      • 1,2,3-Trichloropropane Remediation
      • Carbon-Based Remediation
      • Self-Treating Areas
      • Vegetated Buffers
      • Constructed Wetlands
      • Integrated Vegetated Treatment Systems
      • Enzyme Remediation
      • Temperature Reduction
      • Permeable Treatment Liners
      • Treatment Trains

      • Agricultural BMP Performance Database

      • BMP Size vs. Performance
      • Bioretention Media Optimization
      • Enhanced Nitrogen Removal
      • Enhanced Phosphorus Removal

      • Permeable Reactive Weirs

      • Engineered Hyporheic Zones


    Intended Audience: Water quality professionals seeking an improved understanding of agrochemical behavior in surface water, stormwater, groundwater, and air. Scientists, engineers, enforcement staff, program managers, permit writers, and field staff will benefit from attending.


    Education Level: Introductory to advanced. General principles, current research, and advanced topics are presented to ensure all levels benefit from attending.


    Course Materials: 2026 updated course proceedings and references (356 color pages - PDF).


    Credit: 15 PDHs or 1.5 CEUs for completing 15 hours of instruction.


    Registration (CAD): $495, $395 per person for small groups of 2 - 9 people, and $350 per person for groups of 10 or more on the same registration. Each registrant will receive their own link to join the training and may participate from any location with internet access. Register online or by calling us at (800) 385-0783.


    Location: Your home or office - anywhere you can get comfortable and online.

    About the Instructor:  Erick McWayne has over thirty years of professional experience in environmental quality management and teaching related courses. As a consultant, he managed contaminated surface water, soil, and groundwater projects. He currently provides consulting support to environmental projects and teaches courses in contaminant chemistry, transport and fate, geochemistry, hydrogeology, and remediation with the National Environmental Management Academy (NEMA).

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  • Chemistry Refresher for Environmental Professionals Training Course - Live Online Training

    • January 14, 2027
    • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Live Online Training
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    January 14, 2027, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. EST (1 Day)

    Eastern Time Zone
    (7 A.M. to 4 P.M. Central or 6 A.M. to 3 P.M. Mountain)

    Live Interactive Online Training


    Course Reviews (4.6/5): 

    Overview: This course provides a practical review of key chemistry principles essential for understanding contaminant behavior in soil, air, and water. The course begins with a review of atomic structure and the environmental applications of the periodic chart. The course then progresses through topics such as chemical bonds, chemical reactions, inorganic chemistry, and organic chemistry. Environmental professionals managing or regulating contaminated soil and groundwater sites, stormwater, surface water, landfills, or hazardous waste will benefit from attending.


    This course is followed by the Principles of Contaminant Transport and Fate in Soil and Groundwater training, January 20 - 21, 2027, which is recommended for those working on contaminated soil and groundwater sites.

     
    Course Topics: 
    Physical and Chemical Properties of Contaminants (S, Kd, Koc, Kow, Kh, Tb, Tm)

    Environmental Applications of the Periodic Table


    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 engineers, geologists, hydrogeologist, agency staff, and other environmental professionals seeking an improved understanding of environmental chemistry. This course is especially helpful for those working with chemical data who have not had a chemistry refresher in over ten years.


    Education Level: Introductory/refresher to intermediate.

    Course Materials: 2027 updated course proceedings (124 color pages - PDF).


    Credit: 7.5 PDHs or 0.75 CEUs for completing 7.5 hours of instruction.


    Registration (CAD): $395, $295 per person for small groups of 2 to 9 people, $195 per person when registering a large group of 10 or more on the same registration. Each registrant will receive their own link to join the training and may participate from any location with internet access. Register online or by calling us at (800) 385-0783.


    Location: Your home or office - anywhere you can get comfortable and online.

    About the Instructor:  Erick McWayne has over thirty years of professional experience in environmental quality management and teaching related courses. As a consultant, he managed contaminated surface water, soil, and groundwater projects. He currently provides consulting support to environmental projects and teaches courses in contaminant chemistry, transport and fate, geochemistry, hydrogeology, and remediation with the National Environmental Management Academy (NEMA).

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  • Principles of Contaminant Transport and Fate in Soil and Groundwater Training Course: A Focus on the Behavior of Petroleum, Chlorinated Solvents, and Metals - Live Online Training

    • January 20, 2027
    • 8:00 AM
    • January 21, 2027
    • 5:00 PM
    • Live Online Training
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    January 20 - 21, 2027, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. EST     (2 Days)

    Eastern Time Zone

    (7 A.M. to 4 P.M. Central or 6 A.M. to 3 P.M. Mountain)
    Live Interactive Online Training



    Course Reviews (4.8/5): 

    Overview: This course provides a practical overview of contaminant behavior in soil and groundwater with an emphasis on petroleum, chlorinated solvents, and metals. The material is intended for consultants and regulators managing contaminated sites. Course content is constantly updated and includes new research, and approaches for characterizing contaminant distribution and hydrogeology in the subsurface.


    This course is preceded by the Chemistry Refresher for Environmental Professionals course, January 14, 2027, which is recommended for those seeking a review of environmental chemistry principles and those who have not had a chemistry refresher in the last ten years.


    Course Topics:

    Transport and Fate Overview

    • Potential Fates of Contaminants

    • Advective Transport

    • Mechanical Dispersion

    • Chemical Dispersion

    • Matrix Storage
    • Back Diffusion
    • Effective Solubility and Raoult's Law
    • High Resolution Site Characterization

    3- and 4-Phase Equilibrium Partitioning

    • 3- and 4-Phase Mass Distribution

    • Le Chatelier's Principle 

    • Applications of Kd, Koc, foc, Kow, and KH

    • NAPL and the One Percent Rule

    • Metal Sorption and pH

    • Desorption Rates

    Subsurface Transport

    • Soil Properties

    • Contaminant Infiltration

    • Hydrogeology Overview

    • Three Point Problem

    • Retardation Factors

    • Contaminant Velocity

    • Diving Plumes

    • Permeability vs. Gradient

    Nonaqueous Phase Liquid (NAPL) Transport

    • LNAPL Transport and Distribution Scenarios

    • Saturation and Recoverability

    • Specific Retention (Sr)

    • Concentration of Saturation (Csat)

    • DNAPL Transport and Mass Distribution

    • 14-Compartment Model

    Vapor Transport

    • Henry's Law and Vapor Pressure

    • Contaminant Vapor Transport Processes

    • Petroleum Vapor Attenuation

    • Chlorinated Vapor Attenuation

    • Preferential Pathways

    • Barometric Pumping
    Natural Attenuation

    • Natural Attenuation Processes

    • Lines of Evidence

    • Decay Rates

    • Degradation Rate Tools

    • Estimating Restoration Time Frame

    Focus on Hydrocarbon Contamination

    • Gasoline and Diesel Chemistry

    • Properties of BTEX, Oxygenates, and Additives

    • Soil Retention

    • Ethanol Cosolvation and Plume Elongation

    • Natural Attenuation Processes

    • Geochemical Indicators

    • Plume Behavior and Redox Zones

    • BTEX Plume Lengths
    • Monitoring Parameters

    Focus on Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Contamination

    • Chlorinated Solvent Chemistry and Sources

    • Plume Behavior Classification

    • Degradation Pathways

    • Dehalogenating Microbes
    • Role of Hydrogen Gas
    • Geochemical Indicators
    • Biotransformation Rates
    • Zero-Valent Iron (ZVI)
    • Monitoring Parameters

    Focus on Metal Contaminants

    • Forms of Metal Contamination

    • Complexation and Speciation

    • Methylation and Demethylation

    • Redox and Microbial Effects

    • Cation/Anion Exchange

    • Sorption to Iron Oxides

    • Variably Charged Soils

    • Sulfide Precipitation

    • Dissolved Solids vs. Metal Mobility

    • Facilitated Transport

    • Metal Fixation and Aging

    • Scenarios Approach to Metal Attenuation

    Intended Audience: Environmental professionals seeking an improved understanding of petroleum, chlorinated solvent, and metal behavior in soil and groundwater. This course is ideal for seasoned professionals, as well as, new hires who would benefit from a "crash course" in modern transport and fate science.


    Education Level: Intermediate and advanced topics will be covered. A review of transport and fate principles will also be presented to ensure all levels benefit from attending.


    Course Materials: 2027 updated course proceedings and resources (246 color pages - PDF).


    Credit: 15 PDHs or 1.5 CEUs for completing 15 hours of instruction.


    Registration (CAD): $495, $395 per person for 2 to 9 people, $350 per person for 10 or more people on the same registration. Each registrant will receive their own link to join the training and may participate from any location with internet access. You may register online or by calling us at (800) 385-0783.


    Location: Anywhere you can get comfortable and online.

    About the Instructor:  Erick McWayne has over thirty years of professional experience in environmental quality management and teaching related courses. As a consultant, he managed contaminated surface water, soil, and groundwater projects. He currently provides consulting support to environmental projects and teaches courses in contaminant chemistry, transport and fate, geochemistry, hydrogeology, and remediation with the National Environmental Management Academy (NEMA).

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