John will be at MSECA’s next event, May 4th at the Indiana Government Center in Indianapolis.

Join John in his discussion and talk titled,

Applying Advanced Site Characterization Technologies for Optimized Remediation Design

Presentation Description:
Recently published Interstate Technology Regulatory Council (ITRC) guidance has summarized the interlinked topics of implementing advanced site characterization technologies and optimizing in-situ remediation strategies. Both topics are interwoven in the guidance and should be in practice. Most remediation designs are constructed using initial design characterization data, when in fact, additional data needs to be acquired through another phase of work, known as remediation design characterization (RDC). Initial site characterization is completed for the purpose of simply defining the two-dimensional lateral extent of the problem relative to regulations. An RDC collects additional data to characterize all of the related contamination in three dimensions, as well as geology, hydrostratigraphy, geochemistry, biology, and any other parameters needed to select, and apply, specific types of treatments.

The presentation will pull from ITRC guidance and highlight the use of now common high resolution site characterization (HRSC) tool and other field measurements that can help conduct a thorough RDC. Then, also from the guidance, demonstrate the process of RDC, Design, and Implementation (the Design Wheel) and show how it is optimized using an iterative “staircase” of bench testing, pilot testing, and full scale treatment.