FIELD METHODS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION, ANALYSIS, AND MONITORING
Introduce standard operating procedures and guidance for intrusive and non-intrusive sampling techniques for assessing soil, sediment, surface water, and ground water. Prepare boring logs and install groundwater monitoring well. Properly prepare samples for preservation and shipment. Prepare and maintain defensible field documentation. Use quality control sampling, data verification and validation, and data quality assessment. Decontaminate drilling and field sampling equipment and manage investigative-derived waste.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Declared in Environmental Remediation and Management MS Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Select appropriate non-intrusive or intrusive field sampling methods for environmental site characterization. Audience: Graduate 2. Design and interpret a defensible environmental sampling program using USEPA Data Quality Objectives process. Audience: Graduate 3. Demonstrate the use of field screening instruments. Audience: Graduate 4. Install, develop, and sample a groundwater monitoring well Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate appropriate sample preparation, quality control sampling, documentation, and shipment procedures Audience: Graduate 6. Perform data quality assessment and interpret laboratory quality assurance/control reports. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Select appropriate non-intrusive or intrusive field sampling methods for environmental site characterization. Audience: Graduate 2. Design and interpret a defensible environmental sampling program using USEPA Data Quality Objectives process. Audience: Graduate 3. Demonstrate the use of field screening instruments. Audience: Graduate 4. Install, develop, and sample a groundwater monitoring well Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate appropriate sample preparation, quality control sampling, documentation, and shipment procedures Audience: Graduate 6. Perform data quality assessment and interpret laboratory quality assurance/control reports. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027