This training course is for project managers interested in using bioavailability assessment to decrease uncertainty in the risk assessment which may lead to reduced remedial action costs; and supports risk assessors in using bioavailability assessments.

The Biofuels training course addresses the causes and prevention of post-manufacture biofuel releases, impacts to environmental media, characterization methods, remedial responses, and stakeholder concerns.

The In Situ Bioremediation (ISB) training courses address the systematic characterization, evaluation, and appropriate design and testing of ISB for biotreatable contaminants.

The Bioremediation of DNAPLs (BioDNAPLs) training course addresses the selection and design of in situ bioremediation (ISB) systems for chlorinated ethene DNAPL source zones, as well as technical and related regulatory considerations.

The Enhanced Attenuation: Chlorinated Organics (EA) training course provides direction to regulators and practitioners on integrating EA into remedial decision making for a smooth transition between aggressive remediation and monitored natural attenuation.

The Natural Attenuation training courses provide a framework for thinking about natural attenuation based on science, focusing on the basic information needed to determine and document the conditions necessary for natural processes to be an effective part of remediating contaminants in groundwater.

The Dense, Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPLs) training courses provide guidance on characterizing, remediating, and monitoring DNAPL source zones.

The Bioremediation of DNAPLs (BioDNAPLs) training course addresses the selection and design of in situ bioremediation (ISB) systems for chlorinated ethene DNAPL source zones, as well as technical and related regulatory considerations.

The training course helps dispel the belief that fractured rock sites are too complex to characterize and remediate. The physical, chemical and contaminant transport concepts in fractured rock have similarities to unconsolidated porous media, yet there are important differences. These differences are the focus of this training.

The Integrated DNAPL Site Characterization training course and associated guidance enable users to develop and support an integrated approach to DNAPL site characterization and select appropriate technologies to fill site-specific data gaps.

The Integrated DNAPL Site Strategy training course provides a collaborative process for developing an effective and integrated strategy to manage remediation of sites contaminated with chlorinated solvents.

The Mass Flux training course summarizes the concepts underlying mass flux and discharge, their potential applications, and case studies of the uses of these metrics.

This training course provides a holistic process for management of challenging sites, termed “adaptive site management.” This process is a comprehensive, flexible, and iterative process that is well-suited for sites where there is significant uncertainty in remedy performance predictions.

The Direct-Push Wells training course provides guidance concerning the use of direct-push wells for long-term environmental monitoring.

The Ecological Land Reuse training course promotes ecological land reuse as an integrated part of site remediation strategies and as an alternative to conventional property development or redevelopment.

The Enhanced Attenuation: Chlorinated Organics (EA) training course provides direction to regulators and practitioners on integrating EA into remedial decision making for a smooth transition between aggressive remediation and monitored natural attenuation.

The Environmental Molecular Diagnostics (EMDs) training course provides information about a selection of EMDs. EMDs are expected to provide additional lines of evidence for decision making during contaminated site management.

Contaminated fractured rock sites have often been considered too complex to be remediated, so site managers often default to simply containing the contamination. With the new strategies and technologies presented here, fractured bedrock challenges that may have prevented site remediation in the past are now surmountable.

The Geospatial Analysis for Optimization at Environmental Sites training course explains, educates, and trains state regulators and other practitioners in understanding and using geospatial analyses to evaluate optimization opportunities at environmental sites.

The Green and Sustainable Remediation training course helps educate and inform state regulators and other stakeholders in the concepts and challenges of green and sustainable remediation.

This training course provides a holistic process for management of challenging sites, termed “adaptive site management.” This process is a comprehensive, flexible, and iterative process that is well-suited for sites where there is significant uncertainty in remedy performance predictions.

The Geospatial Analysis for Optimization at Environmental Sites training course explains, educates, and trains state regulators and other practitioners in understanding and using geospatial analyses to evaluate optimization opportunities at environmental sites.

The Groundwater Statistics and Monitoring Compliance training course provides information about using groundwater statistical methods and tools in all project life cycle stages: release detection, site characterization, remediation, monitoring and closure. The training course is designed for project managers to help them make better project decisions.

This training course is for project managers interested in using bioavailability assessment to decrease uncertainty in the risk assessment which may lead to reduced remedial action costs; and supports risk assessors in using bioavailability assessments.

The Incremental Sampling Methodology (ISM) training courses describe the principles and the approaches needed to ensure representative, reproducible, and defensible data during soil sampling. ISM involves planning, sample collection, and laboratory processing and analysis to provide a representative sample with results that more accurately reflect the mean concentration of the area of interest than discrete samples. The ISM training courses provide you the key principles regarding sampling and sampling error and how ISM reduces those errors so that you can have more confidence in your sampling results.

The In Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO) training course addresses the technical and regulatory requirements for in situ chemical oxidation, including a discussion of chemical oxidants and the key concepts of remediation design.

The Long-term Contaminant Management Using Institutional Controls training course assists those who are responsible for stewardship of ICs by describing essential elements and best practices for an IC management program. The course also introduces ITRC’s downloadable tool that can be used to document critical information about an IC.

The Alternative Landfill Technologies training courses address design, evaluation, construction, and post-closure care associated with alternative final covers.

The newly updated LNAPLs (Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids) 3-part training course series is based on the ITRC guidance: LNAPL Site Management: LCSM Evolution, Decision Process, and Remedial Technologies (LNAPL-3, 2018) and focuses on connecting the science to managing LNAPL sites and helping you:

• Build upon your Understanding of LNAPL Behavior in the Subsurface (Part 1)
• Develop your LNAPL Conceptual Site Model and LNAPL Remedial Goals (Part 2)
• Select/Implement LNAPL Technologies (Part 3)

The Biofuels training course addresses the causes and prevention of post-manufacture biofuel releases, impacts to environmental media, characterization methods, remedial responses, and stakeholder concerns.

The training course helps dispel the belief that fractured rock sites are too complex to characterize and remediate. The physical, chemical and contaminant transport concepts in fractured rock have similarities to unconsolidated porous media, yet there are important differences. These differences are the focus of this training.

The Mass Flux training course summarizes the concepts underlying mass flux and discharge, their potential applications, and case studies of the uses of these metrics.

Petroleum Vapor Intrusion (PVI) is the process by which volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) released as vapors from light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPL), petroleum-contaminated soils, or petroleum-contaminated groundwater migrate through the vadose zone and into overlying buildings. This training course provides a comprehensive methodology for screening, investigating, and managing potential PVI sites.

This training course provides a holistic process for management of challenging sites, termed “adaptive site management.” This process is a comprehensive, flexible, and iterative process that is well-suited for sites where there is significant uncertainty in remedy performance predictions.

This training provides the current science for evaluating TPH risk at petroleum-contaminated sites and shares guidance to assist decision makers in developing and implementing a technically defensible approach.

The Mass Flux training course summarizes the concepts underlying mass flux and discharge, their potential applications, and case studies of the uses of these metrics.

The Attenuation Processes for Metals and Radionuclides training course facilitates implementation of the new EPA guidance for monitored natural attenuation (MNA) of metals and radionuclides with a framework providing a consistent basis for states, stakeholders, federal agencies, and site owners to evaluate and implement attenuation-based remedies.

The Mining Waste training course identifies and evaluates emerging and innovative technologies that can cost-effectively and successfully be used to characterize, remove, treat, reuse, or stabilize mining, milling, processing, and smelting wastes and mining-impacted water. The training course also addresses state or federal regulatory obstacles to deployment of conventional or innovative environmental technologies at mine-impacted properties and approaches and/or solutions to overcome regulatory barriers.

The Permeable Reactive Barriers (PRBs) training coursees provide a comprehensive resource for design and implementation of PRBs. A PRB is an in situ permeable treatment zone designed to intercept and remediate a contaminant groundwater plume. The newest technology update training course incorporates elements from previous documents and provides updates on additional types of reactive media, treatable contaminants, longevity issues, and new construction/installation approaches and technologies.

The Radionuclides training courses address characterizing radioactively contaminated sites, cleanup goals, decontamination and decommissioning, and long-term stewardship.

The Small Arms Firing Range training courses address strategies for removing the threat that metal contamination presents at closed small arms firing ranges and developing, using, and monitoring environmental management plans at active ranges.

The Mining Waste training course identifies and evaluates emerging and innovative technologies that can cost-effectively and successfully be used to characterize, remove, treat, reuse, or stabilize mining, milling, processing, and smelting wastes and mining-impacted water. The training course also addresses state or federal regulatory obstacles to deployment of conventional or innovative environmental technologies at mine-impacted properties and approaches and/or solutions to overcome regulatory barriers.

BCRs are engineered treatment systems that use an organic substrate to drive microbial and chemical reactions to reduce concentrations of metals, acidity, and sulfate in MIWs. While this chemistry is fairly well understood, much has been learned over the last 20 years on how to improve the effectiveness, maintain hydraulic permeability, and ensure longevity of the systems.

The MTBE and Other Fuel Oxygenates training courses address established and emerging technologies for remediating groundwater containing methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and tert-butyl alcohol (TBA).

The Small Arms Firing Range training courses address strategies for removing the threat that metal contamination presents at closed small arms firing ranges and developing, using, and monitoring environmental management plans at active ranges.

The Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) training courses address innovative UXO characterization and geophysical prove-out technologies, as well as methods and management of munitions response projects.

The Natural Attenuation training courses provide a framework for thinking about natural attenuation based on science, focusing on the basic information needed to determine and document the conditions necessary for natural processes to be an effective part of remediating contaminants in groundwater.

The Attenuation Processes for Metals and Radionuclides training course facilitates implementation of the new EPA guidance for monitored natural attenuation (MNA) of metals and radionuclides with a framework providing a consistent basis for states, stakeholders, federal agencies, and site owners to evaluate and implement attenuation-based remedies.

The Bioremediation of DNAPLs (BioDNAPLs) training course addresses the selection and design of in situ bioremediation (ISB) systems for chlorinated ethene DNAPL source zones, as well as technical and related regulatory considerations.

The Enhanced Attenuation: Chlorinated Organics (EA) training course provides direction to regulators and practitioners on integrating EA into remedial decision making for a smooth transition between aggressive remediation and monitored natural attenuation.

The In Situ Bioremediation (ISB) training courses address the systematic characterization, evaluation, and appropriate design and testing of ISB for biotreatable contaminants.

The Passive Samplers training course addresses the use of polyethylene diffusion bags for passive groundwater sampling, particularly for long-term monitoring.

The Perchlorate training courses address water and soil contamination by perchlorate and the selection and implementation of remedial technologies.

The Permeable Reactive Barriers (PRBs) training coursees provide a comprehensive resource for design and implementation of PRBs. A PRB is an in situ permeable treatment zone designed to intercept and remediate a contaminant groundwater plume. The newest technology update training course incorporates elements from previous documents and provides updates on additional types of reactive media, treatable contaminants, longevity issues, and new construction/installation approaches and technologies.

The Phytotechnologies training course provides practical information on the process and protocol for selecting and applying various phytotechnologies to remediate contaminated soil, groundwater, surface water, and sediments.

The Radionuclides training courses address characterizing radioactively contaminated sites, cleanup goals, decontamination and decommissioning, and long-term stewardship.

The Attenuation Processes for Metals and Radionuclides training course facilitates implementation of the new EPA guidance for monitored natural attenuation (MNA) of metals and radionuclides with a framework providing a consistent basis for states, stakeholders, federal agencies, and site owners to evaluate and implement attenuation-based remedies.

The Permeable Reactive Barriers (PRBs) training coursees provide a comprehensive resource for design and implementation of PRBs. A PRB is an in situ permeable treatment zone designed to intercept and remediate a contaminant groundwater plume. The newest technology update training course incorporates elements from previous documents and provides updates on additional types of reactive media, treatable contaminants, longevity issues, and new construction/installation approaches and technologies.

This training course provides a holistic process for management of challenging sites, termed “adaptive site management.” This process is a comprehensive, flexible, and iterative process that is well-suited for sites where there is significant uncertainty in remedy performance predictions.

The Geospatial Analysis for Optimization at Environmental Sites training course explains, educates, and trains state regulators and other practitioners in understanding and using geospatial analyses to evaluate optimization opportunities at environmental sites.

Performance Based Environmental Management (PBEM) is a method of project management that relies on establishing, and working towards performance objectives, rather than just managing the process. The goal of PBEM is to be protective of human health and the environment, while efficiently implementing streamlined cleanup processes. The major components of PBEM are: systematic planning, effective communications, agreement of a land use risk strategy, current conceptual site model, decision logic analysis, remediation process optimization (RPO), remediation goal analysis, exit strategy development, and performance-based contracting, including environmental insurance.

This training course provides a holistic process for management of challenging sites, termed “adaptive site management.” This process is a comprehensive, flexible, and iterative process that is well-suited for sites where there is significant uncertainty in remedy performance predictions.

The Remediation Process Optimization (RPO) training course addresses how to conduct a technical and programmatic assessment of cleanup system performance and effectiveness to achieve a timely site closeout. An RPO review looks at all processes affecting cleanup effectiveness: cleanup systems, established cleanup levels, established procedures to verify attainment of cleanup goals, and readiness to support a five-year review or any other part of a regulation-mandated process. Other topics that are addressed are life-cycle cost analysis; exit strategies; above ground treatment technologies; data management, analysis, and visualization techniques; and performance-based management.

The Remediation Risk Management training course addresses the process for managing uncontrollable project activities or circumstances that may result in negative consequences to remediation system performance. Managing remedy performance risk should be an integral part of a remediation program’s overall management. Remediation Risk Management is recognized as a vital integrated program management tool that cuts across the entire program, addressing and interrelating cost, schedule, and performance/operational risks.

This training course is for project managers interested in using bioavailability assessment to decrease uncertainty in the risk assessment which may lead to reduced remedial action costs; and supports risk assessors in using bioavailability assessments.

The Risk training courses address methods used by regulatory agencies to use risk assessment and risk-related practices in managing contaminated sites.

This training provides the current science for evaluating TPH risk at petroleum-contaminated sites and shares guidance to assist decision makers in developing and implementing a technically defensible approach.

The Bioavailability of Contaminated Sediments training course describes when and how to assess bioavailability at contaminated sediment sites during the exposure assessment process.

This training course is for project managers interested in using bioavailability assessment to decrease uncertainty in the risk assessment which may lead to reduced remedial action costs; and supports risk assessors in using bioavailability assessments.

Remediation of contaminated sediments commonly targets the complimentary goals of protecting human health and the environment and restoring impaired environmental resources to beneficial use. Although the selection and implementation of sediment remedies can be straightforward for simple sites, many contaminated sediment sites are challenging from a technical and risk-management perspective. This training course offers a remedy selection framework to help project managers evaluate remedial technologies and develop remedial alternatives (often composed of multiple technologies) based on site-specific data. General categories of contaminated sediment remedial technologies covered in this training course include monitored natural recovery (MNR) and enhanced monitored natural recovery (EMNR); in situ treatment; capping (conventional and amended); and removal (dredging and excavation).

The Bioavailability of Contaminated Sediments training course describes when and how to assess bioavailability at contaminated sediment sites during the exposure assessment process.

The training course helps dispel the belief that fractured rock sites are too complex to characterize and remediate. The physical, chemical and contaminant transport concepts in fractured rock have similarities to unconsolidated porous media, yet there are important differences. These differences are the focus of this training.

The Direct-Push Wells training course provides guidance concerning the use of direct-push wells for long-term environmental monitoring.

The Environmental Molecular Diagnostics (EMDs) training course provides information about a selection of EMDs. EMDs are expected to provide additional lines of evidence for decision making during contaminated site management.

The Geospatial Analysis for Optimization at Environmental Sites training course explains, educates, and trains state regulators and other practitioners in understanding and using geospatial analyses to evaluate optimization opportunities at environmental sites.

The Incremental Sampling Methodology (ISM) training courses describe the principles and the approaches needed to ensure representative, reproducible, and defensible data during soil sampling. ISM involves planning, sample collection, and laboratory processing and analysis to provide a representative sample with results that more accurately reflect the mean concentration of the area of interest than discrete samples. The ISM training courses provide you the key principles regarding sampling and sampling error and how ISM reduces those errors so that you can have more confidence in your sampling results.

The Mass Flux training course summarizes the concepts underlying mass flux and discharge, their potential applications, and case studies of the uses of these metrics.

The Passive Samplers training course addresses the use of polyethylene diffusion bags for passive groundwater sampling, particularly for long-term monitoring.

The Radionuclides training courses address characterizing radioactively contaminated sites, cleanup goals, decontamination and decommissioning, and long-term stewardship.

This training course provides a holistic process for management of challenging sites, termed “adaptive site management.” This process is a comprehensive, flexible, and iterative process that is well-suited for sites where there is significant uncertainty in remedy performance predictions.

The Triad Approach training course provides guidance on how to use the Triad approach to conduct environmental clean up work in a way that increases effectiveness and improves quality, while reducing project costs.

The Vapor Intrusion training course address investigating and evaluating the vapor intrusion pathway, including data evaluation and mitigation approaches.

The Small Arms Firing Range training courses address strategies for removing the threat that metal contamination presents at closed small arms firing ranges and developing, using, and monitoring environmental management plans at active ranges.

The Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) training courses address innovative UXO characterization and geophysical prove-out technologies, as well as methods and management of munitions response projects.

The Solidification/Stabilization (S/S) training course supports the use of S/S technologies for the on-site treatment of contaminated soil, sediment, sludge, and waste. S/S remedies are designed to reduce the flux of contamination that leaches from a contaminant source to within acceptable parameters set forth in a site-specific remediation goal.

This training provides the current science for evaluating TPH risk at petroleum-contaminated sites and shares guidance to assist decision makers in developing and implementing a technically defensible approach.

The Triad Approach training course provides guidance on how to use the Triad approach to conduct environmental clean up work in a way that increases effectiveness and improves quality, while reducing project costs.

The Vapor Intrusion training course address investigating and evaluating the vapor intrusion pathway, including data evaluation and mitigation approaches.

Petroleum Vapor Intrusion (PVI) is the process by which volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) released as vapors from light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPL), petroleum-contaminated soils, or petroleum-contaminated groundwater migrate through the vadose zone and into overlying buildings. This training course provides a comprehensive methodology for screening, investigating, and managing potential PVI sites.

This training course provides a holistic process for management of challenging sites, termed “adaptive site management.” This process is a comprehensive, flexible, and iterative process that is well-suited for sites where there is significant uncertainty in remedy performance predictions.

This training provides the current science for evaluating TPH risk at petroleum-contaminated sites and shares guidance to assist decision makers in developing and implementing a technically defensible approach.

The Wetlands training courses provide guidance on characterizing, designing, constructing, and monitoring compensatory mitigation wetlands and constructed treatment wetland systems.