From Risk to Remediation
20 JULY 2020 - 11 SEPTEMBER 2020
8 WEEK SELF-PACED ONLINE MASTERCLASS | STARTS 20 JULY 2020
Australia’s most comprehensive training to manage and remediate contaminated sites globally.
Accelerate your knowledge and expertise in site contamination and remediation
R E G I S T E R N O WAUD $1,800 (ex GST)*
R E G I S T R AT I O N L I N Khttps://bit.ly/2yTs6bI
8 week masterclass comprising self-paced online learning with live webinars for
Q&A and class discussions
About Invaluable masterclass with proven industry experts, policy makers and industry professionals. Create new skills and capabilities for the Australian contamination industry.
New global skillsGain new and practical skills to apply to the management and remediation of contaminated sites around the world.
Specialised learning outcomesGet abreast of the latest thinking and new knowledge globally in science, law, policies and case studies. Accelerate your capabilities and competence to deliver more value to employers, policy makers and customers.
Gain the latest proven capabilitiesGet in-depth knowledge of site assessment procedures, risk management tools, remediation technologies and strategies, along with the latest management expertise for contaminated land and hazardous waste sites.
Participants will receive:• Extended access to online course materials
• Certificate of Completion
• Continuing Professional Development credit of 24 hours*
*Please check with your certification scheme regarding CPD points.
Refund policy:
Attendees can receive refund up to 7 days before the event start date.
Admin fee of $100 will apply.
Learn from the world’s leading experts
D R J I L L W O O D W O R T HTechnical Director, Ecotoxicology, SLR Consulting
Dr Jill Woodworth has worked for 25 years in ecotoxicology and 35 in water quality, and brings an enviable depth of knowledge, skills and experiences. She has recently been working in the areas of integrated environmental assessments, environmental risk assessments, environmental management plans, site specific trigger values and developing monitoring programs for the water industry, contaminated sites, mines and desalination plants throughout Australia.
P R O F E S S O R R AV I N A I D UCEO, Managing Director and Chief Scientist, CRC CARE, Australia Global Innovation Chair and Director, Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), University of Newcastle, Australia
Professor Ravi Naidu has researched environmental contaminants, bioavailability and remediation for over 25 years. In addition to leading and managing many environmental sustainability projects, he has co-authored six patents and over 600 research articles and technical publications, and co-edited 11 books and over 65 book chapters in the field of soil and environmental sciences.
D R PA U L N AT H A N A I LTechnical Director Contamination Assessment and Remediation, GHD, UK
Paul Nathanail is a chartered geologist and specialist in land condition, who combines consultancy, research and training in all aspects of risk based contaminated land management. He is the lead author of the UK standard guide on asbestos in soil and of the UK’s largest compilation of soil screening values. Paul is well known to us here in Australia as a regular contributor to CRC CARE’s CleanUp conferences.
M R S C O T T WA R N E RPrincipal Hydrogeologist (Environment & Health), Ramboll, USA
Scott Warner has nearly 30 years experience in water resource consulting and the development of innovative and sustainable remediation approaches, working on projects worldwide including North and South America, Australia, Europe and Hong Kong. Scott has consulted on regulatory matters and guided clients through land development and reuse issues. He was the project director and a lead designer for an innovative groundwater remediation system in New York State, USA that received the 2011 National Ground Water Association Outstanding Remediation Award.
D R J OY T I S H A J I TResearch Fellow, Best Practice Policy Program, CRC CARE
Dr Joytishna Jit is a scientist and policy analyst in the interdisciplinary areas of environmental, social and legal research. Joyti’s current work focuses on site contamination issues, including the development of guidance on PFAS and petroleum hydrocarbon contamination and the use of flux in groundwater management. She was instrumental in the overall development of the National Remediation Framework (NRF) and drafted the NRF guideline on establishing remediation objectives
D A N I E L L E T O R R E S A NCommunications Officer, Lumary
Danielle Torresan has over 15 years experience in site contamination, including leading the Orphan Site Project Team for the South Australian EPA. In addition to her technical skills, Danielle’s aptitude for communications and engagement saw her working with various stakeholders including political and public, media, PR and the community. She is currently employed by Lumary, a specialised, enterprise level tech company.
D R D AW I T B E K E L ESenior Research Fellow and Principal Environmental Scientist, GCER, University of Newcastle, Australia
Dr Dawit Bekele currently conducts and directs environmental projects and research in the assessment, remediation and management of contaminated sites. Dawit has consulted on various contaminated land investigation and remediation projects and has delivered pragmatic, sustainable and cost-effective solutions. He leads soil and groundwater remediation at GCER.
D R S R E E N I VA S U L U C H A D A L AVA D AResearch Manager and Senior Hydrogeologist, CRC CARE, Australia Conjoint Senior Lecturer, GCER, University of Newcastle, Australia
Dr Sreeni Chadalavada manages the research projects of CRC CARE and conducts research in hydrogeology and mathematical modelling of groundwater flow and pollutant transport. Sreeni’s current research involves developing various models for simulation of contaminant transport in the environment. Sreeni is involved with writing the source codes for developing numerical simulation models, which help in the decision making process to manage the contamination.
Live Webinars Schedule
20 JULY 2020
Introduction to the course
Panel Members: Prof. Ravi Naidu, Dr. Paul Nathanail, Mr. Scott Warner, Dr. Jill Woodworth, Ms. Danielle Torresan, Dr. Sreeni Chadalavada, Dr. Dawit Bekele, Dr. Joytishna Jit
31 JULY 2020
Live Q&A session at the end of Module 1
Panel Members: Dr. Paul Nathanail, Mr. Scott Warner, Dr. Joytishna Jit
14 AUGUST 2020
Live Q&A session at the end of Module 2
Panel Members: Dr. Sreeni Chadalavada, Dr. Dawit Bekele
28 AUGUST 2020
Live Q&A session at the end of Module 3
Panel Members: Dr. Paul Nathanail, Dr. Jill Woodworth
11 SEPTEMBER 2020
Live Q&A session at the end of Module 4
Panel Members: Prof. Ravi Naidu, Dr. Paul Nathanail, Mr. Scott Warner, Ms. Danielle Torresan
13 AUGUST 2020
Live Q & A panel discussion (voluntary session)Contamination in popular culture and its influence on industry, government and the public
Dark Waters, a 2019 film based on actual events, follows the story of a West Virginia, USA, community affected by industrial (PFOA) contamination. Participants will have an opportunity to view the film ahead of this session, then join the panel for a discussion on the wider impact of such media.
Panel Members: Dr. Paul Nathanail, Mr. Scott Warner, Dr. Joyleen Christensen (Senior Lecturer in Film and Literature, University of Newcastle)
Module 1: Fundamentals – Policy and Contaminants Duration: 2 weeks | Start Date: 20/7/2020 | End Date: 31/7/2020
PRESENTER TOPIC
Prof. Ravi Naidu A global perspective on overview of contaminated and hazardous waste site management, challenge and solutions
Dr. Paul Nathanail
Legal context and policy – International key case study • Legislation – new vs. historic pollution• Permitted operations – lessons from around the world• Major treaties – UNCDD; Minamata• UK and EU perspective• Grenfell Tower soil contamination and risk communication
Learning outcomes: 1. Appreciate the range of policy objectives in place
around the world2. Understand why different contexts require different
policy responses3. Be aware of key incidents that have shaped policy and
practice
Dr. Joytishna Jit
Legal context and policy – Australia • National policy frameworks for site contamination in Australia• Commonwealth and state responsibilities – intersections and discontinuities • Examples of policy drivers – industry; community outrage
Dr. Joytishna Jit
Legal context and policy – National Remediation Framework (NRF) • What is the NRF?
- Philosophy, including context and principles - Practice including principle guidance
• What are the purpose and objectives of the NRF? - Linkages to ASC: NEPM
Mr. Scott WarnerLegal context and policy – USA key case study • Legislation – “Superfund” History, CERCLA, TOSCA, RCRA Brownfields• Accreditation schemes requirements
1. There will be a quiz and hands-on exercises in between and/or at the end of each topic
2. Webinar: Live Q&A session at the end of Module -1 will be on 3-7-2020, 3:00 PM-4:00 PM (AEST)
Module 1: Fundamentals – Policy and Contaminants Duration: 2 weeks | Start Date: 20/7/2020 | End Date: 31/7/2020
PRESENTER TOPIC
Dr. Paul Nathanail
Toxicology • Hazard identification and dose-response assessment• Threshold behavior• Non-threshold behavior• Lead• Asbestos• Points of departure; NOAEL; LOAEL; Benchmark Doses;
Margins of Exposure
Learning outcomes: 1. Understand threshold and non-threshold
dose-response behavior2. Understand how a negligible or minimal risk
toxicological value is derived3. Appreciate different approaches to setting a
point-of-departure
Dr. Paul Nathanail
Environmental chemistry of organic and inorganic contaminants and treatments• Inorganic chemistry• Organic chemistry • Fate and transport properties• Chemical reactions
Learning outcomes: 1. Understand basic electron transfer mediated reactions2. Understand various partition coefficients 3. Appreciate how chemical properties influence
contaminant and treatment fate and transport
Dr. Paul Nathanail
The development, use and role of the conceptual site model• Case examples• Sources of information• Formats• The function of the CSM• Link to site investigation• Link to remediation
Learning outcomes: 1. Appreciate what a conceptual site model contains2. Understand how to develop and then update a CSM 3. Be able to develop a CSM comprising a map,
cross-section and topological diagram
1. There will be a quiz and hands-on exercises in between and/or at the end of each topic
2. Webinar: Live Q&A session at the end of Module -1 will be on 3-7-2020, 3:00 PM-4:00 PM (AEST)
Module 2: Site CharacterisationModule 2: Site Characterisation Duration: 2 weeks | Start Date: 3/8/2020 | End Date: 14/8/2020Duration: 2 weeks | Start Date: 3/8/2020 | End Date: 14/8/2020
PRESENTER TOPIC
Dr. Dawit Bekele
Assessment of site contamination • Assessment of Site Contamination (NEPM 1999, as amended 2013)• Staged approaches site assessment • Principle drivers and practice of site assessment• How the sampling strategy affects risk assessment • Implementation of appropriate Data Quality Objectives (DQOs) i.e., field
and laboratory data quality control and quality assurance
Learning outcomes: 1. Appreciate the available guidelines for site assessments 2. Understand processes involved for an effective
contaminated site assessment3. Be able to use CSMs and principles of DQOs in
designing effective investigation programs
Dr. Dawit Bekele
Soil, water and soil gas sampling tools and techniques • Soil and groundwater characterization tools and techniques• Sediment characterization tools and techniques• Soil gas, vapour and ground gas characterisation tools and techniques • Case studies from PSI, DSI to remediation site investigation to illustrate the
concepts presented
Learning outcomes: 1. Appreciate the heterogeneity of environmental media to
get representative samples for risk assessment 2. Understand how, when and which tool to use for
sampling contaminated land and groundwater 3. Be able to develop an effective and defensible sampling
design for assessing contamination in a range of media.
Dr. Sreeni Chadalavada
Groundwater sampling issues • Purge vs. no purge• Accounting for seasonal influences especially where groundwater experiences large fluctuations in level within an annual cycle• Where monitoring well screen should be located• Which drilling method should be used
Dr. Sreeni Chadalavada
Data analyses including how to compare site data against assessment criteria? • Should depth samples be averaged?• Should each data point be compared against assessment criteria, or means,
medians and non-parametric methods for aggregating data?
Learning outcomes: 1. Participants in this course will become familiar with the
application of environmental decision support software, and groundwater and risk assessment modelling tool and optimising groundwater remediation systems.
1. There will be a quiz and hands-on exercises in between and/or at the end of each topic
2. Webinar: Live Q&A session at the end of Module -2 will be on 17-7-2020, 3:00 PM-4:00 PM (AEST)
Module 3: Risk AssessmentModule 3: Risk Assessment Duration: 2 weeks | Start Date: 17/8/2020 | End Date: 28/7/2020Duration: 2 weeks | Start Date: 17/8/2020 | End Date: 28/7/2020
PRESENTER TOPIC
Dr. Paul Nathanail
Site-specific human health risk assessment • Basic process and fundamental steps involved in conducting a health
risk assessment• Exposure assessment• Tiered approaches to environmental health risk assessment (EHRA):
Qualitative and generic & detailed quantitative risk assessment• Role of generic assessment criteria (HILs and others)
Learning outcomes: 1. Understand the tiered approach to risk assessment2. Be able to use generic assessment criteria in human
health risk assessment
Dr. Paul Nathanail
Detailed quantitative risk assessment • Role of bio-availability• Plant uptake studies• Air monitoring
Learning outcomes: 1. Appreciate how to develop site-specific assessment
criteria2. Understand the influence of contaminant bio-availability
on risk3. Appreciate when DQRA is justified
Dr. Jill Woodworth
Ecological Risk Assessment • Qualitative• Use of EILs• Detailed quantitative risk assessment
Learning outcomes: 1. Be able to use generic assessment criteria in ecological
risk assessment 2. Appreciate the differences between human health and
ecological risk assessment3. Appreciate the consequences of specific high to low
dose extrapolation
1. There will be a quiz and hands-on exercises in between and/or at the end of each topic
2. Webinar: Live Q&A session at the end of Module -3 will be on 31-7-2020, 3:00 PM-4:00 PM (AEST)
Module 4: RemediationModule 4: Remediation Duration: 2 weeks | Start Date: 31/8/2020 | End Date: 11/9/2020Duration: 2 weeks | Start Date: 31/8/2020 | End Date: 11/9/2020
PRESENTER TOPIC
Mr. Scott Warner
Remediation action plan development• Evaluation of collected data• Consideration of data/CSM to regulatory goals and site protection objectives• Remedial Action Plan components and its development• Presentation of general remediation techniques-site wise concepts to localised treatment
Mr. Scott WarnerRemediation techniques and technologies of: • Soil, groundwater, soil vapour and sediment (i.e. marine/wetland) remediation
Mr. Scott Warner
Dr. Paul Nathanail
Remediation in practice • Economics and net environmental benefit analysis • Social license to operate• Resilient remediation designs• Health and safety at a contaminated site• Sustainable remediation• Treatment/technology trains
Learning outcomes: 1. Appreciate the complexities involved in remedial plan design and selection,
including communication, treatment trains, long-term performance2. Understand how to carry out a qualitative sustainable remediation
assessment3. Appreciate the benefits of combining remediation and other technologies to
deliver synergistic effects
Ms. Danielle Torresan
Public participation in decision making – an Australian perspective • Diverse methodologies and principles to appropriate public participation• Localism• Lawmaking• Activism• Community engagement and consultation with Case study
Dr. Paul Nathanail Public participation in decision making – International perspective
Learning outcomes: 1. Understand how the public engage in decision making2. Appreciate the limitations of science and engineering in developing a social
license to operate
1. There will be a quiz and hands-on exercises in between and/or at the end of each topic
2. Webinar: : Live Q&A session at the end of Module -4 will be on 14-8-2020, 3:00 PM-4:00 PM (AEST)
The Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE) is a partnership of organisations dedicated to developing new ways of dealing with and preventing contamination of soil, water and air including solid and liquid waste management. We focus Australia’s foremost expertise and resources on this issue and develop close links with research partners at the cutting edge in this field around the world.
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The Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER) at the University of Newcastle is a leading proponent of risk-based approaches to the clean-up or management of contaminated sites. We focus on in situ remediation – cleaning up contamination where it lies, rather than the traditional 'dig and dump' approach that has led to an unsustainable growth in landfills in Australia and worldwide. Together with a risk-based approach, this potentially saves industry millions, if not billions, of dollars annually and makes clean-up far more feasible and attractive.
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Accelerate your understanding & competence
RECOMMENDED FOR:
This course has been developed especially for individuals who manage, regulate, investigate, remediate or are impacted by contaminated sites. It provides participants with a unique appreciation of the underpinning science and technology coupled with practical approaches to site characterisation, assessment and remediation as well as risk communication.
Regardless of their current level of expertise, this course will provide participants with enhanced skills, knowledge, networks and confidence to manage even the most challenging sites and help them become leaders in the global remediation industry.
• Industry consultants, specifiers & contractors
• Government policy makers
• PhD students & early-career researchers
• Environmental managers
Delivered in partnership by CRC CARE and GCER
