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The calendar below lists all Ecoinformatics and related events, including our weekly seminar. The weekly Ecoinformatics Seminar series includes a full schedule of world-class speakers presenting research talks, skills workshops, and career panels. Please join us each week for this exciting seminar series!
- 27March 27, 2022No events
- 28March 28, 2022
Peter Zawislanski
Background Check: The Importance of Background Concentrations in Site Remediation with Peter Zawislanski. Peter Zawislanski is Principal Hydrogeologist and Vice President at Terraphase Engineering in Oakland, California. He has over 30 years of experience in site characterization and remediation, and technical expertise in hydrogeology, environmental geochemistry, and soil science. Prior to his career in environmental consulting, he directed a research group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, focusing on metals geochemistry. He holds a BS in Geological Sciences from the University of Illinois, Chicago, and an MS in Geology from the University of California, Berkeley.
The remediation of contaminated sites is a complex, multidisciplinary process. A fundamental requirement is the establishment of cleanup goals, which are typically developed from risk-based concentrations, intended to be protective of human and ecological receptors. However, site cleanup goals cannot be more stringent than background levels of contaminants. Background includes naturally occurring chemicals and industrial legacy contamination. Approaches for developing background concentrations, including data collection and statistical analysis, will be discussed. Several remediation case studies involving the development of background concentrations will be presented.
- 29March 29, 2022No events
- 30March 30, 2022No events
- 31March 31, 2022No events
- 01April 1, 2022No events
- 02April 2, 2022No events