Environmental Sampling
Qualification overview
| Duration: | 6 Hours |
| Price | 800 AED |
| Environmental Sampling Training, with emphasis on sampling at federal facilities undergoing environmental remediation. Sampling personnel will become familiar with the technical aspects of environmental sampling and will understand the sampling process, including sampling process initiation by sample request/work package, sampling preparation activities, sampling activities, sampling documentation, and sample transfer to the analytical laboratory under chain of custody. | |
Course contents
Environmental sites and environmental samples
Importance of defensible samples
Importance of proper documentation
The well-defined and implemented sampling process
A review of sample types, including environmental quality control samples
Random vs authoritative vs systematic samples
Importance of contamination control in environmental sampling
Sampling equipment decontamination and most common mistakes
Environmental sample preservation
Preservation and sample shipping
Environmental sampling equipment and materials of construction
Case studies
Field screen sampling
Decon pad setup, use, and common mistakes
Investigation derived waste
Forming and properly mixing composite samples
Filling sample bottles, preparing sample labels, and preparing and applying COC seals
Preparing sample COCs
Field log book entries
Proper turnover of samples to analytical laboratory
Environmental sampling auditing
Stream sampling (including creeks, ponds, lakes, etc.), Sediment sampling, Leachate sampling, Groundwater sampling, Soil sampling, Multi-increment sampling, Media and scrap pile sampling,