March 24, 2022 - Aspiring Professionals Series: Visual Understanding of Groundwater Contamination
Thursday, March 24, 2022, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
Category: Events
Course Time: 5:00pm-6:00pm Instructor: Andrew Cohen, Environmental Resources Management (ERM) Despite its importance, groundwater receives little attention, and to much of the population it is an unknown entity. Groundwater contamination by man-made chemicals is ubiquitous and poses a threat to sustainable groundwater management and protection. This presentation will consist of several video animations and associated discussion that describe various groundwater contamination scenarios, including contamination by widely-used solvents, petroleum products, and the recently publicized PFAS chemicals referred to as "forever chemicals." Attendees to the presentation should expect to gain a mental model of the fundamentals of groundwater flow and contamination. |