This full day course will provide participants with an overview in the following: -
Sustainable Remediation Hands on Training Course:
The proposed training will be aimed at entry level or early-years professionals and those wishing to gain a fundamental understanding of the principles and practice of Sustainable Remediation.
Course Description & Learning Outcomes:
This full day hands-on course will provide participants with an introduction to the principles and practice of sustainable remediation. The course will be taught through a series of lectures interspersed with examples and practical hand-on sessions using a case study to give attendees first-hand experience of applying the principles of sustainable remediation through the life cycle of a project. Attendees will conduct their own sustainability appraisal of a hypothetical site where they will learn about setting project boundaries, defining sustainability indicators, undertaking a sustainability appraisal and implementing sustainable management practices. To make the most of the day attendees will be provided with pre-read materials in advance of the course.
- The UK regulatory context relevant to Sustainable Remediation
- The SURF UK framework
- Selection of sustainability Indicators
- Undertaking a Tier 1 qualitative sustainability assessment
- An Introduction to Multi Criteria Analysis
- The role of life cycle assessment and carbon footprinting in sustainable remediation
- Sustainable Remediation Practices
- Climate change & Resiliency
Who should attend this course:
- Geoenvironmental consultants,
- Remediation contractors,
- Contaminated land officers/regulators
Course Prerequisites:
All delegates are asked to briefly read through the Surf UK framework before attending the training course and delegates will also be sent some brief prereading materials to help prepare for the exercises in the course.
About the trainer:
The training course will be facilitated and delivered by Dr Alan Thomas Technical Partner based in Oxford UK and current co Chair of SuRF UK. Alan is a chartered biologist and SILC. Alan has over 30years in the management and remediation of contaminated sites in UK and Internationally with an emphasis on investigation and innovative and sustainable remediation of recalcitrant compounds. Global lead for remediation management technical community and sustainable remediation. Core expertise in promoting investigation and remediation around an understanding chemistry and microbiology of contaminated environments with an emphasis on contaminant fate, transport and behaviour. Alan has contributed to recent guidance on LNAPL and Monitored Natural Attenuation as well as SuRF UK documents on Sustainable Management Practices and Resiliency.