This 2-day course provides participants with a review of fundamental chemical concepts which underlie an understanding of applied environmental chemistry concepts and practices. This course is designed for environmental professionals who wish to refresh and/or extend their knowledge of, and their ability to apply, basic chemistry principles.

• Describe common scientific measurements and perform unit conversions.
• Describe ionic and covalent chemical bonding.
• Use chemical formulas and the periodic table to calculate the mass of ingredients required to produce given amounts of chemical products.
• Identify physical and chemical properties that affect chemical fate and transport in soil, water, and air.
• Describe the structure of an organic chemical contaminant using common diagramming methods, such as the condensed structural formula and other methods.
• Identify and name simple organic chemicals using the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry nomenclature system.
• Describe the analytical methods and instruments used to identify chemicals in environmental media.
• Describe the environmental chemical reactions which cause acid rain.

Tuition - Personnel from EPA, Other Federal Agencies, and State and Local Government DO NOT PAY TUITION for ERTP Courses.  Tuition for University Staff, Community HAZMAT Teams, and Students is Also Waived.  Personnel not directly employed by a government agency (e.g.. private industry, contractor, or unemployed) pay tuition of $250 and will be sent further information about how to pay tuition after they have registered.