Course Schedule

The course is offered in two sessions in the Forest Hill Ballroom of the Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville Hotel. The first session takes place from Monday, May 9 to Wednesday evening, May 11 after the Outdoor Demonstration Session.

The second session takes place from Wednesday morning, May 11 to Friday afternoon, May 13. On-site registration will occur Monday, May 9 at 07:30 - 08:30, for those individuals taking the first session or the entire course. For those attending the second session only, registration will be Wednesday, May 11 at 07:30. The Course will meet daily from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1 to 5:30 p.m. with a two breaks in the morning of 15 minutes and two breaks in the afternoon for 15 minutes eack. Friday will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m.

Computer-based workshops will be held as optional night sessions on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday (7 - 9 p.m.).

Sunday, May 8, 2011

7:00 - 9:00 Networking Activity (CN Tower and Drinks)

Monday, May 9, 2011

7:00 - 8:30 Registration Forest Hill Ballroom

8:30 - 10:00 Overview of Contaminated and Hazardous Waste Site Management

10:00 - 12:00 Contaminant Hydrogeology

12:00 - 13:00 Introductory Lunch

13:00 - 16:15 Soil Chemistry of Hazardous Materials

17:00 - 18:00 Practical Model Application for Site Assessment and Remediation

19:00 - 21:00 Groundwater Modelling Workshop (High Park Ballroom) (Optional)

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

08:30 - 12:00 Site Characterization and Conceptual Model Development

12:00 - 13:00 Networking Lunch

13:00 - 15:45 Site Characterization Tools and Techniques

16:00 - 17:30 Sediment Characterization

19:00 - 21:00 Web Based Project Management Tools Workshop (High Park Ballroom) (Optional)

18:30 - 22:00 Toronto City Tour ( Dundas Square, Harborfront, China Town, Queen Street and Yorkville) - (Optional)

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

08:00 - 8:30 Registration Forest Hill Ballroom

08:30 - 10:30 Overview of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

10:45 - 12:00 Health & Safety at Hazardous Waste Sites

12:30 - 17:30 OUTDOOR DEMONSTRATION

Thursday, May 12, 2011

8:30 - 12:00 Soil Remediation

12:00 - 13:00 Networking Lunch

13:00 - 15:30 Groundwater Remediation

16:00 - 17:30 Sediment Remediation

19:00 - 22:00 Environmental Data Management Workshop (High Park Ballroom)

Friday, May 13, 2011

08:30 - 12:00 Contaminated Site Project Management

12:00 - 18:00 Niagaria Falls Trip for those not attending the afternoon lecture. - (Optional for international attendees - Please Notify of Interest)

13:00 - 15:00 Environmental Law Applicable to Contaminated Sites