Full course description
One of the largest, and arguably most important, data gaps existing in nearly all groundwater remediation studies is the lack of high quality subsurface geologic data in digital formats. This data gap is not due to a lack of geologic data collection. Rather, this gap is due to collection of the wrong types of data in an inefficient way that leads to inaccurate, inconsistent, and incomplete data and a poor return on the investments made in drilling
The purpose of this course is to introduce participants to an improved way of collecting geologic data from cores and cuttings.
In this course you'll learn:
- why high quality geologic data is critical to remediation success,
- how to use graphical approaches to collect better geologic logs,
- about using databases to manage the data,
- to apply modern methods like environmental sequence stratigraphy (ESS) for interpreting subsurface geology,
- and to use improved geologic data and models to inform contaminant transport models like REMChlor-MD.
The course is organized into 5 modules that include a series of short engaging videos; downloadable content including graphical shading geologic log templates for common depositional environments, an example database for storing high-resolution geologic data, and comprehensive course references lists; and test your knowledge quizzes.
Completing the course content (i.e., watching all the videos, taking the quizzes, and engaging with some of the supplementary materials) will take ~ 4-6 hours.