• Material safety data sheets
• Health effects, solubility, boiling points, density, specific gravity, LD50s, etc., plus an explanation of why this data is important
• Sampling and analysis
• Sampling plans, SOPs, TCLP, BOD, VOCs, BTEX, etc.
• Chemical compatibility
• Reactivity, corrosivity, toxicity, flammability; learn to use an EPA tool to determine chemical compatibility
• Chemical and physical reactions
• Classes of chemical reactions, common reactions, reaction rates
• Organic compounds and how to classify them
• Hydrocarbons, alcohols, halogenated solvents, peroxides, ethers, amines, PCBs, DDT, etc.
• Radioactivity
• Why are some materials radioactive, E = MC2, isotopes, radiocarbon dating, nuclear reactors, fusion reactions that power the sun, etc.
• Metals
• Properties of metals, acids, bases, salts, pH, soil chemistry, and various analytical techniques
• The unique chemistry of water
• Why does ice float?
• Chemical measurement (metric units, PPM, PPB)
• The science behind many global environmental problems are also explained, including:
  • The greenhouse effect – it really is happening!
  • Ozone depletion
  • Biomagnification/bioaccumulation
  • Radioactive waste disposal
  • Halogenated solvents and environmental toxicity
  • Indoor air quality
  • Waste and wastewater treatment processes
• The chemistry of air and water pollution
• Toxicological chemistry
• Chemistry of nitrogen, phosphorous and sulfur
• Complex reactions of metals

You’ll also discuss how risk assessment is used to predict potential environmental or human harm; correct sampling procedures and much more

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