• What is Environmental Forensics?

• Discussion of general and specific concepts, applicability and use.

• Non-Testing Techniques:

     - Historical document review

     - Photographic review

     - Market forensics

• Fingerprinting Techniques Targeting Contaminants and/or Associated Compounds

     - Chemical fingerprinting

          * Comprehensive chemical fingerprinting

          * Signature chemicals

          * Chiral fingerprinting

     - Isotopic fingerprinting

          * Bulk isotopic analysis

          * Compound-specific isotopic analysis

          * Position-specific isotopic analysis

• Fingerprinting Techniques Targeting Contaminants Within Environmental Matrix

     - Geochemical fingerprinting, Statistical evaluation and data visualization

     - Mineralogical fingerprinting

• Fingerprinting Techniques Targeting Traces Left by Contaminants

     - Atmospheric traces

     - DNA fingerprinting

     - Dendroecology (tree-ring fingerprinting)

• Application/Examples (inserted throughout the course)

     - In litigation support / expert witness work

     - For preventing costly litigation (preparation for mediation)

     - In site remediation

     - Evaluating “fake” oils

• Alternative discussion topics based on audience interest, including:

     - Brainstorming Session – Cases from the Audience

     - Age-Dating Using Radioactive Isotopes

     - Environmental Forensics and Monitored Natural Attenuation

     - Comprehensive Case Studies

     - Focus on Perchlorate and Nitrate

     - Quizzes

Ioana Petrisor

Ioana Petrisor, Ph.D, has over 18 years of experience as a biochemist, specializing in environmental forensics. She has up-to-date knowledge and has applied a variety of forensics methods to track the source and age-date contaminants in soil and water. She identified and applied cutting-edge investigative techniques such as dendroecology, which uses tree rings to detect age-date contamination and its release into soil and water, even after site mitigation. Dr. Petrisor is the Editor-in-Chief of the Environmental Forensics Journal, providing a scientific lead of the Journal. She has managed and conducted innovative research for the U.S. DOE, U.S. DOD, and European Community on environmental characterization, as well as projects relating to the development of innovative remedial technologies for a variety of contaminants in soil, aquatic sediments, and water.

Please bring a pen or pencil, and notepad if you would like to take notes (you may also choose to take notes in your book). Lunch will be on your own, but drinks and snacks will be provided throughout the day.

In order to guarantee a space in a course, the tuition must be paid in full TWO WEEKS before the first day of the course by either check or credit card. State and government agencies paying with a purchase order are allowed payment under the two-week time frame if a copy of the purchase order is received by NWETC.

Cancellations*

• With 31 or more days notice, we will offer a 100% refund or credit towards a future course. The credit is good for one year and may be applied to any course.
• With 30-8 days notice, we will offer a course credit towards a future course. The credit is good for one year and may be applied to any course.
• With fewer than 8 days notice, there is no course credit available

*Please note that attendee replacement is welcome at any time

Disability Accommodations:

To request disability accommodations, please contact us online or at 425-270-3274 at least 30 days prior to the event.