Pre-Conference Workshops
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Inventory Control: A New Look at an
Old Method of Leak Detection
Sunday March 16, 2008
12:30 - 4:30 PM
Presented by: Marcel Moreau, Marcel Moreau Associates
Inventory control has been used for fuel management and leak detection purposes for many decades. While simple in concept, the intricacies of interpreting inventory control data have led most tank owners and regulators to throw up their hands in despair. But armed with enough data, a few simple concepts, and electronic spreadsheet and graphing software, understanding what inventory control records are telling you is within the grasp of most anyone willing to pay attention.
Audience:
This workshop is for storage system owners, operators, and managers as well as regulatory personnel who want to decipher the tales told by inventory control records. LUST folks and insurance personnel who need to determine the timing and magnitude of leaks will also learn some valuable tools to help answer these questions.
Topics:
- Fundamentals of Inventory Control
- Daily vs. Cumulative Variance
- Evaluating Data Quality
- Common Errors and How to Spot Them: Bounce, Cross Drops, Calibration Errors
- Determining and Evaluating Data Trends: Meter Error, Theft, Temperature, Leaks
Details: Cost: $20. Select this workshop option when registering. Workshop fees are not reimbursable. No on-site registrations will be accepted.
Assessing Vapor Intrusion at Petroleum Release Sites
Sunday March 16, 2008
12:30 - 4:30 PM
Instructors:
Blayne Hartman, H&P Mobile Geochemistry
Todd Ririe, BP
Robin Davis, Utah Department of Environmental Quality
Harley Hopkins, American Petroleum Institute
Abstract
Biodegradation results in significant attenuation of petroleum vapors in the vadose zone. The goal of this workshop is to provide the most up-to-date, cost effective strategies for verifying bioattenuation and determining the significance of the vapor intrusion pathway. The workshop will emphasize site conceptual model development, collection of high quality data and data quality assessment.
Outline
- Petroleum vapor intrusion site conceptual model
- Development of site-specific conceptual models
- Assembling data for assessing bioattenuation
- Guidelines for locating soil gas sampling networks
- Soil gas sample collection, handling, analysis, and quality verification
- Indoor air sampling and analysis
- Observation of bioattenuation from well documented sites
- Results from recent research efforts
$20. Fee. Select option when registering.
No on-site registrations will be accepted.
Workshops are not reimbursable.
