Students who complete this course successfully will be able to:

• Understand and apply conceptual site models at virtually every contaminated site
• Understand subsurface behaviours of common and unusual site contaminants
• Characterize, visualize and communicate site stratigraphy
• Effectively incorporate groundwater science into the CSM

• Acquire and assess relevant data sets to characterize contaminant fate and transport
• Make QA/QC a meaningful exercise
• Use the CSM to write efficient and effective reports
• Link the CSM with effective remediation strategies