Geosciences
Groundwater Contamination by Pesticides
The impact of pesticides in the soil and the unsaturated and saturated zones, the principles of monitoring them in groundwater, and estimating contamination risks from analytical data.
Overview
About the programme
The impact of pesticides in the soil and the unsaturated and saturated zones, the principles of monitoring them in groundwater, and estimating contamination risks from analytical data.
Duration
2 days
Training hours
14 hours
Delivery
Training hall · Virtual · At your premises
Language
Arabic or English
Objectives
What trainees will gain
- Understand the impact of pesticides in the soil, the unsaturated zone and the saturated zone.
- Identify the principles of monitoring pesticides in groundwater.
- Estimate contamination risks using analytical data.
Content
What the programme covers
Pesticides and their transport
- General principles of pesticide registration and agricultural principles.
- Pesticide classification, chemical structure and properties, processes of transfer to groundwater, and assessing transfer in the laboratory and in situ.
Water quality monitoring
- Sampling and analysing pesticides, quality assurance, analytical performance, laboratory accreditation and uncertainty.
- Networks for monitoring groundwater contamination by pesticides, contamination status, and monitoring transfer at catchment scale: indicators and models.
Who for
Target audience
Engineers, managers and technicians at local and regional authorities, public institutions and consultancies.
Method
How it is delivered
Presentations and exercises on analytical data.
A programme tailored to your organisation
The duration and topics of the programme are adjusted to the organisation's needs, and it is delivered at its site, in a training hall arranged by the Center, or virtually.