The Environmental Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan will present “Updated Environmental Sampling Methodology - Part 1” online Wednesday, April 24, from noon to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Incremental Sampling Methodology (ISM) is a robust planning and sampling methodology that is intended to provide representative, reproducible, and defendable chemical concentrations by design. It is primarily applicable for soil.
It is based on collecting 30 to 100 soil increments throughout a decision unit – the decision unit is a volume of soil of which your project is using to make decisions, but it is often referred to an area of land where the increments are located. This presentation will provide the audience with a thorough background of the ISM process, including the following:
• Definition
• Cost Benefit
• Data Quality Objectives (DQO)
• Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP)
• Field Implementation
• Laboratory Process
• Interpretation of Results
• Decision-Making
• Liability protection (i.e. Facility status)
• Due Care compliance
• Additional investigation
• Risk mitigation
• Soil management
• Remediation
• Compliance
Several case studies of where ISM has been utilized will be presented, as well as a discussion on situations that the audience has encountered. How ISM results can be utilized to meet project goals and objectives will also be addressed.
Speaking at the online program will be Chris Christensen, an environmental hydrogeologist with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE); and Alisa Lindsay, a senior environmental engineer and team leader at Fishbeck.
To register for the online presentation, visit https://connect.michbar.org/envlaw/home.
Incremental Sampling Methodology (ISM) is a robust planning and sampling methodology that is intended to provide representative, reproducible, and defendable chemical concentrations by design. It is primarily applicable for soil.
It is based on collecting 30 to 100 soil increments throughout a decision unit – the decision unit is a volume of soil of which your project is using to make decisions, but it is often referred to an area of land where the increments are located. This presentation will provide the audience with a thorough background of the ISM process, including the following:
• Definition
• Cost Benefit
• Data Quality Objectives (DQO)
• Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP)
• Field Implementation
• Laboratory Process
• Interpretation of Results
• Decision-Making
• Liability protection (i.e. Facility status)
• Due Care compliance
• Additional investigation
• Risk mitigation
• Soil management
• Remediation
• Compliance
Several case studies of where ISM has been utilized will be presented, as well as a discussion on situations that the audience has encountered. How ISM results can be utilized to meet project goals and objectives will also be addressed.
Speaking at the online program will be Chris Christensen, an environmental hydrogeologist with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE); and Alisa Lindsay, a senior environmental engineer and team leader at Fishbeck.
To register for the online presentation, visit https://connect.michbar.org/envlaw/home.
