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Hands-On Course on Site Investigation Technologies - Sydney & Brisbane - APR 2025
If you are starting your career in the contaminated land or geotechnical industries, or want to get hands-on with advanced site characterisation tooling, this event is for you!
With a focus on practical aspects encountered in daily investigations, this technical session will cover a wide range of topics and methods, including:
common site investigation challenges (dealing with sampling uncertainty, heterogeneity, ugly data, etc.);
key factors to oversee when dealing with contractors;
hands-on technology demonstrations (from conventional samplers to in-situ testing and HRSC); and
strategies to optimise fieldwork campaigns using real-time data.
The course will be held at Legion Drilling's Sydney and Brisbane depots, where the attendees will have access to several high-resolution in-situ testing tools (CPTu, DMT, MiHPT, LIF...) and, depending on availability, direct-push, diamond coring and sonic rigs. Furthermore, we partnered with Site Investigation Supply to also ensure access to various soil, groundwater and vapour samplers, field screening tools and monitoring instruments, converting this event into a unique development opportunity. Thanks also to crcCARE for making this event possible!
There will be limited spots available! Each technical session will be limited to 10 attendees, with maximum 2 delegates per organisation.
Choose from one of the following free, half-day options:
7 April - Contaminated Site Investigation Technologies - Sydney (Legion Wetherill Park depot)
8 April - Geotechnical Site Investigation Technologies - Sydney (Legion Wetherill Park depot)
10 April - Contaminated Site Investigation Technologies - Brisbane (Legion Pinkenba depot)
11 April - Geotechnical Site Investigation Technologies - Brisbane (Legion Pinkenba depot)
Certificates of participation will be issued to all the attendees.
Instructor: The course will be conducted by Dr. Jonas Garcia-Rincon, Direct Sensing Technical Lead at Legion Drilling. In his role, Jonas oversees the company HRSC and in-situ testing projects and operates Legion's CPT, MiHPT and LIF systems. Jonas is a Mining/Geological Engineer with a MSc degree in Soil and Groundwater Contamination and a PhD on high-resolution site characterisation completed at CSIRO. Jonas has been a keynote speaker in international conferences and co-edited two books to date: 'Basic Concepts in Contaminated Site Characterisation' (UPM, 2022; in Spanish) and 'Advances in the Characterisation and Remediation of Sites Contaminated with Petroleum Hydrocarbons' (Springer-Nature, 2024). A third book encompassing hydrogeological, geotechnical and contaminated land investigations is underway.
Agenda:
Contaminated Land Option:
09:30-10:20 Common Challenges in Site Investigation
Dealing with sampling uncertainty: Depositional environments and subsurface heterogeneity, temporal variability, ugly data and multiple lines of evidence
Dealing with contractors and other stakeholders: Site access, location clearance, waste management, communication with stakeholders, key aspects to oversee on site
10:20-11:20 Direct Sensing Technologies for HRSC
General setup and strategies to adapt field plans using real-time data
Technology demonstrations: CPT, HPT, MIP, LIF-UVOST, NMR
11:30-12:20 Environmental Drilling, Sampling and In-Situ Remediation
Types of drilling rigs: Direct-push (Geoprobe), geotechnical and sonic rigs, track- and truck-mounted machines, limited-access options, safety measures
Sampling and monitoring: soil (augering, push tubes, cryogenic, coring, sonic), groundwater (wells, multi-levels, pre-packs, discrete samplers, transducers, flux meters, lysimeters), soil gas (VaporPin, implants), molecular biological tools
In-situ remediation systems for injection of remedial amendments
12:20-12:30 Final Q&A Session
Geotechnical & Tailings Option:
09:30-10:15 Common Challenges in Site Investigation
Dealing with sampling uncertainty: Depositional environments and subsurface heterogeneity, temporal variability, ugly data and the MUSIC-3X concept
Dealing with pesky contractors: Site access, location clearance, waste management, communication with stakeholders, key aspects to oversee on site
10:20-11:20 CPTu and Other In-Situ Testing Technologies
General setup and strategies to adapt field plans using real-time data
Technology demonstrations: CPTu and dissipation testing, seismic profiling, DMT, electrical VST, HPT-EC, NMR. Applications and limitations of SPT/DPSH/DCP
11:30-12:20 Geotechnical Drilling, Sampling and Monitoring
Types of drilling rigs: Direct-push, geotechnical and sonic rigs, track- and truck-mounted machines, limited-access options, safety measures
Sampling and monitoring: Soil (augering, push tubes, piston samplers, mini-block samplers, cryogenic, gel-push, coring, sonic), groundwater (wells, standpipe piezometers, transducers, VWPs and other instruments, discrete samplers), molecular biological tools
12:20-12:30 Final Q&A Session
WEBINAR RECORDINGS
Surgical High-Energy Injection of Solid Amendments for In-Situ Remediation - Presented by: Mike Mazzarese (AST Environmental)
FLUORO-SORB® for In-Situ PFAS Sequestration - Presented by: Matt Geary (CETCO) and Mike Mazzarese (AST Environmental)
In-Situ Testing with the Seismic Dilatometer (SDMT/SPDMT) - Presented by: Diego Marchetti (Studio Prof. Marchetti)
In-Situ Testing with the Flat Dilatometer (DMT) for Geotechnical Applications - Presented by: Diego Marchetti (Studio Prof. Marchetti)
Cone Penetration Testing (CPT/CPTu) for Geotechnical Investigations - Presented by: Ernst Wassenaar (Geomil Equipment)
PAST COURSES, WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2nd Workshop on Advanced Technologies for Integral Contaminated Land Management: from Site Screening to Closure - Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney
An exclusive event featuring an expanded North American delegation, including industry leaders Mike Mazzarese (who shared his cutting-edge knowledge on in-situ injection techniques), George (Bud) Ivey (presenting solutions like PFAS-SOL, an innovative surfactant-based technology designed to remove PFAS from soil and groundwater), and Laurie Chilcote (demonstrating how the Vapor Pin® sampling device has revolutionised vapor intrusion evaluations globally). Alongside local expert Jonás García-Rincón, Ph.D. (discussing multiphase NAPL mechanics using HRSC data sets), this was truly an all-star lineup.
Legion Drilling gives a Keynote Presentation at CleanUp 2024 - Adelaide - SEP 2024
Legion Drilling actively participated at crcCARE’s CleanUp 2024 with a keynote on ‘High Resolution Site Charaterisation and Implications to Conceptual Site Models’ and two additional platform presentations.
Legion Drilling Present at 2 of the Best Remediation and Geotechnical Events of 2024 - Battelle Chlorinated ‘24 (Denver, USA) and ISSMGE ISC’7 (Barcelona, Spain) - JUN 2024
Legion Drilling was present at the two of the most significant events of 2024 for the contaminated land and geotechnical investigation industries worldwide: Chlorinated ‘24 and ISC’7.
Chlorinated ‘24 was opened with the 8-hour course ‘How to Strategize on Site Investigation, In-Situ Remediation and MNA/NSZD: Addressing Subsurface Heterogeneity throughout the Project Lifecycle’, which was led by our Direct Sensing Manager Jonas Garcia-Rincon. Other Legion Drilling contributions included 2 platform presentations and 2 posters from Jonas and our In-Situ Remediation Specialist Alex Dudkowski. The event was also an excellent opportunity to engage with our international partners from the RPI Group and other friend organisations.
Two weeks later, the Legion Drilling delegation was at the 7th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization (ISC’7), arguably the best event of the year on CPT and in-situ testing in general. Legion Drilling presented 2 posters and learnt about the latest trends in geotechnical characterisation.
Book Launch: ‘Advances in the Characterisation and Remediation of Sites Contaminated with Petroleum Hydrocarbons’ - Sydney - MAY 2024
This event was dedicated to current trends in the management of petroleum sites and served as a book launch for the volume recently published by our Direct Sensing Manager, Jonas Garcia-Rincon, through Springer-Nature (free download link).
In addition to Jonas, there were presentations from Andrew King (BP) and Gillian Kopittke (GHD), who came from Melbourne and Brisbane. Andrew King talked about the evolution of petroleum LNAPL releases in the subsurface and the importance of in-time remedial responses. He also provided examples of BP’s latest in-situ remediation projects using BOS 200 carbon injection. Gillian Kopittke explored the limitations of active recovery methods versus monitored NSZD and other passive approaches. She also discussed the advantages of high-resolution site investigations for the assessment of fluxes and mobility risks. Last, Jonas shared some general insights from his book, mostly around the importance of LNAPL multiphase behaviour, spatial variability issues, and biodegradation processes.
Applied Hydrogeochemistry for the Investigation and Remediation of Challenging Sites - Brisbane - MAR 2024
Bud Ivey joined us from Canada to discuss how hydrogeochemistry can guide in-situ remediation efforts and present new surfactant-based technology for PFAS recovery.
He was accompanied by our Direct Sensing Manager, Jonas Garcia-Rincon, who talked about NAPL mechanics and implications in conventional site investigation, HRSC, and in-situ remediation.
Thanks to everyone for another fruitful half-day event with almost 50 delegates!
Legion Drilling - IVEY - crcCARE - Site Investigation Supply
1st Workshop on Advanced Technologies for Integral Contaminated Land Management: from Site Screening to Closure - OCT 2023
in-person, half-day workshops focused on the implementation of advanced technologies for more sustainable and efficient management of sites contaminated with chlorinated solvents, petroleum hydrocarbons or PFAS.
The presenters covered technologies such as direct sensing tools, mobile labs and discrete groundwater samplers for adaptive HRSC or in-situ remediation systems for targeted, high-energy injection of remedial amendments in all geologies, from sandy aquifers to low-permeability zones and fractured rock.
Speakers:
Mike Mazzarese, MSc, flew from Colorado to share his experience as an in-situ remediation specialist at consulting companies and contractors (AECOM, Stantec, Regenesis, AST…).
Jonas Garcia-Rincon, who holds a PhD on HRSC from CSIRO and recently edited a book on advanced site characterisation and remediation technologies for LNAPL-contaminated sites.
Matthew Hansen, Director at Legion Drilling (formerly Numac), specialist provider of site investigation and remediation solutions Australia-wide.
Locations:
Adelaide - Brisbane - Sydney
Many thanks to those organisations that supported this initiative, including CRC CARE, Fyfe (hosting the Adelaide session), TRACE Environmental (sharing data from an Australian remediation case study) and Site Investigation Supply (massive help organising the events and the morning tea in Brisbane and Sydney).
ECOFORUM/SUSTREM 2023 - OCT 2023
Say hi to the Legion team at exhibition booth #25 and don’t miss Mike Mazzarese’s presentations on the application of FLUORO-SORB® for in-situ PFAS sequestration and the management of daughter products in sites contaminated with chlorinated compounds.
ECOFORUM 2022 - AUG 2022
Numac returned to Ecoforum to present on the two topics below:
(i) ‘Using Lasers for Contaminated Site Investigation’
(ii) ‘BOS® activated carbon injection for sustainable in-situ remediation: First applications in Australia’
CRC CARE WORKSHOP ON HRSC AND IN-SITU REMEDIATION - JUNE 2022
Numac gave two 1-h presentations as part of the half-day workshop on High-Resolution Site Characterisation (HRSC) and In-Situ Remediation organised by CRC CARE:
The first one focused on hydrostratigraphic characterisation and discrete groundwater sampling with technologies such as HPT, CPTu, SCPTu, NMR, and SP16 (‘High-Resolution Hydrostratigraphic Characterisation’).
The second one was dedicated to high-resolution contaminant delineation with tools like MIP and LIF-UVOST (‘High-Resolution Delineation of Organic Contaminants’).
ECOFORUM 2021 - NOV/DEC 2021
Numac attended Ecoforum and gave a presentation on “High-Resolution Site Characterisation Versus Conventional Investigation Approaches at ‘Low-Risk’ Sites”.