To present the fundamental concepts of water and sediment quality modeling, and to provide attendees with hands-on-experience running state-of-the-art models for calculating Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) and performing exposure assessments in rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and coastal waters. Problems of dissolved oxygen depletion, nutrient enrichment, metal contamination, and toxic organic accumulation will be addressed throughout the week using interactive computer programs. Workshop time will be divided between classroom lectures and computer laboratory sessions.

Schedule:

Monday - Introduction to Water Quality Modeling (7 PDHs)

• Water Quality, TMDLs and Other Regulatory Requirements
• Introduction to Mass Balance Modeling
• Deterministic versus Probabilistic Modeling
• Dissolved Oxygen Depletion (with Computer Session)

Tuesday - Nutrient Enrichment & Eutrophication (7 PDHs)

• Introduction to Eutrophication and Nutrient Criteria
• Nutrient and Phytoplankton Dynamics (with Computer Session)
• Sediment Flux Model
• Case Study: Management Options for Long Island Sound

Wednesday - Toxic Contamination (7 PDHs)

• Introduction to Toxic Contamination and Water Quality Criteria
• Fate and Transport of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants
• Quarry Contamination Case Study (with Computer Session)

Thursday - Bioaccumulation & Introduction to Metals (7 PDHs)

• Bioaccumulation in Pelagic Food Webs (with Computer Session)
• Bioaccumulation in Benthic Organisms and Other Current Issues
• Metals Speciation and Cycling in Aquatic Environments
• Water Quality Criteria and the Biotic Ligand Model

Friday - Metals (continued) (4 PDHs)

• Sediment Quality Criteria for Metals
• A "Unit World" Model for Metals (with Computer Session)