
Course:	Identification and Mitigation of Acid Bearing Rock
SAP Course Number:	78TECH400206

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General Information

Summary:	This course is intended for an audience involved in the planning, design and/or construction of roads and other structures involved with transportation. This course will provide participants with an understanding of acid bearing rock (ABR), the potential impacts (environmental and roadway infrastructure) of acid rock drainage (ARD), how acid runoff forms, determining if acid forming materials are present, and mitigation strategies.
Learning Outcomes:	•Understand the process of acid formation. •Impacts of acid development and runoff. •Sources of acid formation. •Geologic indicators. •Impact of geologic structure. •Assessing potential for ABR. •Investigating if ABR is present. •Testing of materials for acid and acid neutralization potential (overburden testing) •Conducting and interpreting overburden analysis (Acid-Base Accounting) •Mitigation strategies. •Implementation of mitigation strategies.

Final Exam:	Yes

Continuing Education Credits

Awarding continuing education credits (PDH/CEU/CEH) to a training course or other training event does not imply or guarantee that the training course/event is approved by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. According to Pennsylvania Act 25, “Credit determination for activities…shall be the responsibility of the licensee. Continuing professional competency obtained by a licensee should maintain, improve or expand skills or knowledge obtained prior to initial licensure, including law and ethics applicable to the profession, or develop new and relevant skills and knowledge.”
For informational purposes only:	1 CEU is equal to 10 hours of instruction
	1 CEH is equal to 1 hour of instruction

Course Contact Information

For technical questions regarding this course, contact the following...
Name:	Jonie L Buggy
Phone:	(717) 409-3993
Email:	jbuggyz@pa.gov
For general questions about the Training Calendar (such as those regarding schedules, locations, instructors or registrations), see Contact Information in specific classes.

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By Catherine T Shoemaker/PennDOT On 04/30/10 At 01:55 PM	By Diane Sanderson/PennDOT On 03/11/13 At 07:18 PM