Interactive & Video Discount Package - Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental 30 PDH

This online engineering PDH ethics course presents the principles of engineering ethics and statutes for Newfoundland and Labrador Professional Engineers.

Engineering ethics is (1) the study of moral issues and decisions confronting individuals and organizations involved in engineering and (2) the study of related questions about moral conduct, character, ideals and relationships of peoples and organizations involved in technological development (Martin and Schinzinger, Ethics in Engineering).

This course will address the principles of engineering ethics that every engineer is expected to live by when practicing their profession. This course also provides an overview of PEGNL’s general statutes and regulatory laws. It will also present unique ethical studies randomly selected to demonstrate ethical challenges for professional engineers and alternatives to address these challenges.

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation is intended to serve as a resource to help schools and child care facilities implement a voluntary program for reducing lead in drinking water.

Children are most susceptible to the effects of lead because their bodies are still undergoing development and they tend to absorb more lead from the environment. The adverse health effects of lead exposure include reduced IQ and attention span, learning disabilities, poor classroom performance, hyperactivity, behavioral problems, impaired growth, and hearing loss. The only way to know if there is lead in drinking water is to test.

This presentation aims at helping school and child care facilities to implement programs for reducing lead in drinking water as part of their overall plans and for maintaining healthy learning environments. Implementing the 3Ts will help schools and child care facilities to identify potential problems with plumbing systems and materials so that targeted remediation efforts can be taken.

This 2 PDH online interactive presentation is applicable to environmental, civil, and mechanical engineers as well as other technical personnel who are interested in eliminating lead sources from drinking water and in communicating with parents, teachers, and the public about water remediation efforts.

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation provides a brief overview on achieving resilient communities through the application of relevant methodologies to RE-powering sites, in particular to Wastewater Treatment Plants.

Renewable energy in combination with a decentralized electricity grid can make communities more resilient. In order to achieve this vision, RE-powering can be utilized to provide cleaner energy sources in areas of high demand, while returning land to productive use. EPA’s RE-Powering America’s Land Initiative encourages renewable energy development on current and formerly contaminated lands, landfills, and mine sites (RE-Powering sites) when such development is aligned with the community’s vision for the site.

RE-Powering sites also may have attributes that can lower renewable energy development costs and shorten development timeframes. As they are often located within or near population centers, RE-Powering sites also offer opportunities for meeting the specific energy demands of nearby off-takers, such as industrial plants, universities, and as this analysis suggests, critical infrastructure.

For the purposes of this analysis, critical infrastructure includes assets that are key for maintaining public health and safety, such as wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), drinking water treatment plants, hospitals, or emergency shelters.

This 1 PDH online interactive presentation is applicable to renewable energy suppliers and consumers, mechanical engineers and designers interested in re-energizing wastewater plants.

This online interactive presentation on engineering PDH offers an in-depth look at managing water control systems and their significance in ensuring the safe, efficient, and multifunctional operation of reservoirs, dams, levees, and associated infrastructure. It emphasizes crucial aspects such as balancing authorized uses, integrating real-time data, coordinating with stakeholders, and employing adaptive management strategies. The presentation also showcases best practices for regulating water resources, optimizing flood risk management, supporting navigation, hydropower generation, and ecological preservation.
 

Beginning with an introduction to managing water control systems to address competing and changing needs, the presentation highlights the importance of developing comprehensive water control plans, utilizing forecasting methods, and managing flood risks through both structural and non-structural approaches while ensuring climate resilience. Participants will learn to balance various objectives, including flood control, hydropower, water quality, wildlife conservation, and recreation, all while prioritizing public safety and environmental stewardship. Additionally, the presentation addresses sedimentation impacts, erosion control, upstream and downstream management, and emergency and drought planning to sustain effective water system performance.
 

This 2 PDH online interactive presentation is designed for engineers, water resource managers, and professionals seeking to strengthen their understanding of reservoir regulation, water management planning, stakeholder coordination, and system-wide adaptive strategies.

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation provides guidance on the impacts from hydraulic fracturing water cycle on drinking water resources in the United States.

People rely on clean and plentiful water resources to meet their basic needs, including drinking, bathing, and cooking. In the early 2000s, members of the public began to raise concerns about potential impacts on their drinking water from hydraulic fracturing at nearby oil and gas production wells. In response to these concerns, Congress urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study the relationship between hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas and drinking water in the United States.

The hydraulic fracturing water cycle describes the use of water in hydraulic fracturing, from water withdrawals to make hydraulic fracturing fluids, through the mixing and injection of hydraulic fracturing fluids in oil and gas production wells, to the collection and disposal or reuse of produced water. These activities can impact drinking water resources under some circumstances.

This 2 PDH online interactive presentation is intended primarily for environmental engineers and professionals who are interested better protecting current and future drinking water resources in areas where hydraulic fracturing is occurring or being considered.

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation communicates information about the science and impacts of climate change, assesses trends in environmental quality, and informs decision-making.

The Earth’s climate is changing. Temperatures are rising, snow and rainfall patterns are shifting, and more extreme climate events are already taking place. Scientists are highly confident that many of these observed changes can be linked to the levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, which have increased because of human activities.

This 2 PDH online interactive presentation is intended primarily for environmental engineers as well as environmental specialists who are interested in learning more about climate change considerations and indicators.

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation provides a brief overview of voluntary purchases of electricity generated from renewable resources such as solar, wind, geothermal, some forms of hydropower, and biomass.

Today, the diverse array of energy resources used to create electricity can produce very different environmental impacts. In the United States, power generation is still the nation’s single largest source of industrial air pollution and is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.

Green power purchases play an important role in driving the development of new renewable energy projects. By purchasing green power, organizations are helping protect the environment, meeting their own financial goals, enhancing stakeholder relations and contributing to the development of domestic energy resources.

This 3 PDH online interactive presentation is applicable to businesses and other organizations that want to diversify their electricity supply and reduce the environmental impact of their electricity use. These include federal, state and local governments; universities; businesses; nonprofit organizations; and individual consumers.

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation provides basic information on how communities can integrate green infrastructure into their Local Hazard Mitigation Plans.

Communities across the United States are facing a variety of challenges, from outdated infrastructure, to water quality protection, to the need to increase community resilience and mitigate the impacts of flooding and other hazards. Green infrastructure is one approach to improve water quality and address flooding challenges. Green infrastructure yields many benefits, including improved water quality, reduced flooding, infrastructure cost savings, and healthier communities.

Moreover, integrating green infrastructure into Local Hazard Mitigation Plans ensures that communities can secure funding, meet regulations, ensure public safety, and encourage sustainable economic growth. When these plans interconnect, communities increase the likelihood that these plans will be realized.

This 1 PDH online interactive presentation is applicable to civil, environmental and stormwater engineers who are interested in examining how communities can integrate green infrastructure into their Local Hazard Mitigation Plans.

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation provides a general overview on the destruction of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) in the United States and abroad.

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, finalized in 1987, is a global agreement to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances. By joining, the Parties commit to phasing out specified ODS, thereby reducing their abundance in the atmosphere and protecting the earth's fragile ozone Layer. On 16th September 2009, the Montreal Protocol and its parent convention, the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, became the first treaties in the history of the United Nations to achieve universal ratification.

This presentation discusses the sources of ODS for destruction in the United States and globally and the best practices for the safe, environmentally sound collection, recovery, transport, and destruction of these substances. In addition, this presentation identifies the technologies that are used to destroy ODS, and the challenges associated with safe destruction of ODS. This presentation also assesses the costs for the ODS waste management process and the primary funding sources for waste management projects.

This 2 PDH online interactive presentation is intended primarily for environmental, sustainability, industrial, and mechanical engineers, as well as others interested in learning about the best practices for destruction of ODS.

This online engineering PDH interactive presentation provides a brief overview of the termite prevention and control methods for new or existing buildings.

Among the three termite types in the U.S., subterranean termites are the most destructive and economically important pests of wood and other cellulose products. The economic cost of termite damage to wood used in and around buildings is great, and the factors attributed to such rising costs are discussed in this presentation.

For homeowners, this presentation suggests methods for preventing subterranean termite attack before building or buying a new home or before remodeling. For the professional, this presentation may be consulted to better understand the use of termite control products. This presentation also tells where to look for termites in existing buildings, how to recognize their damage, and how to control them by both structural and chemical means.

This 1 PDH online interactive presentation is applicable to the homeowner and pest management professional who are interested in possible methods for preventing subterranean termite attack in new and existing construction.

This online engineering PDH video presentation addresses various strategies to reduce emissions into the air, including the proper approach to deciding on a strategy. It discusses different APC technologies, including their advantages and disadvantages. It also describes methods to measure success.

The risk of emitting toxic pollutants into the air such that impacts may cause public health issues, and the stringent federal and state regulations are reasons why facilities are required to reduce air pollution emission rates. The two most effective ways to reduce air emissions is process optimization (“Pollution Prevention”) and installation of “end-of-pipe” air pollution control (APC) technology.

This 2 PDH online video presentation is intended primarily for chemical, environmental, mechanical and industrial engineers who are interested in gaining a better understanding of air pollution control strategies.

This online engineering PDH video presentation provides the background of what climate change is, the latest science concerning the causes of climate change, and why a company or other entity will stand to benefit in reducing GHG emissions. It also discusses risks related to Climate Change that can affect your company.

Climate Change is regarded internationally as one of the great challenges to mankind. There is little dispute that the climate is changing at a faster rate than ever, which will have great effects on public health, on our physical infrastructure, business, life and death in many countries, and our way of life. All of the major scientific agencies and associations publicly state that the major increase in the rate of emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) caused by human-induced activities is at least a significant contributor to Climate Change. A recent global conference has resulted in an agreement to attempt to achieve a global reduction in GHG emissions. Many nations will create or change rules to limit GHG emissions. Many businesses will respond by attempting to reduce them. In many cases, actions to reduce GHG emissions also provide significant financial benefits.

This 3 PDH online video presentation is intended primarily for chemical, environmental, mechanical and industrial engineers who are interested in gaining a better understanding of the issue of Climate Change and GHG emissions.

This online engineering PDH video presentation provides information on the different types of air emission sources and how to estimate the rate leaving these sources and entering the atmosphere. It describes the four major approaches to estimating air emissions along with their advantages and disadvantages. It addresses the factors and information necessary to determine whether each approach will work in terms of estimating emissions fairly accurately.

There are various locations, activities or factors which are responsible for releasing pollutants into the atmosphere. These sources can be classified into two major categories: stationary sources and mobile sources. Air pollutant emission factors are representative values that are usually expressed as the weight of pollutant divided by a unit weight, volume, distance, or duration of the activity emitting the pollutant (e.g., kilograms of particulate emitted per ton of coal burned). Such factors facilitate estimation of emissions from various sources of air pollution.

This 2 PDH online video presentation is intended primarily for chemical, energy and environmental engineers involved with the compliance of air quality regulations and permits and the implementation of air pollution minimization programs.