GeoScientists! GeoMan and GeoWoman Super Heros

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Ethics. Integrity, Behavior. 2020 Ethics Webinar Series

Going to work is stressful enough because of workload. But if someone at your job is harassing you and making it hard to focus on your work, it inherently has direct and indirect costs to you, them, your employer, and even our community.

We all need guidance sometimes. Bullying, harassment, and discrimination are sensitive subjects for everyone, but they are extremely important in every sense.

Regardless if you just started working or if you're a veteran department manager.  The RIGHT ethics training is a critical ingredient to help boost you and your colleagues into a high-performance team.

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Don't put dirt in your mouth.

Do you recall past geology field trips when a university geology professor might put dirt in his or her mouth in order to estimate the "grit" percentage of fine-grained sediments?  They might explain how SILT would feel gritty between their teeth and how they could estimate it's presence, and percentage.

Professors who command the highest level of respect and reverence could be seen "biting down" on bits of dust, dirt, and mud....and then declaring the precise particle size of the sample.  That seems like an amazing feat and today in 2020 it calls into question how they "calibrated" their skills.  LOL.

Today, there's good reason not to put dirt in their (our) mouth to estimate particle size:

1. Potential chemicals or contaminants in the soil can harm us.
2. There's no published standard for the "Grit Between the Teeth" analysis.
3. Reproducible test procedures seem unlikely.

HOWEVER.....THERE IS AN EXCEPTION!

Here is some Edible Sand!  There's a decent chance it would get a good "grade".  (that's a particle size analysis pun).

Yum!

There are more exceptions too.  If you Google-Search "edible silt" or "Loess Cookies", you will find some interesting results about a perspective on improving health by eating dirt.  (I still don't recommend putting dirt in your mouth, unless directed by your personal physician).

Despite the rumors, eating FAT CLAY probably doesn't make you skinny.

Second Edition Has Arrived: The Design, Performance, and Analysis of Slug Tests

The Design, Performance, and Analysis of Slug Tests, Second Edition explains virtually all there is to know regarding the design, performance, and analysis of the most common well test for determining hydraulic conductivity: Slug Testing

The first edition became the standard reference for all aspects of slug tests. It has positively changed project outcomes and helped professionals become responsible stewards of our precious water resources by promoting best practices.

The Second Edition contains updated information and expands the focus with new developments where slug testing is applied in applications related to contaminant assessment.

New Features:

• Presents the eight key steps for conducting reliable slug tests.
• Describes new methods for the analysis of tests in unconfined aquifers and in highly permeable settings.
• Expands topical coverage of LNAPL baildown tests and slug tests in small diameter wells.
• Includes numerous flow charts that illustrate easy-to-use strategies for selection of analysis methods, and field examples demonstrate how each method should be used to get the most out of test data.
• Contains new straightforward practical guidelines that summarize the major points of each chapter.

Written for practicing groundwater consultants and engineers, The Design, Performance, and Analysis of Slug Tests, Second Edition enables readers to achieve more reliable information from slug tests and widen the application of this common field method.

CONGRATULATIONS TO JIM BUTLER for completing this important book, and THANK YOU for writing it.

Order a copy online at a discount with MidwestGeo.

Watch the upcoming live Slug Testing webinar taught by Jim Butler: The Keys Steps to Successful Slug Testing: Formations of Low Hydraulic Conductivity, High, and Everything in Between