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EPI/QEP Course Outline



The course will cover all aspects of both certifications and provide the attendee with the most current information on key environmental topics required on the exams. 


Environmental Professional in Training (EPI) Review Topics

  • Basic Sciences
    • Chemistry
    • Physics
    • Earth Science/Geology
    • Ecology
    • Toxicology and Risk Assessment
  • Mathematics
    • Mathematics/Statistics
    • Data Management
    • Environmental Economics (Risk & Cost Benefit Analysis)
  • Environmental Science, Management & Policy
    • Environmental Quality Standards
    • Basic Principles of Environmental Systems
    • Cross-Media Impacts of Pollution
    • Health & Safety Requirements
    • Public Information/Community & Regulatory Relations/Ethics
  • Waste / Pollution Management, Treatment & Disposal
    • Waste Minimization, Recycling, Reuse
    • Hazardous Materials/Waste Management and Transport
    • Fate and Transport of Environmental Contaminants in Air/Water/Soil
    • Principals of Water, Soil & Solid Waste Treatment & Residuals Disposal
    • Air Pollution Control
  • Monitoring
    • Air Emissions Monitoring & Inventories
    • Surface & Ground Water Monitoring 

Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) - Environmental Science, Management, and Policy Review Topics

  • Environmental Science Fundamentals
    • Types and origins of environmental contaminants
    • Fate and transport of pollutants in the environment (air, water, land)
    • Health and ecological effects of pollutants
    • Data collection, analysis and interpretation
    • Pollution control technologies (physical, chemical, and biological processes and their applications)
    • Characterization of contaminated sites
    • Remediation and restoration technologies 
  • Environmental Impact, Site Assessment, and Risk Assessment Processes
    • EA, EIA, and EIS processes
    • Site assessment process
    • Risk assessment process
  • Global and Multi-Media Environmental Issues
    • Atmospheric ozone depletion
    • Acid deposition (sources, dispersion, deposition, and effects)
    • Global climate change
    • Indoor air quality
    • Nutrient enrichment of waters
    • Habitat degradation/destruction, biodiversity, endangered species
    • Bioaccumulative substances
    • Unconventional pollutants (e.g., endocrine disruptors, pharmaceuticals)
  • Environmental Management Systems
    • Organizational environmental policy
    • Identification of environmental aspects
    • Establishing goals and objectives
    • Environmental performance indicators (i.e., metrics)
    • Reporting environmental performance
    • Operational controls (e.g., processes, procedures)
    • Emergency response planning and implementation
    • Incident investigation and corrective/preventive action
    • Environmental auditing and corrective action
    • Environmental due diligence related acquisitions and divestitures
    • Total quality environmental management (TQEM)
    • Financial aspects of environmental management (e.g., environmental cost accounting, cost-benefit analysis)
  • Pollution Prevention, Design for Environment, and Sustainability
    • Elements of pollution prevention (e.g., source control, recycle/reuse, green chemistry)
    • Life-cycle assessment
    • Industrial ecology
    • Elements of sustainable development
    • Land use and watershed issues
    • Product and environmental stewardship 
  • Development and Implementation of Environmental Public Policy
    • Role of the public and other stakeholders in policy development
    • Geopolitical considerations (regional, state/provincial, international)
    • Role of science in public policy
    • Command-and-control regulatory mechanisms
    • Market-based regulatory mechanisms