You will be required to write a term paper on a topic of your choosing related to the subject matter of this course.  All topics need to be approved by the instructor.  You will also be required to submit an outline with references before you start on the body of your paper.

Please adhere to the following rules as you write your paper:

1. Your paper should be submitted in MS Word 2003 format.
2. You should use at least five references in your paper.
3. The paper should be between 3500 and 4000 words long.
4. Include an abstract and a table of contents
5. Format the text any way you wish, but please make it look professional.
6. This must be a new paper.  You may not recycle papers from previous courses or use the same paper for two courses this semester.
7. Send your paper to me as an e-mail attachment.

Example topics:

• Bioremediation
• In Situ Vitrification
• Vapor Extraction
• Soil Washing
• Surfactants
• Pump and Treat Systems
• Geophysical Techniques
• Ground Penetrating Radar
• In Situ Fluorometry
• Geostatistics
• Volume Visualization
• RCRA
• CERCLA
• Geosynthetic Cut-off Walls

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