Reference Links for the ASBOG® Exam -- (Current as of 8/18/2010)

ASBOG® Exam Information -

ASBOG® Candidate Handbook (a link to the ASBOG® website) REG REVIEW's Simplified Blueprint for the ASBOG® Exam

General Geology Links -

Topographic Map Symbols Magnetic Declination Fact Sheet Obtaining the current magnetic declination Map Scales USGS Fact Sheet 2007-3015 - Geologic Time Scale USGS Circular 891 - Wood - Coal Resource Classification System Remote Sensing Tutorial USGS Professional Paper 373 - Ray - Aerial photographs in geologic interpretation and mapping Aerial Photographs and Satelite Images LIDAR GPS GIS Physiographic Provinces in the U.S.

Guidelines for Reports -

Geologic Guidelines For Earthquake and/or Fault Hazard Reports Guidelines For Engineering Geologic Reports Guidelines For Groundwater Investigation Reports Guidelines For Geophysical Reports for Environmental & Engineering Geology Guidelines For Preparing Geologic Reports For Regional-Scale Environmental & Resource Management Planning Guidelines For Engineering Geologic Reports For Timber Harvest Plans Suggestions to Authors of Reports of the U.S. Geological Survey

Hydrogeology Links -

Water Supply Paper 2220 - Heath - Basic Ground-Water Hydrology Water Supply Paper 2254 - Hem - Study and Interpretation of the Chemical Characteristics of Natural Water Fetter's website for the Applied Hydrogeology text (4th Ed.) Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 2, Chapter E-2 - Keys - Borehole Geophysics Applied to Ground-Water Investigations

Engineering Geology/Geologic Hazards Links -

Cement and Concrete Basics Portland Cement - Concrete Pavement Grouting Methods and Equipment USGS Earthquake Magnitude Policy Focal Mechanisms (Beachball Theory) USGS Circular 1325 - The Landslides Handbook (40MB) USGS Fact Sheet 2005-3025 - InSAR

Regulations, Standards and Guidelines -

EPA - Environmental Laws U.S. Drinking Water Standards (May 2009) Well-Head Protection: A Guide for Small Communities EPA Septic Systems - Guidance, Manuals and Policies Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual (2002) Abandoned Mine Site Characterization and Cleanup Handbook Plugging and Abandoning Injection Wells LNAPL Info DNAPL Info Brownfields Info

Professional Practice and Ethics Guidelines -

AEG Professional Practice Handbook (1993) AGI Guidelines for Ethical Professional Conduct AIPG Code of Ethics California's Professional Standards and Code of Professional Conduct