Reference Links for the ASBOG® Exam -- (Current as of 10/5/2011)

ASBOG® Exam Information -

ASBOG® Candidate Handbook revised June, 2011 (a link to the ASBOG® website) REG REVIEW's Simplified Blueprint for the ASBOG® Exam

General Geology Links -

Topographic Map Symbols Magnetic Declination Lesson Obtaining the current magnetic declination North American Datum (NAD) NOAA Map Scales - USGS Fact Sheet 015-02 (February 2002) Geologic Time Scale - USGS Fact Sheet 2007-3015 Drainage Patterns - NASA Remote Sensing Tutorial ST Section 17 Remote Sensing Tutorial - NASA Principles of Aerial Photography - Natural Resources of Canada Photos 101 Aerial Photographs in Geologic Interpretation and Mapping - Ray - USGS Professional Paper 373 Aerial Photographs and Satelite Images - USGS Online Edition Lidar 101: An Introduction to Lidar Technology, Data, and Applications - NOAA InSAR - USGS Fact Sheet 2005-3025 GPS GIS Physiographic Provinces in the U.S. Paleomap Project - Scotese - Tectonic History of the Earth Seismic Wave Propagation Periodic Table

Guidelines for Reports -

Geologic Guidelines For Earthquake and/or Fault Hazard Reports - California Board for Geologists and Geophysicists Guidelines For Engineering Geologic Reports - California Board for Geologists and Geophysicists Guidelines For Groundwater Investigation Reports - California Board for Geologists and Geophysicists Guidelines For Geophysical Reports for Environmental & Engineering Geology - California Board for Geologists and Geophysicists Guidelines For Preparing Geologic Reports For Regional-Scale Environmental & Resource Management Planning - California Division of Mines and Geology Note 52 Guidelines For Engineering Geologic Reports For Timber Harvest Plans - California Division of Mines and Geology Note 45 Suggestions to Authors of Reports of the U.S. Geological Survey - USGS

Hydrogeology Links -

Basic Ground-Water Hydrology - Heath - Water Supply Paper 2220 Study and Interpretation of the Chemical Characteristics of Natural Water - Hem - Water Supply Paper 2254 Fetter's website for the Applied Hydrogeology text (4th Ed.) Borehole Geophysics Applied to Ground-Water Investigations - Keys - Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 2, Chapter E-2 Groundwater Tracers Handbook of Suggested Practices for the Design and Installation of Ground-Water Monitoring Wells - Aller, L. et al., 1991, EPA Ground-Water Sampling Guidelines for Superfund and RCRA Project Managers - EPA

Engineering Geology/Geologic Hazards Links -

Cement and Concrete Basics - Portland Cement Association Portland Cement - Concrete Pavement Grouting Methods and Equipment - U.S. Army Corp Of Engineers Alkali-Aggregate Reactions - Portland Cement Association The Landslide Handbook - USGS Circular 1325(40MB) USGS Earthquake Magnitude Policy Focal Mechanisms (Beachball Theory) - USGS National Seismic Hazard Map - USGS - Fact Sheet 2008-3018

Economic Geology Links -

Coal Resource Classification System - Wood - USGS Circular 891 Coal Assessments - USGS Energy Resources Program Petroleum Resources Management System (PRMS) Guide for Non-Technical Users - SPE International Rare Earth Elements - USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5220 Geophysical Methods in Exploration and Mineral Environmental Investigations - USGS Open File Report 95-083 Abandoned Mine Site Characterization and Cleanup Handbook - EPA 910-B-00-001

Regulations, Standards and Guidelines -

EPA - Environmental Laws U.S. Drinking Water Standards EPA (May 2009) Well-Head Protection: A Guide for Small Communities - EPA/625/R/93/002 EPA Septic Systems - Guidance, Manuals and Policies Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual (2002) - EPA/625/R-00/008 Plugging and Abandoning Injection Wells - EPA Region 5 Guidance #4 LNAPL Info - EPA/540/S-95/500 DNAPL Info - EPA/540/4-91-002 Brownfields Info - EPA Brownfields and Land Revitalization Safeguarding Personnel on Hazardous Sites - OSHA Safeguarding Personnel in Excavations - OSHA

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