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2010 ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENT SYMPOSIUM SUMMARY OF NEMC SESSIONS

Monday, August 9

1:30 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions

 

• Contaminated Sediments

   

  Chairs: Patricia McIsaac/Test America, Inc and David Thal/Environmental Standards, Inc
  • Hudson River Dredging Project - Remedial Action Monitoring Program/ M. Meyers - Anchor QEA, LLC
  • Performance Evaluation Sample Program for Hudson River PCB Site Sediment and Remedial Action Monitoring Programs/D. Blye - Environmental Standards, Inc
  • Real-Time Compliance Assessment for Contaminated Sediment Site Remediation/ S.Haffey - Anchor QEA, LLC
  • The Impact of Sediment Depth on Biogas Production in Capped Contaminated Freshwater Sediments/ C.Gruden - Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toledo
  • Enhanced Monitored Natural Recovery at Contaminated Sediment Sites/ V. Kirtay - SSC Pacific, Environmental Sciences Branch 71750
  • Passive Sampling to Assess the Bioavailability of Halogenated Aromatic Compounds in Aquatic Systems/ D. Thal - Environmental Standards, Inc.

 

• Best Practices for Data Reduction-Turning Data into Information

   

  Chair: Richard Burrows/TestAmerica, Inc
  • Untangling the Web of Method Detection Limits, Method Quantitation Limits, and Calibration Curves/ L. Autry - USEPA
  • How Confident Are You In Your MDL-Reported Analytical Results?/ R. Forman - Environmental Standards, Inc
  • Inter-Laboratory Performance Standards For the Municipal Solid Waste Permit Section Practical Quantitation Limit (MSW-PQL)/ A. DennyTexas Commission on Environmetal Quality -
  • Refining the QA/QC Focus in Water Quality Data Collection/ D. Harmel - USDA-ARS
  • Generating Meaningful Environmental Information from Laboratory Testing Data/ R. Vitale - Environmental Standards, Inc
  • Turning Data into Information – Limitations and Solutions / R. Burrows - TestAmerica, Inc

 

• Air Methods (1:30-3:00)

   

  Chair: Reza Karimi/Battelle
  • Working Together: How Effective Teamwork Improved the Quality and Usability of Air Monitoring Data/ D. H. Gaynor - Phoenix Chemistry Services
  • A Novel New GCMS Inlet System for EPA Method TO-15 using Active SPME and Cold Trapping for improved Performance and Molecular Weight Range Compatibility/ D. Cardin - Entech Instruments, Inc
  • A Simple More Reliable Time Integrated Whole Air Sampling Approach to EPA Method TO15 Using Helium Diffusion Sampling/ D. Cardin/Entech Instruments, Inc -

 

• Sensors and In Situ Monitoring (3:30-5:00)

   

  Chair:  Reza Karimi/Battelle
  • Evaluation of Nitrate Sensors for Groundwater Remediation Monitoring/ S.J. Nagourney - New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
  • In-Field Quantitative Determination of Volatiles and Semivolatiles using Portable SPME-GC-TMS/ J. Oliphant - Torion Technologies, Inc

Tuesday, August 10

9:00 - 12:00 Concurrent Sessions

 

• Drinking Water Methods / Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (10:30-12:00)

   

  Chairs: Andy Eaton/ MWH Laboratories and Greg Carrol/ USEPA
  • Improved Determination of Inorganic Iodine Species in Water/ K. Lim - Centre for Advanced Water Technology, Singapore
  • Analysis of Low Level Haloacetic Acids in Drinking Water by Reversed-Phase LC/ESI/MS / Y.B. Li - Underwriters Laboratories, Inc
  • New EPA Method EPA 557 Haloacetic Acids, Bromate and Dalapon IC-MS/MS. Development and Performance Comparison with EPA 552/ R. Jack - Dionex Corporation
  • Comparison of Soluble Nitrate Reductase and Granular Copperized Cadmium Reducing Agents for Routine, Colorimetric Nitrate Determinations in Water/ C.Patton - USGS
  • Design Considerations for Interlaboratory Comparison of PPCP/EDC Analytical Methods/ C. Wood - ERA

 

• Challenges in Low-level Mercury Analyses

   

  Chair: Mark Bruce/ TestAmerica, Inc
  • Mercury Collection and Analysis in Ambient Waters and Effluents: An Historical Perspective/ B. Telliard - USEPA (Retired)
  • Sample Collection Options for Low Level Mercury Monitoring/ M. Bruce - TestAmerica, Inc
  • Limitations of the Room Temperature BrCl Digestion for the Analysis of Total Mercury In Wastewater/ C. Lytle - City of Portland
  • How a POTW Conquered Clean Sampling for Trace Level Mercury using EPA Method 1669 and Trace Level Mercury Analysis by EPA Method 1631 Utilizing a Non-Gold Trap Method/ C. Soltis-Muth - Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
  • Mercury Concentration in Bottled Water from Around the World/ D. Clarke - CETAC Technologies

 

• Operational and Advocacy Issues Impacting the Environmental Laboratory Industry

   

  Chair: David Speis/ Accutest Laboratories
  • State Level Advocacy Issues: RI Drinking Water Program, NJ LL TO-15/ M. Bush - The M Companies
  • Understanding Dept. of Transportation Sample Shipping Requirements for Environmental Laboratories/ M. Stevens - USDOT
  • Going Green: Identifying and Managing Hazardous Waste in the Laboratory/ J. Morgan - Environmental Science Corp
  • Quantitation Limits in Texas/ R. Burrows - Test America, Inc
  • Cost Accounting in the Environmental Testing Industry/ R. Wyeth /Pace Analytical Services, Inc

1:30 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions

 

• Innovative Approaches to Analysis for Conventional and Emerging Pollutants

   

  Chairs: Bob Wyeth/Pace Analytical Services, Inc
  • Using the Dispersive Solid Phase Extraction Clean Up Approach from QuEChERS for EPA Method 8081 Organochlorine Pesticide Samples/ J. Cochran - Restek Corporation
  • Automating Sample Preparation for Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (EPA Method 8270D) in Water Utilizing a Solid Phase Extraction Disk and Carbon Cartridge/ M. Ebitson - Horizon Technology, Inc
  • A New EPA SW-846 Method for Toxaphene and Toxaphene Congeners in Various Environmental Media/ S. Yang - USEPA
  • Development of a Sample Preparation and Analysis Method for the Determination of Compounds on the EPA Method 8330B analyte list in Marine Tissue/ C. Pace - USEPA
  • A Novel Approach to the Analysis of Chlorophenoxy Acid Herbicides in a Difficult Matrix/ C. Neslund - Lancaster Laboratories, Inc
  • Novel Method for the Determination of Trace-level Perfluorinated Compounds in Water Matrices by Inline Matrix Elimination Ion Chromatography/ H. Narayanan - Metrohm USA

 

• Challenges in Low-level Mercury Analyses

   

  Chair: Mark Bruce/TestAmerica, Inc
  • Solutions to Data Quality Risks with EPA Method 1631/ C. Davies - Brooks Rand Labs
  • U.S. EPA 1631 and Low-Level Mercury Analysis Using the CETAC QuickTrace™ M-8000 CVAF Mercury Analyzer/ J. Forsberg - CETAC Technologies
  • Simple, Environmentally-Friendly Mercury Analysis by EPA Method 1631/ J. Gray - Nippon Instruments
  • Performing EPA Methods 245.7 and 1631 with PSA Millennium Merlin System/ Y. Vaeli - P.S. Analytical
  • The Mercury CV Hg Analyzers from SCP SCIENCE/ M. Harris - SCP Science
  • Automated EPA Method 1631: Optimization and Advances of a Performance Based Method/ E.M. Prestbo - Tekran Research and Development
  • USEPA Methods 1631 and 245.7: Similarities , Differences and the Gray Area in Between/ D. Pfeil - Teledyne Leeman Labs

 

• Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products

   

  Chairs: Andy Eaton/MWH Laboratories and Joe Romano/Waters Corporation
  • Assessment of Sampling Protocols and Analytical Performance via Interlaboratory Comparison for PPCPs/EDCs/ B. Vanderford - Southern Nevada Water Authority
  • Results of a Real World Interlab Study on PPCP Analysis/ A. Eaton - MWH Laboratories
  • Experiences in the Analysis of PPCPs in POTW and Environmental Samples/ M.C. Hamilton - AXYS Analytical Services Ltd
  • LC-MS/MS analysis of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) by EPA Method 1694/ C. Neslund - Lancaster Laboratories, Inc
  • The Analysis of Pharmaceuticals in Water Using UPLC with On-line SPE Technology/ C.R. Mallet - Waters Corporation
  • The Impact of Sample Salinity on the Analysis of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs)/ M. Flournoy - TestAmerica, Inc

Wednesday, August 11

1:30 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions (6 Presentations per session)

 

• Method Validation

  Each presenter will give an overview of their group's method submittal, development, approval, validation and publishing process.

  Chair: Lemuel Walker/US Enviromental Protection Agency and William Lipps/OI Analytical
  • Method Validation
    Brynn Murphy - ASTM,
    Andy Eaton - Standard Methods, Joint Editorial Board,
    Charles J. Patton - U.S. Geological Survey, Research Chemist, Methods Research and Development Program,
    Gregory J. Caroll - USEPA, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water,
    Richard Reding - USEPA, Chief, Engineering & Analytical Support Branch, Office of Science and Technology, Office of Water

 

• Emerging Technologies

   

  Chair: Nancie Copeland/Environmental Express
  • Large Volume Injection for Gas Chromatography Using a Commercially Available Unmodified Splitless Injector/ J. Cochran - Restek Corporation
  • Optimization of Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) Media and Concentration Methodology for Rapid Processing of Large Volume Environmental Water Samples for the Analysis of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs)/ M. Ebitson - Horizon Technology, Inc
  • Optimizing the use of a Single GC/MS in the Analysis of Volatile and Semi-volatile Environmental Applications/ W. Goodman - PerkinElmer, Inc
  • A Novel Automated Sample Preparation System Utilizing Microwave Heating for Acid Digestion and Solvent Extraction/ M. Moses - SCP Science
  • Monitoring Iodated X-Ray Contrast Media in Wastewater Samples by LC/MS/MS /R. Wittrig - AB SCIEX
  • US EPA Method 8015 fast - using a new novel Gas Chromatograph (GC) oven design/ L. Marotta - PerkinElmer, Inc

 

• Innovative Approaches to Analysis for Conventional and Emerging Pollutants

   

  Chairs: Bob Wyeth/Pace Analytical Services, Inc
  • Pesticide Monitoring to Meet Regulatory Requirements by the Direct Injection of Drinking Water/ J. Romano - Waters Corporation
  • UPLC-MS(MS) Determination of Diquat and Related Compounds in Aqueous Samples and Extracts/ M.S. Young - Waters Corporation
  • IC-ICP-MS Analysis of Bromate and Bromide: Bromate Detoxification in Rats and Humans/ Z. Guo - Centre for Advanced Water Technology, Public Utilities Board, Singapore
  • The Detection and Characterization of Nanoparticles in the Environment/ J. Scalera - USEPA
  • Technical and Regulatory Issues Associated with the use of US EPA Method 1668 in Environmental Permits/ M. Gershenzon - Alcoa Technical Center
  • Contaminants Identified in Environmental Waters Using a ToF Screening Approach/ K. Rosnack - Waters Corporation

Thursday, August 12

9:00 - 12:00 Concurrent Sessions

 

• Analysis of Metallic Species and Organometallics

   

  Chairs: Michelle Briscoe/Brooks Rand Labs and Stuart Nagourney/New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
  • Speciation of Organotin and Organomercury Compounds in the Environment by GC-ICP/MS for Improved Environmental Management/O. Donard - Laboratoire de Chimie Bioinorganique et Environnement
  • Arsenic and Selenium Speciation in Natural and Industrial Waters - Technical Issues Affecting the Accuracy of the Environmental Monitoring Process/ P. Petrov - Brooks Rand Labs
  • Determination of Total Arsenic and Arsenic Species in Baby Food/ V. Taylor- Trace Element Analysis Laboratory, Dartmouth College
  • Application of Selenium Speciation Analyses for Fish Based NPDES Discharge Limits/ R. Gerads - Applied Speciation and Consulting, LLC
  • Arsenic Speciation Measurements in NIST Standard Reference Materials/ W.C.Davis - US Department of Commerce

 

• Current Topics in Microbiology (Part 1)

  
  

  Patsy Root/IDEXX Laboratories, Inc
  • Structure of Standard Methods, how and when changes are made/Margo Hunt - USEPA (retired)
  • Assessing Laboratory Proficiency for Detecting Cryptosporidium Oocysts/ C. Miller - USEPA
  • Laboratories Receive Water Contamination Response Capabilities Via EPA Full-Scale Exercise and New Analytical Methods and Tools/ L.Mapp - USEPA
  • Microbiological Method Validation Challenges/ Y. T. Chambers - CSC
  • What is a Number- MPN vs. MF Colilert, Colilert-18, MTF and MF/ G. Dichter - IDEXX Laboratories

 

• International Approaches to Monitoring (9:00-12:00)

  
  

  Chair: David Friedman/Friedman Consulting and Zoe Grosser/PerkinElmer, Inc
  • Environmental Protection in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam/ M. Violette - Washington Laboratories, Ltd
  • The Profile of the Laboratories in Conducting Analysis for the Brazilian Environmental Agencies/ F. Santos - Escola ecnica da Universidade Federal da Bahia
  • Environmental Protection in Central America/ O. Ceville - Organization of American States
  • International Environmental Technology Verification/ A. Dindal - Battelle

1:30 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions

 

• Analysis of Metallic Species and Organometallics

   

  Chairs: Michelle Briscoe/Brooks Rand Labs and Stuart Nagourney/New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
  • How To Improve The Quality of Measurements of Cr(VI) in Soils/ S.J Nagourney - New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
  • Evaluation of Extraction Methods for Cr(VI) Determination in Dusts, Ashes, and Soils/ R.E. Wolf - USGS
  • Evaluation of the Accuracy of Cr(VI) Measurements in Soils/ J. Malherbe - US Department of Commerce
  • Watching the Isobars on the Way to Quantifying the Species, Sometimes it's the Molecules Just Cannot Stay Out of the Way/ B. Buckley - Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University
  • Speciation of Arsenic, Selenium, and Chromium in Wild Fire Impacted Soils and Ashes/ R.E Wolf - USGS
  • Comparison of Different Column Diameters for HPLC-ICP-MS/ Z. Grosser - PerkinElmer, Inc

 

• Current Topics in Microbiology

   

  Chair: Patsy Root/IDEXX Laboratories, Inc
  • Beach Monitoring Using Rapid Microbial Methods Used to Identify Pollution Sources at Lake Erie Beaches/ M. Citriglia - Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
  • Comparing Rapid QPCR Assays for Enterococcus sp. with Culture-Based Analyses/ R. R. Converse - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • An Update on EPA’s New or Revised Recreational Water Quality Criteria/ J. Wathen - USEPA
  • Structure of Standard Methods, how and when changes are made/ M. Hunt - USEPA (Retired)
  • Selection of Pathogens for EPA's CCL / T. Bone - USEPA
  • New Microbiological Methods: From Pasteur to Star Trek/ S. Boutros - Environmental Associates, Ltd

 

• General

   

  Chair: Bob Wyeth/Pace Analytical Services, Inc
  • The Analysis of Samples from an Idaho Firing Range: A Case Study in the Application of Multi-Increment Sampling/ K. Adams - USEPA
  • Improved Methods for Analysis of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Water/ Y. B. Li - Underwriters Laboratories, Inc
  • A Method for the Analysis of NDMA at the Low Part Per Trillion Level/ C. Neslund - Lancaster Laboratories, Inc
  • Evaluation of Matrix Spike and Deuterated Monitoring Compound (DMC) Recoveries in Environmental Samples/ N. Abousaeedi- USEPA
  • Using Standard Reference Materials to Improve the Quality of Data Generated by EPA Analytical Methods/ S. J. Nagourney - New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
  • Paperless Laboratories from an Assessor’s Point of View/ P. A. Conlon- Environmental Standards




• Posters

  
  

  Chair: Kim Kirkland/USEPA

  Tuesday 7:30 - 12:00 pm

  • Flexible, Automated Sample Processing System for Analysis of Drinking Water Using SPE Cartridges and Disks/T. Dobbs - J2 Scientific
  • Improved Productivity in Environmental ICP-MS Analysis/Z. Grosser - PerkinElmer, Inc
  • Cyanide Analysis – Reducing Laboratory Operating Costs without Compromising Data Quality or Regulatory Compliance/ W. Lipps - OI Analytical
  • Simplified Procedure for the Determination of Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen in Water and Wastewater/D. MacDonald - Hach Company
  • Automated Handling Techniques for the Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Soils Utilizing USEPA Method 8260/ T. RellarTeledyne Technologies Inc -
  • Portable XRF for Cost-Effective Environmental Site Investigations of Hazardous Metals in Soil/Kim Russell - Innov-X Systems
  • EPA Method 1664B and Oil and Grease Method Flexibility/J. Stefkovich - Xenosep Technologies
  • Benefits of Radial Passive Samplers/K. Stenerson - Sigma-Aldrich/Supelco

 

• Posters

   

  Chair: Kim Kirkland/USEPA

  Tuesday 1:00 - 5:00 pm

  • Developing Long-Term Sustainable Management Systems/U. Ahmed - Hach Company
  • Methods Information Communication Exchange (MICE)/R. Anderson - SAIC
  • Satisfying ISO-17025 Requirements in a Field Sampling and Monitoring Organization/P. Conlon - Environmental Standards, Inc.
  • Real Time BOD Estimations by Automated COD Analysis using the PC-BOD/Titrate Duo/ L. Peddle - ManTech International Corp
  • On-line Water Quality Monitoring as a Security Program/ L. Peddle - ManTech International
  • Standard Reference Materials for Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Perfluorinated Compounds/Jessica Reiner - NOAA
  • Rapid Detection of Clostridium perfringens by a New Chromogenic Media/K. Stenerson - Sigma-Aldrich/Supelco

 

• Posters

   

  Chair: Kim Kirkland/USEPA

  Wednesday 7:30 - 12:00 pm

  • Incremental Sampling Methodology – ITRC Status Report/ M. Bruce - TestAmerica, Inc
  • Perchlorate Methods Re-visited/ J. Gandhi - Metrohm
  • A Comparison of E. Coli Recoveries in Lyophilized Versus Controlled Dry Cultures/ M. Hammersla - NSI Solutions, Inc
  • U.S. EPA Method 524.3 for Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Finished Drinking Water: Optimized Instrument Parameters and Method Validation/William Lipps - OI Analytical
  • Evaluating the Benefits of a Split Injection for EPA Method 8270/M.  Misselwitz - Restek Corporation

 

• Posters

   

  Chair: Kim Kirkland/USEPA

  Wednesday 1:00 - 5:00 pm

  • Analysis of Micro Nutrients in Water/ J. Gandhi - Metrohm
  • Profiling Analysis of the Degradation Products of Alkylphenol Polyethoxylates by LC-MS Using an Acclaim® Surfactant Column with Mass Spectrometric Detection/Richard Jack - Dionex Corporation
  • Environmental Technology Verification – Science to Guide Local, Regional, and Federal Decision Making/John McKernan - USEPA
  • The Analysis of Halogenated Organics in Environmental Samples by LC/MS/MS/M. Misselwitz - Restek Corporation