National Environmental Monitoring Conference

2011 ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENT SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS

Monday, August 15

8:15 KEYNOTE�Coffee from Seed to Cup: The Biomedical Story From a Heart Surgery Perspective/James Ameika�- Kona Cloud Coffee Estates

1:30 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions�

Advanced Clean-up and Sample prep Techniques

1:30�Better Site Characterization through Incremental Sampling Methodology � Status Report on ITRC Guidance/�Mark Bruce-TestAmerica

2:00�In A Green World, Shouldn't All Analyses Be Micro?/�David Mauro�- META Environmental

2:30�Soil Extraction Cell: An Alternate Method of Soil Extraction for Organics/�Joseph Boyd�- Environmental Express

3:30�Automation of Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH) Method from Soils and Water/�Chris Wakefield�- Alpha Analytical

4:00�Automated GPC With Inline SPE to Improve Sample Cleanup for PAH Analysis/�Jessica Netzer- J2 Scientific

4:30�Determination of PAH in Seafood: An Optimized Procedure for LC-Fluorescence Screening and GC-MS(MS) Confirmation/�Michael Young/Waters Corporation

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Air Methods/Monitoring

1:30�Green House Gas Rule and its Implications/�Kesavalu Bagawandoss�- Accutest Laboratories

2:00�Evaluation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Methodologies Utilized by the Massachusetts DEP to Assess Potential Exposure in Vapor Intrusion Investigations/�Andy Rezendes�- alpha Analytical Inc.

2:30�Stationary Source Audit Sample Program Update/�Maria Friedman�- TestAmerica Inc.

3:30�Vapor Intrusion Investigations: Air Sampling Tips for Meeting Data Quality Objectives/�Nella Dagnillo�- Trihydro Corporation

4:00�A New State of the Art in Thermal Desorption/ Steve Wesson - CDS Analytical

4:30�The Future of Vapor Intrusion (VI) Monitoring and Analysis/ Henry Schuver - USEPA

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Chromate: Prevalence and Analysis in Soils and Waters

1:30�Hexavalent Chromium � D�j� vu all over again/�Andrew Eaton�- MWH Labs

2:00�Sensitive Determination of Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water/ Deborba Brian - Thermo Fisher Scientific

2:30�Determination of Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water by SPE-ICP-MS and IC-ICP-MS/ Yap Wei Ning - Public Utilities Board of Singapore

3:30�Ultra trace hexavalent chromium analysis using IC-ICP-DRC-MS/�Hakan Gurleyuk�- Applied Speciation

4:00�Optimizing Sample Preservation for Hexavalent Chromium Analyses in Waters/�Yongtao Li�- Underwriters Laboratories

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Office of Water, OST/EAD Method Activities

1:30�Review of ASTM D7365-09a; Practice for Sampling and Mitigating Interferences for the Analysis of Cyanide in the 2010 MUR/�John Sebroski�- Bayer MaterialScience

2:00�Cyanide methods and the 2010 Method Update Rule/�William Lipps�- ITT/OI Analytical

2:30�Overview of EPA Office of Water's Test Procedure Program for Nationwide Approval of Compliance Monitoring Methods/�J. Kevin Roberts�- Computer Sciences Corporation, Inc.

3:30�Development of a New EPA SOP for Analysis of Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewaters by ICPMS/Richard Burrows�- TestAmerica Inc.

4:00�Welcome to EPA Method 1664B for Oil and Grease/�Joe Stefkovitch�- Xenosep Technologies, Inc.

4:30�Support of the Use of the Most Recent Published Approved Standard - Method Proposed in the 2010 MUR/�Andrew Eaton�- MWH Labs

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Tuesday, August 16

KEYNOTE: 8:15�Collaborative Opportunities for Meeting Measurement and Monitoring Needs to Address Environmental Challenges/�Lara Autry�- USEPA OSA

9:00 - 12:00 Concurrent Sessions�

Analysis of Metallic Species and Organometallics

9:00�A Brief History of Metals Speciation Method Development and Analysis in the Pacific Northwest/Michelle Briscoe�- Brooks Rand Labs

9:30�Critical Considerations for Data Quality in Elemental Speciation Analysis/�Hakan G�rley�k�- Applied Speciation

10:30�A Comparison of Three Methods for Arsenic Speciation in Biological Tissues/ May Nguyen - Brooks Rand Labs

11:00�Metal speciation by ICP-MS: Arsenic and Chromium Case Studies/�Tatyana Pinyayev�- USEPA

11:30�Cr(VI) Measurements: Feasibility, Fate and Stability/�Ruth Wolf�- U.S. Geological Survey

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Challenges of Low Concentration Nutrient Analyses

9:00�Low-concentration Nutrient Determination Needs and Challenges�Which Ones? How Low? What Applications?/�Charles Patton�- U.S. Geological Survey

9:30�Variability in Wastewater Effluent Phosphorus Measurements/�JB Neethling�- HDR Inc.

10:30�Importance of low-level analysis in comparison to sample timing, handling and other methods to obtain representative phosphorus measurements in lake water�/�Gertrud Nurnberg�- Freshwater Research

11:00�Accurate Measurement of Particulate Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Environmental Water Samples/Carl Zimmermann�- University of Maryland - Nutrient Analytical Services Laboratory

11:30�Monitoring and Fractionation of Low-Level Phosphorus in Water and Environment/Yap Wei Ning�- Public Utilities Board of Singapore

 

Electronic Data Integrity

9:00�Electronic Management of Environmental Analytical Data/�Anand Mudambi�- USEPA

9:30�Selecting The Proper LIMS � A Systematic Approach To Guarantee A Successful Implementation/ Robert Walla - Asrix Technology Group

10:30�The Future of Cloud Computing/ Steve Yi - Microsoft

11:00�The Pros and Cons for LIMS in a “Software as a Service” (SaaS) Environment�/�William Pingpank- Ethosoft, Inc.

11:30�Automated Tool for Data Review/�Catherine Katsikis�- LDCFL Inc.

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Tuesday, August 16

12:30 LUNCH�Update on Activities of TNI/ Steve Arms - Florida Department of Health

1:30 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions�

Oil Spill Damage Assessment and Restoration

1:30�Ensuring seafood safety with rapid screening for polyaromatic hydrocarbons using LC-fluorescence/ Joe Romano - Waters Corporation

2:00�LC/MS/MS Analysis of PAH’s, their Derivatives, and 3 Oil Dispersants in Sea Water/ Rolf Kern - AB Sciex

2:30�BP Gulf Oil Spill: Modified EPA Method 8260 for the Analysis of Crude Oils by Purge-and-Trap GC-MS/�Joe Konschnik�- Restek

3:30�Dynamic Headspace Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds in a Tar Ball from the Gulf of Mexico/�William Lipps�- OI Analytical

4:00Integrated Engineering and Laboratory Services for NAPL Site Management/�Mark Bos�- CH2M HILL Applied Sciences Laboratory

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Challenges of Low Concentration Nutrient Analyses

1:30�The importance of analytical methods in the interpretation of data from natural systems- Accounting for all forms of P in the water and sediment of Upper Klamath Lake, OR/�Nancy Simon�- U.S. Geological Survey

2:00�Evaluation of Colorimetric Phosphate Speciation Analysis Using Long Path Lengths and Model Compounds/�Scott Smith�- Wilfrid Laurieer University

2:30�Low Level Determination of Ammonia by Membrane Extraction-Conductivity/�Edward Askew�- Askew Scientific Consulting

3:30�Low-concentration Nutrient Determinations in Water�An Overview of Approved- and Candidate-method Capabilities/�William Lipps�- ITT OI Analytical

4:00�Speaker/Session Attendee Round Table Discussion/�William Lipps�and�Charles Patton

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Analysis of Metallic Species and Organometallics

1:30�Measurement of Background Levels of Cr(VI) in New Jersey Soils/ Stuart Nagourney - NJDEP

2:00�Update on New and Modified Extraction Methods for Cr(VI) Determination in Dusts, Ashes, and Soils/�Ruth Wolf�- U.S. Geological Survey

2:30�Alkylated Lead Speciation Analysis in Soil, Sediment, and Aqueous Samples Using Selective Extraction Followed by IC/RP-ICP-MS�/�Russell Gerads�- Applied Speciation and Consulting, LLC

3:30�Trace-Level Automated Mercury Speciation Analysis/�Vivien Taylor�- Dartmouth University

4:00�Expanding Selenium Speciation in Environmental Waters/ Zoe Grosser - PerkinElmer

4:30�Selenium Speciation in Aqueous Matrices and Its Impacts on the Accuracy of Compliance Monitoring Measurements�/�Ben Wozniak�- Applied Speciation and Consulting

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Wednesday, August 17

8:30 PLENARY�Responding to Environmental Disasters/�Stan Meiburg�- USEPA Region 4

9:15 PLENARY�Testing in Response to Environmental Disasters�/�David Friedman�- Friedman Consulting

10:30 PLENARY Research Needs from the Gulf Oil Spill/�Denny Reible�- University of Texas

11:15 PLENARY�BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: An Industry Perspective/�Al Verstuyft�- Al Verstuyft, LLC

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1:30 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions�

Environmental Monitoring Needs Following Environmental Disasters

1:30�Generating Meaningful Environmental Information During the Chaos Of An Emergency Response/Ruth Forman�- Environmental Standards, Inc.

2:00�Radioanalytical Emergency Response � A State Perspective/�Jack Bennett�- Connecticut Department of Public Health

2:30�Standardizing Electronic Data Deliverables: Public Health Laboratory Emergency Response/�John (Jack) Krueger�- Association of Public Health Laboratories

3:30�Emergency Response- Field Support for Sample Integrity/�Charles Newton�- TestAmerica Laboratories

4:00�Application Of NADP Monitoring Network For Examining Potential Impacts Of BP Oil Spill Fires And Recent Nuclear Accident/ Robert Brunette - Frontier Geosciences/Frontier Global Sciences

4:30�Laboratory Selection During Emergency Response Actions � Balancing the Need for Quality Data With the Need for Quick Data�/�Jennifer Gable�- Environmental Standards, Inc.

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Drinking Water

1:30�Online SPE-LC-APCI-MS/MS for the Determination of Steroidal Hormones in Drinking Water�/Paul Fayad�- Universit� de Montr�al

2:00�Direct Aqueous Determination of Glyphosate and Related Compounds by Liquid Chromatography�Tandem Mass Spectrometry using Reversed-Phase and Weak Anion-Exchange Mixed-mode Column/Chunyan Hao�- Ontario Ministry of the Environment

2:30�Analysis of Organophosphorus Pesticides in Drinking Water Using Solid Phase Extraction/�Thomas Dobbs�- J2 Scientific

3:30�Evaluation of a New Technique in Semi-Automated, Miniaturized Solid Phase Extraction�/�Rob Freeman�- SGE

4:00�Determination of Dissolved Gases in Ground Waters/�Ray Matrano�- Seewald Laboratories, Inc.

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Operational and Advocacy Issues Impacting the Environmental Laboratory Industry

1:30�Improving Laboratory Accreditation Efficiency Using Third Party Processes/�Earle Cabot�- ACIL

2:00�Emergency Response: On-Site Laboratories/�Bosco Ramirez�- TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc.

2:30Deployment of Field Laboratories for Rapid Remediation of Environmental Contamination/�Ben Thompson�- CH2M HILL Applied Sciences Laboratory/p>

3:30�Energy Opportunities, Environmental Issues and Monitoring/�AL Verstuyft�- Al Verstuuft, LLC

4:00�Making Progress on Detection,Quantitation and Calibration Activities of the EMMEC�/�Richard Burrows�- TestAmerica Inc.

4:30�Development and Use of Customized Quality Control Materials for Large-Scale Monitoring Projects/�Ruth Wolf�- U.S. Geological Survey

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Thursday, August 18

KEYNOTE: 8:15�Observing Puget Sound/�Jan Newton�- University of Washington

9:00 - 12:00 Concurrent Sessions�

Contaminated Sediments/PPCP

9:00�Analysis of High Molecular Weight Phthalates in Sediments Using Atmospheric Pressure GC Coupled to a Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer/�Kenneth Rosnack�- Waters Corporation

9:30�Method Validation for the Analysis of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Biological Tissues/ Coreen Hamilton - AXYS Analytical Services Ltd.

10:30�PPCPs, Steroids and Hormones in Waters and Sediments in the Greater Sacramento Region/�Eric Redman�- TestAmerica Inc.

 

Creative Solutions in Academic Research

9:00�Detecting Changes in Water Quality in Long Island Sound/�James O'Donnell�- University of Connecticut

9:20�Student Internship Program as Benchmarking System for Sustainable Practice�/Chayanika Mitra�- Virginia Tech

9:40�Climate Change, All-hazard Preparedness and Determination of Fungicides by LC/MS/MS�/Michael Wichman�- State Hygienic Laboratory

10:30�Scientific Support for Environmental Emergency Response (SSEER)in Rhode Island/�Richard Horwitz�- Coastal Institute, URI

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11:00 Academic Roundtable - Dane Richards

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Environmental Monitoring Needs Following Environmental Disasters

9:00�Laboratory Readiness for Large-Scale Environmental Incidents � Practice Makes Perfect�/ Barry Pepich - US EPA

9:30�Laboratory Rapid Response on a PCB Fire at an Electric Plant/�Amy Jacobson�- Pace Analytical Services, Inc.

10:30�EPA Region 9 & 10 Exercise � A Participating Laboratory Perspective/�Blaine Rhodes�- Washington State Public Health Laboratories

11:00�Use of a Work Cell Model to Successfully Manage Large Projects/�Charles Neslund�- Lancaster Laboratories, Inc.

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Innovative and Emerging Technologies for Environmental Contaminants

9:00�VAMWA/VMA Study on Method Reliability and Data Variability Associated with Ambient Monitoring Using EPA Method 1668-Chlorinated Biphenyl Congeners in Water, Soil, Sediment, Biosolids, and Tissue by HRGC/HRMS�/�Jessie DeLuna�- Hampton Roads Sanitation District

9:30�Emerging Interest in GC-Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry for Environmental Analysis/�Jason Cole�- Thermo Fisher Scientific

10:30�High Throughput Analysis of Hormones and Antibiotics in Solids/�Paul Fayad�- Universit� de Montr�al

11:00�New Capabilities for Analysis of Biogenic Amines using Ion Chromatography/�Rosanne Slingsby�- Dionex Corp

11:30�The Detection and Identification of Unknown Contaminants During ToF Screening and Structural Elucidation for Pesticides in River Water Using an Integrated Software Approach/�Kenneth Rosnack�- Waters Corporation

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Thursday, August 18

1:15 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions�

Air Methods/Monitoring

1:15�Detection of Airborne Asbestos by Fluorescent-labeled Protein Probe and its Application to Quick Monitoring/�Akio Kuroda�- Hiroshima University

1:45�Near-Real-Time Air Monitoring for Chemical Warfare Agents in the Destruction of Chemical Munitions�/�Gary Sides�- Battelle Memorial Institute

2:15�Historical, Confirmation, and Certification Air Monitoring for Chemical Warfare Agents in the Destruction of Chemical Munitions/�George Lucier�- Battelle Memorial Institute

2:45�Some challenges of Sampling and Reporting lower level Volatile Organic Chemical's in Ambient Air related to Inhalation Risk Exposure Evaluations/�William Elcoate�- TestAmerica Laboratories Inc

3:15�Quatitative Leak Testing Using a Commercially Available Helium Tracer Shroud/ Bruce Godfrey - Curtis & Tompkins Labs

3:45�Making Tube Sampling Easy: the Development of a New Type of Grab Sampler/�Nicola Watson�- Markes International

4:15�Time Integrated Indoor Air Sampling using a Membrane Based Passive Sampler�/�Jim Whetzel�- W.L. Gore and Associates

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Establishing a Geochemical Baseline for North American Soils

Introduction/ David Smith and Ruth Wolf

1:30�The North American Soil Geochemical Landscapes Project: History, Objectives, Accomplishments/ David Smith - U.S. Geological Survey

2:00�Preliminary Continental-scale Soil Geochemistry from the North American Soil Geochemical Landscapes Project/�Laurel Woodruff�- U.S. Geological Survey

2:30�Progress Towards U.S. National Maps of Soil Mineralogy by X-ray Diffraction Analysis/�William Cannon�- U.S. Geological Survey

3:30�Geochemical Variability of Soils in the Maritime Provinces of Canada and the New England States of the United States/�Laurel Woodruff�- Geological Survey of Canada

4:00�Bioaccessibility Studies Using in vitro Extraction Methods on Soils of North America/�Suzette Morman�- US Geological Survey

4:30�Oxidation and mobilization of naturally occurring chromium in soils of the Sacramento Valley, California/�Christopher Mills�- U.S. Geological Survey

5:00�Monitoring Soil Geochemistry in the Urban Environment: A Comparison of Studies in 1972 and 2005 in Denver, Colorado/ David Smith - U.S. Geological Survey

Wrap-up, Q & A/ David Smith and�Ruth Wolf

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Innovative and Emerging Technologies for Environmental Contaminants

1:15�The Role of LC and LC/MS in the Environmental Laboratory: An Overview of Recent Technology Trends/ Chris Denicola - Restek

1:45�Eliminating the Secondary Extraction PH STEP in the automated solid phase extraction of semi-volatile organic compounds from water for EPA method 8270/�David Gallagher�- Horizon Technology Inc.

2:15�Having Your Cake And Eating It Too: Micro-Extraction Plus Large Volume Injection GC/MS Saves Time, Lowers Solvent Use, and Maintains Aqueous Detection Limits/ Charles Lytle - City of Portland

2:45�Reconnaissance Investigation of Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater-Treatment-Plant Effluent and Stormwater Runoff in the Columbia River Basin/�Jennifer Morace�- USGS Oregon Water Science Center

3:15�Application of an Analytical Technique for Determining Alkyl PAHs, Saturated Hydrocarbons and Geochemical Biomarkers in Water, Soil and Tissue/�Charles Neslund�- Lancaster Laboratories, Inc.

3:45�Using Flow Switching Devices to Improve GC-MS Productivity in Environmental Analyses/ Andrew Tipler - PerkinElmer Inc.

4:15�Multi-residue analysis for Emerging Contaminants using on-line LCMS/MS�/ Ali Haghani - MWH Laboratories

4:45�Medium Resolution PCB Congener Analysis for Tissue, Soil, Sediment, and Water Matrices/�Tiffany Hill�- CH2M Hill, Inc

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POSTERS

Posters Tuesday, August 16

7:30 am

What's New for SW846/�Amy Dahl�- TechLaw, Inc

An Optimized Enzyme Substrate Target Specific Medium for the Detection of Escherichia coli and Total Coliforms in Drinking Water/�Cary Jackson�- Hach Company

Overview of Quality Management System Requirements for Source Testing Firms Performing Part 75 Test Programs/�David Elam�- Summa Consultants, Inc

Storage Stability and Preservation of Low Concentrations of Ammonia and Nitrate-Nitrite in Water Samples/�Edward Askew�- Askew Scientific Consulting

A Fully Integrated Centrifugal Microfluidic Platform for On-Site Simultaneous Determination of Nitrogen Species/�Hyundoo Hwang�- UNIST

Method for the Analysis of Mercury in Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)/�Clifton Jones�- Shaw Environmental Inc.

Optimization and Changes in the New 524.3 Drinking Water Method/ Jeff Sheriff - EST Analytical

Ambient Thermal Desorption Ionization for Rapid Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Contaminants/ Joe Romano - Waters Corporation

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Posters Tuesday, August 16

1:00 pm

California Oxygenates and 8260/ Jeff Sheriff - EST Analytical

Welcome to EPA Method 1664B for Oil and Grease/�Joe Stefkovitch�- Xenosep Technologies Inc.

Element distributions in 0 to 5 cm depth soils: preliminary results from the North American Soil Geochemical Landscapes Project/�Laurel Woodruff�- U.S. Geological Survey

Optimizing Analytical Parameters for Soil Vapor Samples Using Automated Thermal Desorption/Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (ATD/GC/MS)/ Lee Marotta - PerkinElmer

City of Cincinnati Case Study: An effective and reliable BOD estimate with a new, rapid COD measurement technology/�Lindsay Peddle�- ManSci

Automated Web-Based Remediation Performance Monitoring and Visualization of Contaminant Mass Flux and Discharge/ Mark Kram - Groundswell Technologies, Inc.

Large Volume Injection of Semivolatiles by Gas Chromatography Using a Commercially-Available, Unmodified Splitless Injector/ Joe Konschnik - Restek Corporation

Trace to Elevated Level Analysis, the Future of Ambient Monitoring and Soil-gas Analysis on One System/�Nicola Watson�- Markes International

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Posters Wednesday, August 17

7:30 am

Changing the Game: How New Jersey's Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) Program Will Impact Laboratories, Consultants, Regulators and the Publics They Serve�/ Stuart Nagourney - NJDEP

Creation of New Soil Standard Reference Materials for Metals and Organics�/ Stuart Nagourney - NJDEP

Inlet Liner Geometry and the Impact on GC Sample Analysis/�Rob Freeman�- SGE

Estimating Dry Deposition Of Reactive Gaseous Mercury Using Surrogate Surfaces - Pilot Monitoring Network In Four Corners and Eastern Oklahoma/ Robert Brunette - Frontier Geosciences / Frontier Global Sciences

PPCP analysis using Liquid Chromatography coupled to high resolution and accurate mass MS/MS�/ Rolf Kern - AB Sciex

Development and Use of Customized Quality Control Materials for Large-Scale Monitoring Projects/Ruth Wolf�- U.S. Geological Survey

A new State of the Art in Thermal Desorption/�Stephen Wesson�- CDS Analytical

Vacuum Distillation-GC/MS for the Determination of Volatiles in Non-aqueous Liquids/�Steven Reimer�- EPA Region 10

Identifying Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Water, Biosolids and Solids/ Tom Hall - Fluid Management Systems

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Posters Wednesday, August 17

1:00 pm

Preliminary Maps of the Mineral Content of U.S. Soils/�William Cannon�- U.S. Geological Survey

Evaluation of an Automated Air Sampling System/ Kyle Hunt - Signature Science

Round the Clock, On-line and Cryogen-free Monitoring of Hydrocarbons from Acetylene to Trimethyl Benzene in Ambient Air/�Nicola Watson�- Markes International

Fluorescence Microscopy-Based Method for Selective Detection of Asbesto/�Takenori Ishida�- Hiroshima University

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Cyanide Concentration Changes in Environmental Water Samples as a Function of Sample Preservation, and Holding Time/�William Lipps�- ITT|OI Analytical

Simultaneous Extraction of Pesticides, Semi-volatiles and PCB Congeners Using One Universal SPE Cartridge/�Xiaoyan Wang�- UCT, Inc.

Optimized EPA Method 552.1 for the Determination of Haloacetic Acids and Dalapon in Drinking Water by Quaternary Amine Anion Exchange Method/�Xiaoyan Wang�- UCT, Inc.