Technical Program

NEMC 2019 featured over 175 presentations and posters organized into concurrent technical sessions from Monday through Friday with a general session on Wednesday morning. A keynote address on a major topic kicked off the start of each day.

The Forum on Environmental Accreditation

The Forum on Environmental Accreditation (the Forum) held concurrently with NEMC, is the principal conference for addressing policy and technical issues affecting the accreditation of environmental laboratories in addition to field sampling and measurement organizations. The Forum features open public meetings of all TNI committees to allow quality professionals, chemists, analysts, microbiologists, engineers, and managers from federal and state agencies; commercial, municipal, state and federal laboratories; and many others who are actively involved and interested in laboratory accreditation issues to review what has been done and participate in the efforts to establish a national program for environmental laboratories and field sampling and measurement organizations. Details for the Forum meetings can be found at www.nelac-institute.org.

 

Monday, August 5

 8:00 Welcome

8:15 Presentation of the 2019 Charlie Carter Award

8:20 - 8:45 Keynote Address

10:00 - 5:00 Poster Session

9:00 - 12:00 Concurrent Sessions

  • NEMC: Academic Research Topics in Environmental Measurement and Monitoring
  • NEMC: Handling Interferences in Complex Matrices for Metals, Nutrients and COD
  • NEMC: Operational and Advocacy Issues Impacting the Environmental Laboratory Industry
  • NEMC: Highlights of SERDP and ESTCP-Funded Projects
  • TNI: Chemistry Expert Committee
  • TNI: Microbiology Expert Committee

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch on your own

1:30 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions

  • ELAB: Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (Canceled Due to Charter Renewal Delay)
  • NEMC: ASTM Committee D-19's Effort to Provide Useful Test Methods to the Environmental Laboratory Community
  • NEMC: Laboratory Informatics
  • NEMC: Topics in Drinking Water (Session 1)
  • TNI: Quality Systems Expert Committee (Part 1)
  • TNI: WET Expert Committee (1:30 - 3:00)

5:30 - 7:00 Opening Reception and Exposition

Tuesday, August 6

 8:00 - 5:00 Poster Session and Exposition

8:00 Welcome

8:15 - 8:45 Keynote Address: Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Environment
Mary Walker, USEPA Region 4

9:00 - 12:00 Concurrent Sessions

  • NEMC: Air Methods & Monitoring (Session 1)
  • NEMC: Best Practices for Managing Environmental Laboratories (Session 1)
  • NEMC: Changing the Paradigm for Water Pollution Monitoring
  • NEMC: Topics in Drinking Water (Session 2)
  • TNI: Mentor Session - Root Cause Investigations (Part 1)
  • TNI: Proficiency Testing Expert Committee (9:00 - 10:00)
  • TNI: SSAS Expert Committee (10:30 - 12:00)

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Provided

1:00 - 3:00 Concurrent Sessions

  • NEMC: Air Methods & Monitoring (Session 2)
  • NEMC: Best Practices for Managing Environmental Laboratories (Session 2)
  • NEMC: Citizen Science
  • NEMC: Identifying and Combatting Inappropriate Laboratory Practices
  • TNI: Mentor Session - Root Cause Investigations (Part 2)
  • TNI: NEFAP Executive Committee

3:30 - 5:30 Innovative New Technology Showcase and Reception

INNOVATIVE NEW TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
Tuesday, August 6, 2019; 3:30 - 5:30 pm

The Innovative New Technology Showcase allows up to twelve (12) organizations to showcase innovative new technologies such as sensors, sampling devices, personal monitoring devices, and other new or innovative approaches to environmental monitoring. The Showcase will feature:

  • A poster board and table set-up in an interactive setting;
  • A 5 minute platform speaking opportunity for all those attending the Showcase to hear about each technology; and
  • A networking reception with attendees following this event.

 

Wednesday, August 7

 8:00 - 3:30 Poster Session and Exposition

8:00 - 8:15 Welcome

8:30 - 12:00 Plenary Session: Emerging Environmental Issues

  • Daniel Peter Loucks, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
  • Geoffrey Plumlee, USGS
  • Joseph Greenblott, USEPA, Office of the Chief Financial Officer
  • Kevin Teichman, USEPA, Office of Research and Development

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch on Your Own, OR Attend a Free Lunch Seminar with:

Agilent Technologies
Game of Knowns (and Unknowns): Optimizing Regulatory Contaminant Analysis while Providing Strategies for Emerging Contaminant ID in the Environment
Tarun Anumol, Agilent Technologies

OR

Restek Corporation
Extended List of PFAS Analysis
Dr. Shun-Hsin Liang, Mr. Chris Rattray, and Mr. Mike Chang, Restek Corporation

OR

Thermo Fisher Scientific
Part 1:
Strategies and Tools for the Targeted and Untargeted Analysis of Environmental Contaminants Utilizing High Resolution/Accurate Mass Spectrometry
Todd Stoner, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Part 2:
Boost Productivity and Tackle the Challenges of ICP-MS Analysis in Contract Labs with Unique Instrument Innovations
Jeff Gross, Thermo Fisher Scientific

OR

Waters Corporation
A New Method for the Analysis of Dioxins in the Environment
Dr. Coreen Hamilton, SGS AXYS

1:30 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions

  • NEMC: Collaborative Efforts to Improve Environmental Monitoring
  • NEMC: Current Topics in Microbiology
  • NEMC: Topics in Shale Gas
  • TNI: Laboratory Accreditation System Executive Committee (LASEC) (1:30 - 3:00)
  • TNI: Proficiency Testing Program Executive Committee
  • TNI: NELAP Accreditation Council (3:30 - 5:00)
  • FSEA: The Benefits of Having a Statewide Professional Organization for Environmental Laboratories

Thursday, August 8

 8:00 Welcome

8:15 - 8:45 Keynote Address: Fast Multi-Element Quantification of Nanoparticles in Water and Waste Water Using Single Particle ICP-MS
Dr. Arturo Keller, University of California, Santa Barbara

9:00 - 12:00 Concurrent Sessions

  • NEMC: Monitoring for Food Adulteration (Food Fraud)
  • NEMC: Characterization of Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Environment (Session 1)
  • NEMC: Field Sampling, Measurement & Sensor Technology
  • NEMC/TNI: NEMC Steering Committee and Conference Planning
  • TNI: Assessment Forum: Service Providers and Suppliers: Exploring the need for establishing consistent criteria for providers of critical consumables, supplies, and services in compliance with V1M2 Section 4.6, Purchasing Services and Supplies, of ISO 17025 and the TNI standard
  • TNI: Laboratory Accreditation Body Committee
  • TNI Quality Systems Expert Committee (Part 2)

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Provided

1:00 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions

  • NEMC: Characterization of Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Environment (Session 2)
  • NEMC: Data Quality, Management and Review
  • NEMC: Government Public Health and Private Environmental Laboratory Partnerships
  • NEMC: New Environmental Monitoring Techniques for Organics
  • TNI: Field Activities Expert Committee (1:00 - 4:00)
  • TNI: Radiochemistry Expert Committee (1:00 - 4:00)
  • TNI: General Session (Committee Chairs Report) (4:15 - 5:00)

Friday, August 9

 8:00 Welcome

8:15 - 8:45 Keynote Address: Water Defines Florida - Protecting Healthy Resources and Restoring Imperiled Ones
Thomas Frick, Florida DEP Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration

9:00 - 12:00 Concurrent Sessions

  • NEMC: Challenges and Opportunities for Solid Phase Extraction
  • NEMC: Metals Analysis and Remediation
  • NEMC: Environmental Forensics
  • NEMC: New Focus on 'Old' Contaminants (e.g., lead, mercury, PCBs)
  • NEMC: Spotlight on Anion Analysis Instrumentations - 9000 series
  • TNI: Advocacy Committee


Keynote Speaker
Judith Morgan
8:00Through the Looking Glass: An Environmental Journey to a Destination Unknown
Judith Morgan, Pace Analytical Services, LLC		download presentation

Academic Research Topics in Environmental Measurement and Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Bob Wyeth, Independent Consultant, and Tarun Anumol, Agilent
9:00Analysis of Endocrine Disruptors in Tap, Surface and Wastewater by Online Concentration Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Sébastien Sauvé, Université de Montréal		download presentation
9:30Exploring the Multidimensionality of High-Resolution Photoluminescence Spectroscopy to Face Environmental Challenges
Andres Campiglia, University of Central Florida		download presentation
10:30Rapid and Sensitive Liquid Chromatography Triple-Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry Methods for the Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Ether Acids in Water
Noelle DeStefano, North Carolina State University		download presentation

Handling Interferences in Complex Matrices for Metals, Nutrients, and COD
Session Chair(s): William Lipps, Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC
9:00Detecting Inhibition of Nitrification – Experience Report
Christian Prokisch, MACHEREY-NAGEL		download presentation
9:30Troubleshooting for Total Phosphorous and Ortho-Phosphate Colorimetric Testing for Discrete and Segmented Flow Analyzers
Sarah Leibenguth, SEAL Analytical		download presentation
10:30Pushing the Boundaries of Single Quad ICP-MS
Mark Kelinske, Agilent Technologies, Inc.		download presentation
11:00Overcoming Simple and Complex Matrix Interferences in Environmental Samples by QQQ-ICP-MS
Craig Jones, Agilent Technologies, Inc.		download presentation

Operational and Advocacy Issues Impacting the Environmental Laboratory Industry
Session Chair(s): Judy Morgan, Pace Laboratories
9:00Accrediting the University of Tennessee’s Water Quality Core Facility Laboratory to the 2016 TNI Standard
Adrian Gonzalez, University of Tennessee Knoxville		download presentation
9:30Does PT Data Support the Value of Laboratory Accreditation?
Curtis Wood, ERA		download presentation
10:30The TNI Fields of Proficiency Testing Change Process
Maria Friedman, State Water Resources Control Board		download presentation
11:00The Necessity for Proper Reference Standard Preparation in Environmental Analysis and the Use of Certified Reference Materials
Don Shelly, LGC Standards		download presentation
11:30Using Method Translation to Increase Throughput while Maintaining the Same Elution Profile
Christopher Rattray, Restek Corporation		download presentation

Highlights of SERDP- and ESTCP-Funded Projects
Session Chair(s): Herbert Nelson, CIV OSD OUSD A-S (USA), and Jordan Adelson, US Navy, NAVSEA LQAO
9:00Overview of SERDP & ESTCP Efforts in Sampling and Analysis of PFAS
Cara Patton, Noblis		download presentation
9:30Evaluating the Effectiveness of Emerging Geophysical Methods to Characterize AFFF-Impacted Contaminant Source Areas
Samuel Falzone, Rutgers University Newark		download presentation
10:30Developing PIGE into a Rapid Field-Screening Test for PFAS
John Wilkinson, University of Notre Dame		download presentation
11:00Comprehensive Profiling of PFASs in Environmental Waters: Analytical Method Implementation and Preliminary Monitoring Results
Sébastien Sauvé, Université de Montréal		download presentation
11:30Rapid Quantification of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances by Combustion Gas Analysis
Ibrahim Abusallout, University of Nevada, Reno		download presentation

ASTM Committee D-19s Effort to Provide Useful Test Methods to the Environmental Laboratory Community
Session Chair(s): William Lipps, Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC, and Tarun Anumol, Agilent
1:30Overview of ASTM D-19 and the Use of Consensus Methods
William Lipps, Eurofins Eaton Analytical (EEA)		download presentation
2:00 D-8028: Measurement of Dissolved Gases Methane, Ethane, Ethylene, and Propane by Static Headspace Sampling and Flame Ionization Detection (GC/FID)
Anne Jurek, EST Analytical		download presentation
2:30Draft Method for Determination of Pesticides, PCBs, and Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congeners in Aqueous Solution by Tandem GCMSMS
Brahm Prakash, Shimadzu Scientific		download presentation
3:30Draft Practice for Estimating pH to Verify Preservation of Laboratory Samples
William Lipps, Eurofins Eaton Analytical (EEA)		download presentation
4:00Draft Practice for Development and Optimization of D19 Chemical Analysis Methods Intended for EPA Compliance Reporting
Jerry Parr, The NELAC Institute		download presentation

Laboratory Informatics
Session Chair(s): Robert Benz, Khemia
1:30Accreditation Body Assessment of LIMS
Matthew Sica, ANSI National Accreditation Board		download presentation
2:00The Application of a SDMS (Sample Data Management System)
Bin Yu, AIS International Ltd.		download presentation
2:30The Future of Lab Data Reporting, Taking It Beyond the Excel Table
Russell Schindler, SampleServe, Inc.		download presentation
3:30Digitizing Data Deliverables in an EPA Regional Laboratory
Michelle Kerr, US EPA Region 5		download presentation
4:00The Evolution of LIMS, ISO 1578 and the Future of Laboratory Informatics
Robert Benz, Khemia Software		download presentation
4:30Trends in LIMS and Related Software - Panel Discussion
Robert Benz, Khemia Software

Topics in Drinking Water
Session Chair(s): Andy Eaton, Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC and Joe Romano, Waters Corporation
1:30Validation of EPA Method 524.3 for Low Level Analysis of TCP, EDB, and DBCP
Yongtao Li, Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC		download presentation
2:00Quantitative Determination of Volatile Organic Pollutants in Water Using Headspace–Trap GC–MS
Jan Peter Mayser, Markes International		download presentation
2:30Analysis of Semi-Volatile Organics in Drinking Water with Semi-Automated Solid Phase Extraction Using EPA Method 525.3
Tom Hall, Toxic Report Laboratories		download presentation
3:30Semi-Volatiles in Drinking Water per EPA Method 525: Maintaining Optimal Analytical Performance
Angela Smith Henry, Agilent Technologies		download presentation
4:00Fast Analysis of Haloacetic Acids, Bromate and Dalapon Using Ion Chromatography Coupled with Mass Spectrometry
Richard Jack, Thermo Fisher Scientific		download presentation
4:30Analysis of Perchlorate, Bromate and Halo Acetic Acids in Various Waters by Tandem Suppressed Conductivity and Mass Spectroscopy
Jay Gandhi, Metrohm USA		download presentation

Keynote Speaker
Mary Walker
8:00PFAS in the Environment
Mary Walker, USEPA - Region 4

Air Methods & Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Jason Herrington, Restek, and Deb Gaynor, Independent Consultant
9:00Completely Cryogen-free Monitoring of PAMS Ozone Precursors, TO-15 Air Toxics and OVOCs in Ambient Air in a Single Run
Jan Peter Mayser, Markes International		download presentation
9:30Detection Limits for Source Emissions Sampling Methods: The Uncertainty of Uncertainty.
Sheri Heldstab, Chester LabNet		download presentation
10:30Vapor Intrusion Air Sampling at the Right Time Using SGS-Smart Sense
Ed Stuber, SGS Galson 		download presentation
11:00Distinguishing the Contribution of Vapor Intrusion and Indoor Sources of Volatile Organic Chemicals to Indoor Air Using Building Pressure Cycling
Helen Dawson, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.		download presentation
11:30Decadal Trends and Variability in Intermountain West Surface Ozone near Oil and Gas Extraction Fields
Barkley Sive, National Park Service		download presentation

Best Practices for Managing Environmental Laboratories
Session Chair(s): Scott Siders, PDC Laboratories, Inc., and Ray Frederici, Eurofins TestAmerica
9:00Ensuring the Best from Our Work
Lara Phelps, US EPA		download presentation
9:30Key Performance Indicators and the Laboratory Dashboard – A Best Practice for Effective Environmental Laboratory Management
Brad Meadows, Babcock Laboratories		download presentation
10:30Project Management: Communication Breakdown (It’s Always the Same!)
Mark Alessandroni, The Markay Consulting Group LLC		download presentation
11:00Risk Managment
Raymond Frederici, Eurofins TestAmerica		download presentation
11:30Synergy - Production and Quality Working Together
Scott Siders, PDC Laboratories, Inc.		download presentation

Changing the Paradigm for Water Pollution Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Earl Hansen, TNI, and Scott Krepich, Phenomenex
9:00A New Method for Measuring Ammonia and TKN in Wastewater
Ilkka Lahdesmaki, FIAlab Instruments, Inc.		download presentation
9:30Excitation Emission Spectrometry as a Means to Estimate and Semi-Qualitatively Identify Organic Contaminants in Water
William Lipps, Eurofins Eaton		download presentation
10:30Long Term Stability of 1,4-Dioxane in Water Samples with GC/MS-SIM SPME Analysis
Todd Tambling, The Dow Chemical Company		download presentation
11:00Moving Beyond Monitoring Legacy Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Screening Strategies for the Growing List.
James Pyke, Agilent Technologies, Inc.		download presentation
11:30Profiling Environmental Contaminants in Water Using GC-Q/TOF
Tarun Anumol, Agilent Technologies		download presentation

Topics in Drinking Water
Session Chair(s): Andy Eaton, Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC and Joe Romano, Waters Corporation
9:00Development of U.S. EPA Method 559 for the Determination of Nonylphenol and 4-Tert-Octylphenol in Drinking Water by Solid Phase Extraction and LC/MS/MS
Daniel Tettenhorst, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency		download presentation
9:30A Survey of Microplastics Occurrence in Drinking Water Systems Globally
Andy Eaton, Eurofins Eaton Analytical LLC (EEA)		download presentation
10:30Rapid, Automated Analysis of Microplastics Using Laser Direct Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy
Matthew Kole, Agilent Technologies, Inc.		download presentation

Air Methods & Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Jason Herrington, Restek, and Deb Gaynor, Independent Consultant
1:00Sampling and Analysis of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Air Using TD-GCMS
Nicola Watson, Markes International		download presentation
1:30The Advantages of Passive Sampling to Measure Compounds in Air
Lee Marotta, PerkinElmer		download presentation
2:00The Performance of Thermal Desorption for the Analysis of High-Boiling SVOCs Compared to Standard Methods
Nicola Watson, Markes International		download presentation
2:30Volatile and Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds in a Single Air Analysis:  The Cost Effective “Green” Solution  
Lee Marotta, Perkin Elmer		download presentation

Best Practices for Managing Environmental Laboratories
Session Chair(s): Scott Siders, PDC Laboratories, Inc., and Ray Frederici, Eurofins TestAmerica
1:00What’s Amazon Got To Do With It?
Annie Carter, Brooks Applied Labs		download presentation
1:30Improving the Performance in Environmental Laboratories.
Bob Di Rienzo, ALS Environmental		download presentation
2:00Laboratory – Heal Thyself!
Paul Junio, Northern Lake Service		download presentation
2:30Implementing and Evaluating Laboratory Quality and Management Systems Across Multiple Regulatory Programs and Analytical Procedures.
Andy Valkenburg, QASE Inc. / Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc.		download presentation

Citizen Science
Session Chair(s): Leon Vinci, Health Promotion Consultants, and Michael Pascucilla, East Shore District Health Dept / Yale University
1:00Is Your Local Stream Clean ? Volunteers Providing a Citizen Watch.
Leon Vinci, Health Promotion Consultants		download presentation
1:30Beaches Sea Turtle Patrol
Kevin Brown, Fletcher High School Accelerated marine science		download presentation
2:00Bacterial Contamination in Long Island Sound: Improving Water Quality in the Clark Avenue Beach Neighborhood, Town of Branford.
Michael Pascucilla, East Shore District Health Department		download presentation
2:30Florida Microplastic Awareness Project: Using Citizen Science to Inspire Behavior Change
Maia McGuire, University of Florida Sea Grant Extension		download presentation

Identifying and Combatting Inappropriate Laboratory Practices
Session Chair(s): Christina Hiegel, Trihydro Corporation, Polly Newbold, ddms, inc., and Jennifer Richardson, The Dow Chemical Company
1:00Investigating Improper Laboratory Practice: An Ounce of Prevention …
Charlie Appleby, U.S. EPA/OLEM/OSRTI/ASB		download presentation
1:30The Outcome of a PT Scheme Specifically Designed to Evaluate Soil Sub-Sampling Effectiveness
Ken Middlebrook, Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation		download presentation
2:00Sampling and Sample Preservation, How Did We Make Something Simple so Complex?
William Lipps, Eurofins Eaton		download presentation
2:30Tangled Web of Laboratory Fraud in California
Jacob Oaxaca, California Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program		download presentation

Plenary Speaker
8:30Environmental Science and Policy – The Road Ahead
Daniel P. Loucks, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs		download presentation
9:15USGS Science to Understand Environmental Contaminants and Pathogens of Emerging Concern
Geoffrey Plumlee, USGS		download presentation
10:30Strategic Foresight: Translating Emerging Science, Technology, and Risks to Inform Decisions.
Joseph M Greenblott, USEPA		download presentation
11:15Environmental Metrology and Policy
Kevin Teichman, U.S. EPA		download presentation

Vendor Lunch Speaker
12:00Game of Knowns (and Unknowns): Optimizing Regulatory Contaminant Analysis while Providing Strategies for Emerging Contaminant ID in the Environment
Tarun Anumol, Agilent Technologies, Inc.
12:00Development and Validation of an Alternate Procedure for PCDD/PCDF analysis by EPA Method 1613B. Adaptation of HRMS Protocols and Criteria to MS/MS.
Coreen Hamilton, SGS AXYS
12:00Learn How to Analyze Extended List of PFAS Including Ultrashort-chain (C2 – C3) PFAS
Dr. Shun-Hsin Liang - Michael Chang, Restek Corporation
12:00Strategies and Tools for the Targeted and Untargeted Analysis of Environmental Contaminants Utilizing High Resolution/Accurate Mass Spectrometry - Lee Ferguson ----------------- Boost Productivity and Tackle the Challenges of ICP-MS Analysis in Contract Labs with Unique Instrument Innovations - Jeff Gross
Lee Ferguson Jeff Gross, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Collaborative Efforts to Improve Environmental Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Lem Walker, USEPA OW OST, and William Lipps, Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC
1:30Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Updates and Current Activities
Daniel Hautman, U.S.EPA		download presentation
2:00EPA Clean Water Act (CWA) Methods Activities
Adrian Hanley, USEPA/OW/OST		download presentation
2:30EPA’s SW-846 Methods Program: Current Activities and Path Forward
Christina Langlois-Miller, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency		download presentation
3:30Handling Interferences for Nutrient-, Metal- and COD Analysis – Experience Report
Christian Prokisch, MACHEREY-NAGEL		download presentation
4:00Method Validation Case Study: DPD Legacy Method Applied to Peracetic Acid Collaborative Efforts to Improve Environmental Monitoring
Joanne Carpenter, CHEMetrics, Inc.		download presentation
4:30EPA's Alternate Test Procedure Program: The Process to get Alternate Methods or New Methods Approved for Compliance Monitoring under the Clean Water Act (CWA)
Yildiz Chambers-Velarde, General Dynamics Information Technology		download presentation

Current Topics in Microbiology
Session Chair(s): Patsy Root, IDEXX, and Deb Waller, NJDOH
1:30Evaluation of IDEXX Legiolert for In-house Testing of Cooling Tower Water Samples
Jennifer Hunter, Pinellas County Utilities		download presentation
2:00Raising Awareness of Legionella Presence in our Local Communities
Katie Strothman, Sanders Laboratories		download presentation
2:30Next Generation Sequencing to Detect Environmental Stress
Krista Ternus, Signature Science, LLC		download presentation
3:30Tecta-PDS Automated Microbiological Detection System
Doug Wilton, Tecta-PDS		download presentation
4:00It's Not That Scary: Measurement Uncertainty, Validation and Verification for Micro
Patsy Root, IDEXX		download presentation
4:30Changes to Module V for Microbiology Laboratories
Debra Waller, NJDEP		download presentation

Topics in Shale Gas
Session Chair(s): Kesavalu Bagawandoss, and Dave Gratson, Environmental Standards Inc.
1:30Alarming Differences in Dissolved Methane Across Commercial Laboratories – Finding a Fix
Rock Vitale, Environmental Standards, Inc.		download presentation
2:00Improving Quality with Water Based QC for Dissolved Gas Analysis in Water
Mark Bruce, Eurofins TestAmerica		download presentation
2:30Overview of Shale Gas Exploration and Analytical Methods for Characterization of Shale Gas
Kesavalu Bagawandoss, 		download presentation
3:30Oil and Gas Wastewater Analysis for Reuse/Recycle Management
David Gratson, Environmental Standards		download presentation
4:00Difficulties with Accurately Quantifying Radionuclide Activities in Oil and Gas Wastewater Utilizing Current Methodology
Mark McNeal, ACZ Laboratories, Inc.		download presentation

Keynote Speaker
Arturo Keller
8:00Fast Multi-Element Quantification of Nanoparticles in Water and Waste Water Using Single Particle ICP-MS
Arturo Keller, Univ of California - Santa Barbara		download presentation

Monitoring for Food Adulteration (Food Fraud)
Session Chair(s): Joe Romano, Waters Corporation
9:00Challenges in Monitoring for Food Adulteration: A Manufacturer’s Perspective
Tom Seipelt, Abbott Nutrition		download presentation
9:30Common Issues in Food Fraud & Adulteration
Ramin Jahromi, Eurofins		download presentation
10:30Advances in Direct Mass Spectrometry Techniques Coupled with Chemometric Modelling for the Rapid Detection of Food Fraud
Ken Rosnack, Waters Corp		download presentation
11:00New Approaches for Food Authenticity Testing
John Szpylka, Merieux NutriSciences		download presentation
11:30Real-Time Authentication of Whiskeys Using DART-QDa Analysis
Joe Romano, Waters Corporation		download presentation

Characterization of Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Environment
Session Chair(s): Charles Neslund, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environmental, LLC, and Michael Chang, Restek
9:00Advances in Automated Sample Preparation and Analysis of Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Environmental Water Samples
James Pyke, Agilent Technologies, Inc.		download presentation
9:30Utilizing Solid Phase Extraction to Overcome Contamination and Recovery Challenges when Extracting Perfluorinated Compounds from Drinking Water and Wastewater
Michael Ebitson, Biotage		download presentation
10:30Evaluation of QuEChERS Clean-up Procedures for the Analysis of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Biological Tissues and Other Complex Solid Matrices
Syljohn Estil, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County		download presentation
11:00Navigating the Complexities of PFAS Analysis, a Laboratory Perspective
Jonathan Thorn, Battelle		download presentation
11:30Precision and Accuracy Data of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Multiple Soil Matrices Using ASTM Standard D7968
Danielle Kleinmaier, US EPA – Region 5 Chicago Regional Laboratory		download presentation

Field Sampling, Measurement & Sensor Technology
Session Chair(s): Reza Karimi, Retired, and Stephen Reece, National Exposure Research Lab
9:00Cloud Based Real Time Monitoring with Sample Initiation
Ed Stuber, SGS Galson		download presentation
9:30Performance Comparison of Three Low-cost Particulate Matter Sensors in an Ambient Environment
Stephen Reece, ORISE Participant hosted by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Exposure Research Laboratory		download presentation
10:30The Importance of Proper Sample Collection
Justin Monroe, MWRDGC		download presentation
11:00Developing a Fluorescence Biosensor for Glyphosate Using a Bacterial Protein
Shahir Rizk, Indiana University South Bend		download presentation
11:30Monitoring Real-Time Soil Moisture
Jake Aalfs, San Antonio River Authority		download presentation

Characterization of Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Environment
Session Chair(s): Charles Neslund, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environmental, LLC, and Michael Chang, Restek
1:00A Direct Inject Approach for Analysis of Legacy and Emerging Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Environmental Water and Soil Samples
Kari Organtini, Waters Corporation		download presentation
1:30Are You Ready for Monitoring PFAS in Your Waters? Mass Spectrometry Solutions for Answering Your Questions.
Ruth Marfil-Vega, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments		download presentation
2:00Direct and Offline Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Ground, Surface and Waste Water by LC-MS/MS
Richard Jack, Thermo Fisher Scientific		download presentation
2:30Single-Injection Screening and Quantitation of Gen-X and 24 Other PFASs in Water and Soil Using Various Tandem Mass Spectrometry Workflows
Oscar Cabrices, SCIEX		download presentation
3:30TOP Assay, Years of Lessons Learned
Charles Neslund, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environmental, LLC		download presentation
4:00A Single Analytical Method for the Determination of Legacy and Emerging Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Aqueous Matrices
Tarun Anumol, RMIT University		download presentation

Data Quality, Management and Review
Session Chair(s): Christina Hiegel, Trihydro Corporation, Polly Newbold, ddms, inc., and Jennifer Richardson, The Dow Chemical Company
1:00RESL PT Programs and CRM Materials
Shane Steidley, U.S. Department of Energy, Radiological and Environmental Sciences Laboratory		download presentation
1:30Demystifying Isotope Dilution for Mass Spectroscopy
Charlie Appleby, U.S. EPA OLEM/OSRTI/ASB		download presentation
2:00Assessing the EPA MUR MDL and TNI 2016 MDL Requirements
Halley Hastings, NV5		download presentation
2:30Do We Really Need All the Quality Assurance/Quality Control Samples in Groundwater Monitoring?
Michael Wilken, DOW Chemical Company		download presentation
3:30Examples of In-Depth Data Integrity Review...Outside the Box Approaches
Catherine Katsikis, LDCFL-NAOS Consulting, LLC.		download presentation
4:00The Data User’s Guide to Producing Legally Defensible Environmental Data
Christina Hiegel, Trihydro Corporation		download presentation
4:30Developing and Maintaining ISO 17025 Accreditation for the U.S. National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction – Civil Support Teams
Leslie Kearby, Signature Science, LLC		download presentation

Government Public Health and Private Environmental Laboratory Partnerships
Session Chair(s): Martina McGarvey, PA DEP, and Henry Leibovitz, RI PHL
1:00California Laboratory Mentor Initiative: Labs Helping Labs
Jacob Oaxaca, California Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program		download presentation
1:30Utility and Laboratory Preparedness Tools from EPA’s Water Laboratory Alliance Team: Know Your Options
Yasmin Termeh-Zonoozi, US Environmental Protection Agency		download presentation
2:00Public Private Partnership to Educate and Reduce Legionnaires' Disease in Healthcare Settings
Patsy Root, IDEXX Water		download presentation
2:30Public Health Environmental Laboratories Challenges and Opportunities for Private Well Water Quality
Susie Dai, State Hygienc Laboratory		download presentation
3:30Public Health Environmental Laboratories Challenges and Opportunities for Private Well Water Quality
Roger Sealy, Houston Health Department		download presentation
4:00Legionella spp. Monitoring in New York City’s Water Distribution System
Enoma Omoregie, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene		download presentation

New Environmental Monitoring Techniques for Organics
Session Chair(s): Scott Krepich, Phenomenex, and Charles Appleby, USEPA
1:00A Fast GC/MS/MS MRM Method for Semivolatiles that Meets EPA 8720D/E Requirements
Angela Smith Henry, Agilent		download presentation
1:30EPA Method 8270 with Nitrogen Carrier
Paul Macek, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.		download presentation
2:00Fast Semi-Automated Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons Fractionation and Cleanup
Ruud Addink, Fluid Management Systems		download presentation
2:30High Throughput Soil and Water Contamination Testing with Automated SIFT-MS
William Kerr, Syft Technologies Ltd		download presentation
3:30Incremental Sampling Methodology Update
Mark Bruce, TestAmerica		download presentation
4:00Innovations in GC Inlet Liner Technology: Matrix Trapping Without Formation of New Active Sites
Angela Smith Henry, Agilent Technologies		download presentation
4:30Simplified Extraction of Semivolatile Organics by EPA Method 625.1
Agustin Pierri, Weck Laboratories		download presentation

Keynote Speaker
Thomas Frick
8:00Water Defines Florida - Protecting Healthy Resources and Restoring Imperiled Ones
Thomas Frick, Florida DEP Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration

Challenges and Opportunities for Solid Phase Extraction
Session Chair(s): Zoe Grosser, Consultant, and Polly Newbold, ddms, inc.
9:00Analysis of Perfluorinated Compounds in Drinking and Waste Water Using Sequential and Parallel Automated Solid Phase Extraction Using EPA Method 537.1
Ruud Addink, Fluid Management Systems		download presentation
9:15LC-MS/MS Analysis of Legacy and Emerging Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Environmental Water Samples Following SPE Enrichment
Kari Organtini, Waters Corporation		download presentation
9:30Reducing Instrument Downtime for Organochlorine Pesticide Sample Analysis Using an Optimized Graphitized Carbon Black Cartridge for Extract Cleanup
Jason Thomas, Restek Corporation		download presentation
9:45Analysis of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins, Furans and Biphenyls in Drinking Water with Semi-Automated Solid Phase Extraction Using EPA Method 1613
Ruud Addink, Toxic Report Laboratories		download presentation
10:00Solid Phase Extraction: A Century of Chemical Development Combined with Recent Technological Advancements to Tackle Increasing Application Challenges
Maura Rury, Biotage		download presentation
10:30Solid Phase Extraction of Environmental Samples - A Decade Later
Clint David, Environmental Chemistry, Inc.
11:00Panel Discussion - How Does SPE Fit into the World?
Zoe Grosser, Consultant		download presentation

Environmental Forensics
Session Chair(s): Kitty Kong, Chevron, and Michelle Kerr, USEPA Region 5
9:00An Important 2nd-Look at the Reported Concentrations of Indoor Air Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon
Emma Hong Luo, Chevron ETC		download presentation
9:25Ensuring Your Data are Fit for Forensic Analysis Use
Linda Cook, Exponent		download presentation
9:50Vapor Intrusion Forensic Analysis
Justin Knight, Geosyntec Consultants		download presentation

Spotlight on Anion Analysis Instrumentations - 9000 series
Session Chair(s): Mark Bruce, Eurofins TestAmerica
9:00Analysis of Cyanide Ion in Various Matrices by Ion Chromatography and Amperometric Detection
Jay Gandhi, Metrohm USA		download presentation
9:25Colorimetric Determination of Anions on Discrete and Segmented Flow Analyzers
Sarah Leibenguth, SEAL Analytical		download presentation

Metals Analysis and Remediation
Session Chair(s): Annie Carter, Brooks Laboratories, and Zikri Arslan, Jackson State University
10:30Speciation of Mercury in Hg-Contaminated Soils from Oak Ridge TN
Zikri Arslan, Jackson State University		download presentation
11:00The Analysis of Trace Elements using Inductively Coupled Plasma Based Techniques in Environmental Laboratories: Everyday Workhorses and Problem Solvers
Richard Jack, Thermo Fisher Scientific		download presentation
11:30Use of an Automated Method to Measure Bromine, Chlorine, and Iodine Speciation and Total Metals Content in Drinking Water Using a Single Platform Instrument Combined with ICP-MS
C. Derrick Quarles Jr., Elemental Scientific, Inc.		download presentation

New Focus on Old Contaminants (e.g., lead, mercury, PCBs)
Session Chair(s): Mark Bruce, Eurofins TestAmerica
10:15Glass or Plastic: The Challenges and Solutions of Analyzing Mercury by ICP
James King, Inorganic Ventures		download presentation
10:40Semi Automated Clean Up for Persistent Organic Pollutants Analysis in Environmental Samples - Complete Separation of PCDD/Fs and PCBs for Sample Extracts in Toluene
Ruud Addink, Toxic Report Laboratories		download presentation
11:05Multi-Laboratory Validation of a PCB Congener Method by Low-Resolution GC-MS
Adrian Hanley, USEPA/OW/OST		download presentation
11:30Heavy Metal Exposure in Childhood Food Staples – The Peanut Butter & ‘Jelly’ Studies
Patricia Atkins, SPEX CertiPrep		download presentation

Academic Research Topics in Environmental Measurement and Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Bob Wyeth, Independent Consultant, and Tarun Anumol, Agilent
Microbial Source Tracking Using Digital PCR To Discriminate Sources of Fecal Contamination in Base Flow and Storm Water of Potomac River (Poster)
Dongmei Alvi, Occoquan Watershed Monitoring Laboratory - Virginia Tech Univ.

Advances in Monitoring Persistent, Bioaccumulating and Toxic (PBT) Compounds
Chromatography and Ionization Optimization Using a Triple Quadrupole GC/MS for the Analysis of Perfluorinated Alkyl Acids in Water (Poster)
Craig Jones, Agilent
Determination of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Fish Tissues by Accelerated Solvent Extraction and GC-MS/MS (Poster)
Chris Shevlin, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Determination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Soils and Solid Waste by Accelerated Solvent Extraction and GC-MS/MS (Poster)
Chris Shevlin, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soil by Accelerated Solvent Extraction and GC-MS (Poster)
Chris Shevlin, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Monitoring and Modeling Oxygenated PAHs Formed During Graphene Oxide Phototransformation (Poster)
Dermont Bouchard, USEPA		download presentation

Air Methods & Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Jason Herrington, Restek, and Deb Gaynor, Independent Consultant
Total Reduced Nitrogen (NHx) Measurement Methods for Implementation in Long-Term Monitoring Networks (Poster)
Kevin Mishoe, Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions

Challenges and Opportunities for Solid Phase Extraction
Session Chair(s): Zoe Grosser, Consultant, and Polly Newbold, ddms, inc.
Complete Fractionation of Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons Using Newly Developed Small Bed EPH SPE Cartridges (Poster)
Mike Wittrig, RESTEK
Determination of Pesticides in Edible Oils (Poster)
Douglas Stevens, Waters Corp.
New SPE Based on Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Analysis of Glyphosate Without Derivatization (Poster)
Jim Fenster, AFFINISEP
New SPE Disk for Determination of Multi-class Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products Residues in Tap Water, Prior to HPLC-MS/MS Analyses (Poster)
Jim Fenster, AFFINISEP

Characterization of Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Environment
Session Chair(s): Charles Neslund, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environmental, LLC, and Michael Chang, Restek
Analysis and Quantitation of Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) in EPA Method 537.1 Using High Resolution Accurate Mass Spectrometry (Poster)
Brahm Prakash, Shimadzu Scientific		download presentation
Analysis of Ultrashort-Chain (C2, C3) and Alternative PFASs: LC-MS/MS Method Development and Application to Water Sample (Poster)
Shun-Hsin Liang, Restek Corporation		download presentation
Low Level Detection of 26 Diverse Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Drinking Water Using Solid-Phase Extraction (SPE) and LC-MS/MS Analysis (Poster)
Brian Kinsella, UCT Inc.
Simplified Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Surface Waters, Wastewaters and Soil Matrices Based on ASTM Methods (Poster)
Tarun Anumol, Agilent Technologies

Collaborative Efforts to Improve Environmental Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Lem Walker, USEPA OW OST, and William Lipps, Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC
SW-846 Methods: Update for 2019 (Poster)
Christina Langlois-Miller, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency		download presentation

Data Quality, Management and Review
Session Chair(s): Christina Hiegel, Trihydro Corporation, Polly Newbold, ddms, inc., and Jennifer Richardson, The Dow Chemical Company
Impacts of Holding Time on the Analysis of Nonylphenol in Soil and Biosolids Samples (Poster)
Danielle Kleinmaier, US EPA – Region 5 Chicago Regional Laboratory		download presentation
The SigSci HazMatPT® Program – Characterizing Performance for Non-Standard Laboratories (Poster)
Leslie Kearby, Signature Science, LLC

Handling Interferences in Complex Matrices for Metals, Nutrients, and COD
Session Chair(s): William Lipps, Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC
An Optimized Method to Obtain Human Biomonitoring Data of Al, Bi, Ce, Cr, Ge, La, Li, Nd, Pr, Ti, Te and Y in Whole Blood. (Poster)
Innocent Jayawardene, Health Canada		download presentation

New Environmental Monitoring Techniques for Organics
Session Chair(s): Scott Krepich, Phenomenex, and Charles Appleby, USEPA
Comprehensive, Non-Target Environmental Exposome Sample Characterization Using GCxGC and High Resolution Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (Poster)
James Carlson, LECO Corporation		download presentation
Decreasing Purge and Trap Cycle Times for USEPA Method 8260 (Poster)
Anne Jurek, EST Analytical		download presentation
Group-type Analysis of Petroleum Products by GC×GC (Poster)
Scott Krepich, Phenomenex		download presentation
New Analytical Method of Aroclor and Organochlorine Pesticides in Ground Water (Poster)
Riki Kitano, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.		download presentation

New Focus on Old Contaminants (e.g., lead, mercury, PCBs)
Session Chair(s): Mark Bruce, Eurofins TestAmerica
Analysis of Organochlorine Pesticides and PCB's using US EPA Method 608.3 (Poster)
Cynthia Elmore, OI Analytical
Increased Reproducibility in the Analysis of EU and EPA PAH’s with the Agilent Select PAH GC Column and Metal Microfluidic Guard Chip Technology by Gas Chromatography (poster) (Poster)
Angela Smith Henry, Agilent Technologies

Operational and Advocacy Issues Impacting the Environmental Laboratory Industry
Session Chair(s): Judy Morgan, Pace Laboratories
Maintaining Uptime for Semivolatiles Analysis with the Agilent 8890 GC (Poster)
Angela Smith-Henry, Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Topics in Drinking Water
Session Chair(s): Andy Eaton, Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC and Joe Romano, Waters Corporation
Analysis of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in Drinking Water at Low Part Per Trillion Levels by Online SPE-UHPLC-MS/MS (Poster)
Jamie Foss, PerkinElmer
Highly Sensitive Analysis of Chromium (VI) in Drinking Water by Ion Chromatography (IC) with Post-Column Derivatization and UV/VIS Detection (Poster)
David Mazawa, Pickering Laboratories, Inc.
Using the OI pHDetect to Automate pH Determination After Running VOC’s by P&T GCMS (Poster)
William Lipps, Eurofins Eaton		download presentation