Technical Program

The theme of the 2020 conference was The Environment in 2020: Past, Present and Future. NEMC 2020 was a virtual conference featuring over 175 presentations and posters organized into technical sessions weekdays from August 3-21. Abstracts and speaker biographies for each of the presentations will be posted on this site, as they become available.

Note: All times presented are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

 

Monday, August 3

Advances in High Resolution Mass Spectrometry and its Emerging Environmental Applications
Session Chair(s): Paul Winkler, SCIEX, and Christopher Higgins, Colorado School of Mines
9:55Welcome – Opening the Analytical Chemistry Track
Lara Phelps, USEPA, Office of Research and Development (ORD) National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL)
10:00The Role of HRMS in Searching for Xenobiotic Compounds in Environmental Media
Mark Strynar, US EPA/ORD/CEMM		download presentation
10:30Non-Targeted and Suspect-Screening of Reuse Water by Large-Volume Injection Liquid Chromatography and High Resolution Mass Spectrometry.
Will Backe, Minnesota Department of Health		download presentation
11:15Analysis of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Wastewater by High Resolution Quadrupole GC/MS
Tarun Anumol, Agilent		download presentation
11:45PFAS and HRMS: What Will You Miss With Conventional LC-MS/MS?
Christopher Higgins, Colorado School of Mines		download presentation

Challenges and Opportunities for Solid Phase Extraction
Session Chair(s): Zoe Grosser, Consultant and Polly Newbold, ddms, Inc.
1:30A Strategy For the Extraction and Analysis of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Human Serum Using Weak Anion Exchange Chemistry
Kari Organtini, Waters Corporation		download presentation
2:00Streamlined Workflow with Improved Data Quality for Extracting Paraquat and Diquat from Drinking Water
Michael Ebitson, Biotage		download presentation
2:30Automation of the Sample Purification Method for the Analysis of all 209 Polychlorinatedbiphenyls and Dioxins
Guillaume ten Dam, DSP-Systems		download presentation
3:00A New SPE Sorbent for Improved EPH Fractionation
Brian Kinsella, UCT		download presentation

Tuesday, August 4

Air Methods, Monitoring, and Technology
Session Chair(s): Deborah Gaynor, Independent Consultant, and Jason Herrington, Restek Corporation
10:00Understanding Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Air
Lara Phelps, US EPA		download presentation
10:30PFAS in Air: Sampling and Analytical Techniques for the Identification of Persistent Contaminants
Nicola Watson, Markes International		download presentation
11:15Analysis of PFAS Compounds in Air using Solid Sorbent Tubes with Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
Kurt Thaxton, GERSTEL GmbH		download presentation
11:45Sampling and Analysis of Emerging Pollutants
Hannah Calder, Markes		download presentation

Air Methods, Monitoring, and Technology - Session 2
Session Chair(s): Deborah Gaynor, Independent Consultant, and Jason Herrington, Restek Corporation
1:00Stationary Source Audit Sample Program: From There to Here.
Sheri Heldstab, Chester LabNet		download presentation
1:30Handling Interferences in Ethylene Oxide Testing in Air
Jason Hoisington, Restek		download presentation
2:00Generation and Evaluation of Reference Samples as Part of an Evacuated Canister Interlaboratory Study
Dru Burns, NIOSH		download presentation
2:30Stability of Sulfur Compounds in Whole Air Sampling
Jason Hoisington, Restek		download presentation
3:15What’s In the Air We Breathe? Chemical Fingerprinting of PM2.5 by TD-GC×GC-TOF MS
Hannah Calder, Markes		download presentation
3:45Using the Affordable Deployable Air Quality Egg to Monitor Air Quality
Elizabeth Spencer, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities		download presentation
4:15From Theory to Practice: Why Thermal Desorption Is the Perfect Solution for Air Analysis
Lee Marotta, PerkinElmer		download presentation

Wednesday, August 5

Drinking Water
Session Chair(s): Andy Eaton, Eaton Environmental Water Quality Consulting, and Ken Rosnack, Waters Corporation
1:15Microplastics in Drinking Water: California’s Regulatory Actions
Scott Coffin, State Water Resources Control Board		download presentation
1:45Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR) Update: Completing UCMR 4 and Considerations for UCMR 5
Jillian Toothman, EPA		download presentation
2:15UCMR4 - Is There Anything Exciting in the Results
Andy Eaton, Eaton Environmental Water Quality Consulting, LLC		download presentation
2:45Analysis and Detection of Cyanazine-Specific Degradates in Minnesota Groundwater Using LC-MS/MS.
Bill VanRyswyk, Minnesota Department of Agriculture		download presentation
3:30Comprehensive Microcystins Analysis and Identification Using Innovative Sample Preparation and Novel LC/MS Techniques
Tarun Anumol, Agilent		download presentation
4:00Expanded Analysis of Cyanobacterial Toxins in Recreational and Drinking Water Using UPLC-MS/MS Detection....More Toxins!
Stuart Oehrle, Waters Corporation		download presentation
4:30Validation of Automated SPE EPA Methods 537.1 and 533 for PFAS Analyses
Yongtao Li, Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC		download presentation

Thursday, August 6

Wet Chemistry Automation
Session Chair(s): Mark Bruce, Eurofins TestAmerica
10:00Applying Solid Phase Extraction Automation to Oil and Grease Testing
Michael Ebitson, Biotage		download presentation
10:30Benefits of Automated Sample Pre-treatment
Al Yates, Skalar, Inc.		download presentation
11:15Increasing Efficiency in BOD Analysis with Automated Sample Preparation and Measurement
Sarah McFaul, SEAL Analytical		download presentation
11:45MANTECH Multi-Parameter Analysis Systems Optimize Results, Improve Sustainability and Increase Throughput
Justin Dickerman, MANTECH		download presentation

Wet Chemistry Automation - Session 2
Session Chair(s): Mark Bruce, Eurofins TestAmerica
1:30Automated Analysis of Ammonia Using Membrane Diffusion and Conductivity Detection: How the Membrane Facilitates Automation
John Stillian, Timberline Instruments		download presentation
2:00Automation of Inorganic Assays with Flow Injection Analysis (FIA)
Ilkka Lahdesmaki, FIAlab Instruments, Inc.		download presentation
2:30Automating Bench Chemistry with a Discrete Analyzer
David Smith, Environmental Express		download presentation
3:00Automated Wet Chemistry Analysis – New Green Applications
Harihara Subramanian Narayanan, Thermo Fisher Scientific		download presentation

Friday, August 7

Environmental Forensics
Session Chair(s): Kitty Kong, Chevron, and Michelle Kerr, USEPA Region 5
10:30Development of a Forensics Based Approach to Evaluating Impacts of PFAS Contamination in the Environment
Charles Neslund, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environmental, LLC		download presentation
11:00Tap Water Fingerprinting Using a Convolutional Neural Network Built from Images of Coffee-Ring Effect
Xiaoyan Li, Michigan State University		download presentation
11:30What’s In the Air We Breathe? Chemical Fingerprinting of PM2.5 by TD-GC×GC-TOF MS
Hannah Calder, Markes		download presentation

Metals Analysis and Remediation
Session Chair(s): Annie Carter, Brooks Laboratories, and Zikri Arslan, US Geological Survey
1:00Magnesium Hydroxide Coprecipitation for Separation of Trace Elements from Calcium Matrix of Fish Otoliths and Biominerals for ICP-MS Determination
Zikri Arslan, US Geological Survey		download presentation
1:30Heavy Metals in Pet Food: Changes in Heavy Metal Contamination in Pet Food Over the Past Decade
Patricia Atkins, SPEX CertiPrep		download presentation
2:00A Simple Path to Reliable Sample Preparation
Jacob Herrington, Teledyne Cetac Technologies
2:30Rapid Sample Assessment and Assisted Method Development for ICPOES Analysis Using the Agilent IntelliQuant Tool
Greg Gilleland, Agilent Technologies		download presentation
3:15Transitioning Arsenic Speciation Analysis from the Inorganic to the Organic Laboratory: Novel Methods for Separation of Inorganic and Organic Arsenic Species by LCMS
Patricia Atkins, SPEX CertiPrep		download presentation
3:45Comprehensive and Fast Multi-Elemental Analysis using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES)
Mike Mourgas, Thermo Fisher Scientific		download presentation

Monday, August 10

50 Years of Progress in Environmental Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Jerry Parr, The NELAC Institute, and Lara Phelps, USEPA
9:55Welcome – Opening the Environmental Monitoring Track
Jerry Parr, The NELAC Institute
10:00Consensus Organizations - Before EPA and the Path to Today
William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments		download presentation
10:30U.S. Air Quality Management – A Half Century of Progress
John Bachmann, Vision Air Consulting		download presentation
11:15They Said It Couldn’t Be Done: A Brief History of Environmental Water Monitoring
Harry McCarty, General Dynamics Information Technology		download presentation
11:45Evolution of Drinking Water Analysis During EPA's First 50 Years
William Adams, US EPA		download presentation
12:15History of the EPA Solid Waste Methods Compilation (SW-846)
David Friedman, David Friedman Consulting LLC		download presentation

Advances in Field Sampling, Measurement, and Sensor Technologies
Session Chair(s): Mark Bruce, Eurofins TestAmerica
1:30Accurate Rapid In-Situ Measurement of the Microbiological Impact of Pollution Sources
Dan Angelescu, Fluidion US Inc.		download presentation
2:00Incremental Sampling Methodology, Growing into an Everyday Tool
Mark Bruce, Eurofins TestAmerica		download presentation

Shale Oil and Gas
Session Chair(s): Kesavalu Bagawandoss, Environmental Standards, Inc., and Dave Gratson, Environmental Standards, Inc.
2:45A Fix Was Found, a New Published Method is Emerging
Rock Vitale, Environmental Standards		download presentation
3:15The Unique Challenges Associated with Sampling and Analysis of Produced Waters
Ryan Hall, NGL Energy Partners		download presentation
3:45The Past Decade in the Shale Oil and Gas Industry
Kesavalu Bagawandoss, Environmental Standards, Inc.		download presentation

Tuesday, August 11

Citizen Science
Session Chair(s): Leon Vinci, Health Promotion Consultants, and Michael Pascucilla, East Shore District Health Department
10:00The Environmental Past-Present-Future of Citizen Science.
Leon Vinci, Drexel University		download presentation
10:30Citizen Science at EPA’s Office of Research and Development
Wayne Cascio, US Environmental Protection Agency		download presentation
11:15A Citizens Science Project – Recognition and Lessons Learned: Improving Water Quality in the Clark Avenue Beach Neighborhood, Town of Branford
Michael Pascucilla, East Shore District Health Department		download presentation
11:45Shell Day 2019: Engaging Citizen Science Groups to Monitor Coastal Acidification
Matthew Liebman, EPA Region 1		download presentation

Current Topics in Microbiology
Session Chair(s): Patsy Root, IDEXX, and Deb Waller
1:00Evolution of Water Microbiology Testing
Patsy Root, IDEXX Water		download presentation
1:30Progress in Microbiological Monitoring Methods
Yildiz Chambers-Velarde, General Dynamics Information Technology		download presentation
2:00Transformation of Microbiological Methods
Yildiz Chambers-Velarde, General dynamics Information Technology		download presentation

Academic Research Topics in Environmental Measurement and Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Bob Wyeth, The NELAC Institute, and Tarun Anumol, Agilent Technologies
2:45Tap Water Fingerprinting Using a Convolutional Neural Network Built from Images of Coffee-Ring Effect
Xiaoyan Li, Michigan State University		download presentation
3:15Detection of Saxitoxin from Source and Drinking Water using Solid Phase Extraction and Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry
Shardula Gawankar, Michigan State University		download presentation

Wednesday, August 12

Collaborative Efforts to Improve Environmental Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Lem Walker, USEPA OW, OST, and William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
10:00Calibration in Environmental Chemistry – Past, Present and Future
Richard Burrows, Eurofins TestAmerica		download presentation
10:30AlN Based 235nm and 255nm UV-C LEDs as Light Sources for Environmental Water Analysis
Masato Toita, Crystal IS		download presentation
11:15Lessons Learned from Interlaboratory Method Validation Studies: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Harry McCarty, General Dynamics Information Technology		download presentation
11:45A Collaborative Approach to Updating EPA Method 3050
Michelle Briscoe, Brooks Applied Labs		download presentation

Collaborative Efforts to Improve Environmental Monitoring - Session 2
Session Chair(s): Lem Walker, USEPA OW, OST, and William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
1:15Measurement of Gross Alpha: Application, Interpretation and New Method Options
Glynda Smith, U.S. EPA		download presentation
1:45Punk Rock vs. Heavy Metal Sensing
Peter Marchetto, Sensing LLC		download presentation
2:15pH-Testing – a No-Brainer?
Christian Prokisch, MACHEREY-NAGEL		download presentation
3:00Analytical Concerns in the Analysis of Gross Alpha-Beta in Wastewaters
Mirna Alpizar, General Dynamics Information Technology
3:30Implementing the US-EPA Wastewater ATP to Characterize a Rapid, Automated System for Monitoring E. Coli and Fecal Coliform Bacteria
R. Stephen Brown, Queen's University		download presentation
4:00Total Nitrogen, a New Parameter at 40 CFR Part 136?
William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments		download presentation

Thursday, August 13

New Organic Monitoring Techniques
Session Chair(s): Charlie Appleby, USEPA Region 4, and David Kennedy, Phenomenex, Inc.
10:30A New EPA 1600-Series Method for PCB Congeners by Low-Resolution GC-MS
Adrian Hanley, USEPA Office of Water		download presentation
11:00Honey Authenticity Analysis: A Proposed Workflow Using the SCIEX X500R QTOF System
Katherine Hyland, SCIEX		download presentation
11:30Rapid Quantitation of 14 Mycotoxins by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectroscopy
Bahar Nakhjavan, CA Department of Food and Agriculture

New Organic Monitoring Techniques - Session 2
Session Chair(s): Charlie Appleby, USEPA Region 4, and David Kennedy, Phenomenex, Inc.
1:30Monitoring of Emission Sources Using SIFT-MS
Caleb Allpress, Syft Technologies		download presentation
2:00Determination of Acid Herbicides via Direct Injection LC/MS/MS
Nic Rasnake, Pace Analytical		download presentation
2:30EPA Method 8270 with Nitrogen Carrier Gas
Paul Macek, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.		download presentation

Friday, August 14

Public and Private Environmental/ Public Health Laboratory Partnerships
Session Chair(s): Martina McGarvey, Pennsylvania DEP, and Sarah Wight, APHL
9:55Welcome – Opening the Laboratory Operations and Management Track
Martina McGarvey, Pennsylvania DEP
10:00The Environmental Monitoring Coalition
Jerry Parr, The NELAC Institute		download presentation
10:30Public and Private Environmental Laboratory Collaboration for Oil and Gas Regulatory and Industry Dissolved Gas Methodology Study
David Gratson, Environmental Standards		download presentation
11:15 Public and Private Environmental Laboratory Collaboration for Oil and Gas Regulatory and Industry Dissolved Gas Methodology From the State Lab’s Perspective
Martina McGarvey, PA DEP		download presentation
11:45An Emergency is NOT the Time to Exchange Business Cards: Preparedness and Response Tools from EPA’s Water Laboratory Alliance.
Latisha Mapp, US Environmental Protection Agency		download presentation
12:15The National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) National Trends Network (NTN), a Premier Model of Multi-Sector Partnerships, Working to Provide New Information on PFAS Deposition in Precipitation
Martin Shafer, University of Wisconsin, State Laboratory of Hygiene		download presentation

Monday, August 17

Best Management Practices for Environmental Laboratories
Session Chair(s): Scott Siders, Retired, and Ray Frederici, Eurofins TestAmerica
10:00Does Laboratory Accreditation Make a Difference?
Jerry Parr, The NELAC Institute		download presentation
11:15Being an Effective QA Manager in a Commercial Laboratory
Scott Siders, Retired		download presentation
11:45Laboratory Sampling - Part of Accreditation
Marlene Moore, Advanced Systems, Inc		download presentation
12:15Understanding and Managing Proficiency Testing Requirements for Laboratory Accreditations
Cornelius Andy Valkenburg, Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation Inc.		download presentation

Building Consensus Methods to Support Environmental Laboratories
Session Chair(s): William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, and Tarun Anumol, Agilent Technologies
1:45How to Remain Objective and Open; Overview of the Consensus Standard Development Process
William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments		download presentation
2:15Standardized Method for the Identification and Quantification of Microplastics in Wastewater Using LDIR Microscopy
Jeff Prevatt, Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation		download presentation
2:45Total Nitrogen by Alkaline Persulfate Digestion and Enzymatic Nitrate Analysis
Ellen R Campbell, NECi		download presentation
3:30Microplastics Analysis – Automatic Analysis by Dynamic Particle Imaging Analysis.
Ruth Marfil-Vega, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments		download presentation
4:00ASTM International and the Building of Consensus Standards in Support of Environmental Laboratories
Raul Dominguez, South Coast AQMD/ASTM D22		download presentation

Tuesday, August 18

Laboratory Informatics
Session Chair(s): Robert Benz, Horizon LIMS
10:00Six Elements of a Successful LIMS Implementation
David Riese, Promium		download presentation
10:30Environmental Sample Collection Tracking & Digital Chain-of-Custody for Laboratories
Russell Schindler, SampleServe, Inc.		download presentation
11:00Lab Automation in the Environmental Sector
Ken Ochi, Accelerated Technology Laboratories		download presentation

Data Quality, Management, and Review
Session Chair(s): Christina Hiegel, Trihydro Corp., Polly Newbold, ddms, Inc., and Jennifer Richardson, The Dow Chemical Company
1:30Traceability in Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing
Ginger Briggs, Bio-Analytical Laboratories		download presentation
2:00Overcoming the Challenges of Data Migration and Management, a 300-Site Case Study
Kyle Power, Trihydro Corporation		download presentation
2:45A New Standard Guide for the Development and Optimization of Chemical Methods for Compliance Reporting
William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments		download presentation
3:15Data Validation Saves Your Bacon
Dee Shepperd, ddms, inc.		download presentation

Wednesday, August 19

Operational and Advocacy Issues Impacting the Environmental Laboratory Industry
Session Chair(s): Judy Morgan, Pace Analytical Services
10:00UT Knoxville’s Water Quality Laboratory Accreditation: Episode II – The Phantom Menace
Adrian Gonzalez, University of Tennessee Knoxville		download presentation
10:30Risk Analysis and the ISO 17025 Laboratory
Shawn Kassner, Pace Analytical Services		download presentation
11:00Legionella Testing: How Could It (Positively) Effect Your Laboratory Operations?
Patsy Root, IDEXX Water		download presentation

Wednesday, August 19

Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Environment
Session Chair(s): Charles Neslund, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environmental, and Mike Chang, Restek Corporation
1:25Welcome – Opening the PFAS Track
Dan Hautman, USEPA
1:30Characterizing PFAS Enrichment in Naturally Occurring Surface Water Foams
Trever Schwichtenberg, Oregon State University		download presentation
2:00PFAS in Air: Sampling and Analytical Techniques for the Identification of Persistent Contaminants
Nicola Watson, Markes International		download presentation
2:45Understanding Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Air
Lara Phelps, US EPA		download presentation
3:15Analysis of PFAS Compounds in Air using Solid Sorbent Tubes with Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
Kurt Thaxton, GERSTEL GmbH		download presentation
3:45PFAS in Different Water Matrices and Related Matrix Effects
MAYA Murshak, MERIT LABORATORIES, INC.		download presentation

Thursday, August 20

Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Environment - Session 2
Session Chair(s): Charles Neslund, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environmental, and Mike Chang, Restek Corporation
10:00Development of a Forensics Based Approach to Evaluating Impacts of PFAS Contamination in the Environment
Charles Neslund, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environmental, LLC		download presentation
10:30PFAS and HRMS: What Will You Miss With Conventional LC-MS/MS?
Christopher Higgins, Colorado School of Mines		download presentation
11:15Analysis of PFAS in Non-Potable Water by Co-Solvation with Methanol Followed by Tandem LCMS
William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments		download presentation
11:45EPA Method 533 Validation of PFAS Comparing Manual and Automated Offline SPE Followed by LC-MS/MS
Xin Zhang, Thermo Fisher Scientific		download presentation

Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Environment - Session 3
Session Chair(s): Charles Neslund, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environmental, and Mike Chang, Restek Corporation
1:00Application of Quadrupole-Orbitrap MS for Enhanced-Sensitivity in Targeted and Non-Targeted Analysis of PFAS in Environmental Waters
Ed George, Thermo Fisher Scientific		download presentation
1:30A Rainwater Collection Network for Determining PFAS/GenX in Rainwater Samples
Jim Bowyer, NC Division of Air Quality		download presentation
2:00Novel Stationary Phase for Simultaneous Analysis of Ultrashort-Chain (C2, C3), Alternative, and Legacy PFAS
Shun-Hsin Liang, Restek Corporation		download presentation
2:45AOF by Combustion IC – Non Targeted Complemental Determination of PFAS in Aqueous Samples
Detlef Jensen, Thermo Fisher Scientific
3:15Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) using LC/MS/MS and Manual / Automated Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) Techniques in Ground, Surface, and Reclaimed Water.
Lily Sanchez, Orange County Water District		download presentation

Friday, August 21

Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Environment - Session 4
Session Chair(s): Charles Neslund, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environmental, and Mike Chang, Restek Corporation
10:30Challenges and Solutions: Approaches to Reducing Interferences and Adsorption in PFAS Environmental Analysis.
Matthew Giardina, Agilent Technologies, Inc		download presentation
11:15An Alternative Ionization Technique for LC-MS/MS Analysis Of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) In Environmental Samples
Stuart Oehrle, Waters Corporation		download presentation
11:45Demonstrating Improvements in PFAS Sensitivity Using a Microflow LC Approach for the EPA 537 Panel
Katherine Hyland, SCIEX		download presentation
12:15Supercritical Fluid Extraction – A Solution for the Extraction of PFAS in Environmental Samples
Ruth Marfil-Vega, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments		download presentation

Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Environment - Session 5
Session Chair(s): Charles Neslund, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environmental, and Mike Chang, Restek Corporation
1:30Quadrupole HRMS for Quantification and Screening of PFAS in EPA 537.1 and 533
Emily Parry, Agilent Technologies		download presentation
2:00Innovative Technique for Measuring Total Organic Fluoride by Direct-Injection Combustion Ion Chromatography
Jay Gandhi, Metrohm USA		download presentation
2:30Automated Sample Preparation for Determination of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Angelika Köpf, LCTech GmbH		download presentation
3:15Column Chemistry Considerations for Full Coverage of Sample Matrices and Analyte Ranges in PFAS LC-MS/MS Workflows
J Preston, Phenomenex, Inc.		download presentation
3:45Multi-Laboratory Validation of SW-846 Method 8327, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Using External Standard Calibration and Multiple Reaction Monitoring (MRM) Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)
Troy Strock, EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery		download presentation

Monday, August 3

Keynote Speaker
12:30Present at the Creation: The 50-year Evolution of Environmental Instrumentation and Methodology
David Kennedy, Phenomenex, Inc.		download presentation

Wednesday, August 5

Plenary Speaker
9:50Welcome and Introduction to Session
Lara Phelps, USEPA, Office of Research and Development (ORD) National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL)
10:00 "Confessions of a (Data) User"
Stan Meiburg, Wake Forest University		download presentation
11:00EPA Clean Water Act (CWA) Methods Activities
Adrian Hanley, USEPA Office of Water		download presentation
11:30Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Updates and Current Activities
Daniel Hautman, USEPA, OW, OGWDW, SRMD, TSC		download presentation
12:00EPA’s SW-846 Methods Program: Current Activities and Path Forward
Christina Langlois-Miller, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency		download presentation

Thursday, August 6

Keynote Speaker
12:30A History of EPA Regulations and How They Created the Environmental Testing Industry
Jerry Parr, The NELAC Institute		download presentation

Wednesday, August 12

Vendor Lunch Speaker
12:30Microplastics Analysis: Simplified Workflows for Comprehensive Characterization in the Environment
Jeff Prevatt, Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Dept		download presentation

Thursday, August 13

Vendor Lunch Speaker
12:15Analysis of Underivatized Glyphosate and Other Polar Contaminants
Shun-Hsin Liang, Restek Corporation		download presentation

Innovative New Technology Showcase
Session Chair(s): Lara Phelps, USEPA
3:15Introduction by Moderator
Lara Phelps, USEPA, Office of Research and Development (ORD) National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL)
3:25Customizable Biosensor for the Detection of Heavy Metals and Nutrients
Natalie Cookson, Quantitative BioSciences, Inc.		download presentation
3:30QC Tested Oasis WAX For PFAS Analysis
Ken Rosnack, Waters Corporation		download presentation
3:35New Shimadzu Ion Chromatograph
Ruth Marfil-Vega, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments		download presentation
3:40Fast Analysis of Microplastics Using Laser-Based Infrared Spectroscopy
Louis Tisinger, Agilent Technologies		download presentation
3:45Autonomous Real-time VOC Analyzer - OMNI-2100
Jason Robles, Camsco		download presentation
3:50Automation of the Sample Purification Method for the Analysis of all 209 Polychlorinatedbiphenyls and Dioxins
Chris van Wakeren, DSP Systems		download presentation
3:55Complete Solution for the Analysis of  PFAS in Drinking Water 
Chris Shevlin, ThermoFisher Scientific		download presentation

Friday, August 14

Vendor Lunch Speaker
1:00Discover Innovative Solutions for the Environment in 2020
Ruth Marfil-Vega, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

Monday, August 17

Vendor Lunch Speaker
1:00Leveraging Instrument Sensitivity - Customers, Laboratories, and Regulators Benefi ting From Evolving Lab Practices
Brian Pike, Pace Analytical IDEA Lab & Agilent Technologies		download presentation

Tuesday, August 18

Vendor Lunch Speaker
11:45GC-MS/MS Approaches for Chlorinated POPs Analysis: What’s Next After Dioxins and Furans. Validation and Comparative Data Evaluation
Bharat Chandramouli, SGS-AXYS		download presentation

Wednesday, August 19

Vendor Lunch Speaker
11:45Fast, Direct Injection Determination of HAAs in Drinking Water with IC-MS/MS by EPA 557
Paul Voelker, ThermoFisher Scientific		download presentation
Session Chair: Anne Jurek, EST Analytical

Air Methods, Monitoring, and Technology
Advanced Solutions for Comprehensive Ambient Air Monitoring
Hannah Calder, Markes		download presentation
Application and Validation of a Pocket Diffusive (POD) Sampler for Determination of VOCs in Air Using TD-GCMS
Nicola Watson, Markes International		download presentation
Volatile and Semi-Volatile Compounds in Air in One Analysis by Automated Thermal Desorption
Lee Marotta, PerkinElmer		download presentation

Challenges and Opportunities for Solid Phase Extraction
Analysis of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Drinking Water with Semi-Automated Solid Phase Extraction
Tom Hall, Fluid Management Systems		download presentation
High Throughput Semi Automated Solid Phase Extraction and Analysis of Waste Water Using EPA 8270D
Tom Hall, Fluid Management Systems		download presentation

Collaborative Efforts to Improve Environmental Monitoring
Automated Standard Preparation for USEPA Method 8260
Anne Jurek, EST Analytical		download presentation

Data Quality, Management, and Review
Best Practices for Aroclor Screening of Drinking Water Compliance Samples by EPA 525.3
Kristen Leckrone, US EPA - Chicago Regional Laboratory		download presentation

Drinking Water
Analysis of 1,4-Dioxane in Drinking Water with Semi-Automated Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) Using EPA Method 522
Rudolf Addink, Toxic Report Laboratories		download presentation
Analysis of Haloacetic Acids in Drinking Water Without Extensive Sample Preparation: a LC/MS/MS Solution.
Ruth Marfil-Vega, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments		download presentation
Analysis of Halogenated Disinfection By-Products and Chlorinated Solvents in Drinking Water by GC-Dual ECD
David Lee, Thermo Fisher Scientific		download presentation
Anions Analysis in Drinking Water by a Novel Modular Ion Chromatograph
Hui Guo, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments		download presentation
Decreasing the Cost and Increasing the Efficiency of Analysis of Haloacetic Acids Using Hydrogen Carrier Gas and Alternative Columns
Yuan Lin, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments		download presentation
Determination of Low-Level Haloacetic Acids, Bromate, and Dalapon in Drinking Water Using IC-MS
Hua Yang, Thermo Fisher Scientific		download presentation
Determination of Perchlorate in Drinking Water Using Ion Chromatography
Chris Shevlin, Thermo Fisher Scientific		download presentation
EPA 200.8: Demonstration of Analytical Performance for Addressing Requirements from the Proposed Revised Lead and Copper Rule.
Hamed Ataee-Esfahani, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments		download presentation
Fast Determination of Nine Haloacetic Acids, Bromate, and Dalapon at Trace Levels in Drinking Water Samples by Tandem IC-MS/MS
Chris Shevlin, Thermo Fisher Scientific		download presentation
Geosmin and 2-Methylisoborneol in Water by Headspace (HS) Trap-GCMS and Solid Phase Microextraction, (SPME). A Comparison of Methods.
David Scott, PERKINELMER		download presentation
Optimizing GC/MS Hardware and Software Parameters for Peak Performance in Environmental Analyses
Angela Smith Henry, Agilent Technologies Inc.		download presentation
Perchlorate Quantitation in Drinking water by a Novel Modular Ion Chromatograph Coupled with Single Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry
Hui Guo, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments		download presentation
Rapid Assessment of Water Quality Changes Based on Fluorescence Excitation-Emission Matrix
Gilbert Vial, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments		download presentation

New Organic Monitoring Techniques
A Next Generation Automated Purification System for the Analysis of Dioxins and Associated POPs
Guillaume ten Dam, DSP-Systems		download presentation
Accelerated Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons By Implementing Direct Heating of the GC Column
Abbey Fausett, Agilent Technologies		download presentation
Analysis of Microcystins LR, YR, and RR in Urine by 2D-LC/MS/MS
Jenifer Lewis, Waters Corporation		download presentation
Fast GC-TOF MS for Sensitivity and Efficiency Improvements in the Analysis of SVOCs
Hannah Calder, Markes International		download presentation
Fast Semi-Automated Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons Fractionation and Cleanup Using Pentane and Dichloromethane
Rudolf Addink, Toxic Report Laboratories		download presentation

Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Environment
A New Rapid, Simple, and Efficient Extraction Method of PFAS from Soil
Alicia Stell, CEM Corporation		download presentation
Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Non-Drinking Water Matrices Using the LC-Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
Ruth Marfil-Vega, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments		download presentation
Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Drinking Water Using EPA Methods 533 and 537.1 with Semi-Automated Solid Phase Extraction (EZPFC™)
Rudolf Addink, Fluid Management Systems		download presentation
Analysis of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Specified in EPA M533 Using the Triple Quadrupole LCMSMS
Ruth Marfil-Vega, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments		download presentation
Analysis of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Water by Direct Injection LC-MS/MS
Jingcun Wu, PerkinElmer Inc		download presentation
Are There PFAS in My Water? A Detailed Look into Bottled Water.
Ruth Marfil-Vega, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments		download presentation
Improved Method for the Determination of Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) in Drinking Water Using Automated Solid Phase Extraction and LC-MS/MS
Chris Shevlin, Thermo Fisher Scientific		download presentation

Wet Chemistry Automation
A Correlation Study for Total Organic Carbon and the Five-Day Biochemical Oxygen Demand Test in Water Reclamation Plant Influent and Effluent
Thais Pluth, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago		download presentation
Wet Chemistry Automation
Advances in Automated Cyanide Analysis
Timothy Smith, O.I. Analytical		download presentation