2015 Technical Program

NEMC 2015 featured over 160 presentations and posters organized into concurrent technical sessions from Monday through Thursday with a general session on Wednesday morning. A keynote address on a major topic kicked off the start of each day. Abstracts and speaker biographies for each of the presentations are posted below.

The Forum on Laboratory Accreditation

The Forum on Laboratory 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, July 13

8:00 - 5:00 Citizen Science Poster Session

8:00 Welcome

8:15 - 8:45 Keynote Address: Scaling up Ecosystem Monitoring in the Great Lakes
Paris Collingsworth, Great Lakes Ecosystems Specialist, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grants Program

9:00 - 12:00 Concurrent Sessions

  • NEMC: Academic Research Topics in Environmental Measurement and Monitoring
  • NEMC: Current Topics in Microbiology
  • NEMC: Satisfying Method and Program Requirements to Comply with SDWA and CWA Regulations
  • NEMC: LIMS Implementation Issues
  • TNI: Information Technology Committee
  • TNI: Laboratory Accreditation Body Expert Committee
  • TNI: Proficiency Testing Expert Committee
  • TNI: Quality Systems Expert Committee


12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Provided


1:00 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions

  • ELAB: Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board
  • NEMC: Field Analytical Chemistry
  • NEMC: High Performance Liquid Chromatography in Environmental Monitoring
  • NEMC: Method 8260 Productivity Forum
  • TNI: Proficiency Testing Expert Committee (Continued)
  • TNI: Radiochemistry Expert Committee
  • TNI: Whole Effluent Toxicity Expert Committee


5:30 - 7:00 Opening Reception and Exposition



Tuesday, July 14

8:00 - 5:00 Poster Session and Exposition

8:00 Welcome

8:15 - 8:45 Keynote Address: A Data Warehouse Approach to Managing and Querying Environmental Data
Ben Shorr, Physical Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

9:00 - 12:00 Concurrent Sessions

  • NEMC: Best Practices for Reference Materials
  • NEMC: Contaminated Sediments
  • NEMC: Forensic Chemistry
  • TNI: Assessment Forum
  • TNI: Chemistry Expert Committee
  • TNI: Microbiology Expert Committee

 

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Provided


1:00 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions

  • NEMC: Advances in Sample Preparation and Clean-up
  • NEMC: Air Methods & Monitoring (Session 1)
  • NEMC: Solid Phase Extraction Comes of Age: A Review of the ILI SPE Demonstration Project
  • TNI: Assessment Forum (Continued)
  • TNI: Chemistry Expert Committee (Continued)
  • TNI: Proficiency Testing Program Executive Committee

 

5:30 - 7:30 Innovative New Technology Showcase

Wednesday, July 15

8:00 - 5:00 Poster Session and Exposition

8:15 Welcome

8:30 - 12:00 General Session: Big Data: Environmental Measurement and Monitoring Data in the 21st Century

  • Federal Perspective: Stan Meiburg, Acting Deputy Administrator, USEPA
  • Regulated Industry Perspective: Jennifer Glasgow, Chief Privacy Officer, Acxiom Corporation
  • Academic Perspective: Rayid Ghani, Research Director at the Computation Institute and Senior Fellow, University of Chicago
  • Citizen Perspective: Citizen Perspective: Anthony P. Garcia, Attorney, Chicago Council on Global Affairs


12:00 - 1:00 Lunch on Your Own

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  • Advances in Elemental Analysis Technology for Environmental Testing Labs


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  • Atmospheric Pressure Gas Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (APGC-MS/MS) - an Alternative Analytical Tool for Chemical Warfare Agents, Explosives, and other Related Compounds in Environmental Matrices


1:00 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions

  • NEMC: Air Methods & Monitoring (Session 2)
  • NEMC: The 2015 TNI Laboratory Standard
  • NEMC: Data Management and Quality (Session 1)
  • NEMC: Topics in Drinking Water (Session 1)
  • TNI: Mentor Session
  • TNI: Non-Governmental Accreditation Body Recognition Committee
  • TNI: Stationary Source Audit Sample Committee


6:30 - 10:00 Lake Michigan Dinner Cruise


Thursday, July 16

8:00 - 5:00 Poster Session

8:00 Welcome

8:15 - 8:45 Keynote Address: Navigating the ‘Big Data’ Movement - New Value for Hard Problems,
Blair Deaver, Senior GIS Analyst/Programmer, GeoEngineers, Inc.

9:00 - 12:00 Concurrent Sessions

  • NEMC: Air Methods & Monitoring (Session 3)
  • NEMC: Collaborative Efforts to Improve Environmental Monitoring (Session 1)
  • NEMC: Operational and Advocacy Issues Impacting the Environmental Laboratory Industry
  • NEMC: Topics in Drinking Water (Session 2)
  • NEMC/TNI: NEMC Steering Committee and Conference Planning
  • TNI: Field Activities Committee and NEFAP Executive Committee
  • TNI: NELAP Accreditation Council and Laboratory Accreditation System Executive Committee

 

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch Provided


1:30 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions

  • NEMC: Changing the Paradigm for Water Pollution Monitoring
  • NEMC: Collaborative Efforts to Improve Environmental Monitoring (Session 2)
  • NEMC: Data Management and Quality (Session 2)
  • NEMC: Topics in Shale Gas
  • TNI: Advocacy Committee
  • TNI: Consensus Standards Development Program Executive Committee
  • TNI: Laboratory Accreditation System Executive Committee
  • TNI: NELAP Accreditation Council
  • TNI: General Session (Committee Chairs Report)

 

Monday, July 13


Keynote Speaker
Paris Collingsworth
8:15Scaling Up Ecosystem Monitoring in the Great Lakes
Paris Collingsworth, Purdue University
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NEMC Concurrent Sessions

Academic Research Topics in Environmental Measurement and Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Bob Wyeth; Tarun Anumol, Agilent Technologies (University of Arizona)

9:00 Development of a Sensitive Headspace-Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Method for Off-Flavor Compounds in Water
DeLauren McCauley, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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9:30 Preliminary Testing Results of Sensor for Speciating Benzene, Toluene, and Ethylbenzene/Xylenes in Groundwater
Rachel Mohler, Chevron ETC
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10:30 Historic Mussel Shells Illuminate Legacy Contaminant Patterns Over the Past 1000 Years
W. Aaron Shoults-Wilson, Roosevelt University
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11:00 Characterization of Effluent Organic Matter (EfOM) Using Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC) Using Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (Q-TOF-MS) and Diode Array Detector (DAD)-Fluorescence Detector (FLD)
Minkyu Park, University of Arizona
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11:30 GC-QToF Analysis of Glucocorticoid Transformation Products in Water
Sheena Young, University of Arizona
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Current Topics in Microbiology
Session Chair(s): Patsy Root, IDEXX
9:00 Use of Innovative Enzymatic Methods for the Determination of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Spas, Pools and Hospital Waters
Gil Dichter, IDEXX
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9:25 Bacillus anthracis in American Soils: From Sample Collection to Data Application
Erin Silvestri, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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9:50 Duplicate Sample Testing and Evaluation for the Microbiology Laboratory
Debra Waller, NJDEP
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10:30 Using qPCR as a Rapid Detection Method for Determining Nitrification and Data Incorporation into a Nitrification Potential Index (NPI) in a South Texas Distribution System
Gabriel Ramirez, City of Corpus Christi
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11:00 Microbiological Quality Control: Why Do We Bother?
Colin Fricker, CRF Consulting Ltd
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11:30 Cryptosporidium Methods - Best Practices and Useful Tips
Brett Brewin, IDEXX Technologies Limited
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LIMS Implementation Issues
Session Chair(s): Robert Benz, Khemia Software Inc.
9:00 LIMS Implementation: Ensuring Success Through Pre-Purchase Diligence and a Post-Go-Live Responsibility Matrix
Jennifer Shackelford, City of Portland, OR
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9:30 Quantum TIME Savings with LIMS Deployment
Devender Gandhi, Accelerated Technology Laboratories
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10:30 LIMS and Instrument Integration: The Perfect Relationship?
Elizabeth Turner, North Texas Municipal Water District
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11:00 The Technology and Security Behind LIMS in the Cloud
William Pingpank, Ethosoft, Inc.
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11:30 One Lab's LIMS Journey from Paper-Based to Paperless Productivity
Peter Schulert, ESC Lab Sciences
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Satisfying Method and Program Requirements to Comply with SDWA and CWA Regulations
Session Chair(s): Dan Hautman, USEPA
9:00 Introduction To Session
Daniel Hautman, USEPA, OW, OGWDW, SRMD, Technical Support Center (TSC)
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9:15 Drinking Water Analytical Method and Program Requirements: Roles and Responsibilities, Analytical Method Approval, and Effective Regulatory Oversight
Daniel Hautman, USEPA, OW, OGWDW, SRMD, Technical Support Center (TSC)
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10:30 How Clean Water Analytical Methods are Applied to Protect Water Quality
Janet Goodwin, USEPA, OW, OST, EAD, Technology & Statistics Branch (TSB)
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11:15 Analytical Test Method Requirements: An Enforcement Perspective
James Morgan, USEPA, OECA, Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training
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12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Provided

Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board Meeting

EPA’s Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) will meet from 1:00 - 5:00 on Monday,July 13. ELAB is managed in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to solicit consensus advice on issues such as:

  • Enhancing EPA’s measurement programs; and
  • Facilitating the operation and expansion of a national environmental laboratory accreditation program.

All ELAB meetings are open to the public.



NEMC Concurrent Sessions

Field Analytical Chemistry
Session Chair(s): Doug Later; William LaCourse, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1:00 Portable Instrumentation for On-site Chemical Analyses
Chris Lennard, University of Western Sydney
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1:25 Measurements to Characterize Biodegradation of Volatile Organic Compounds in Field Samples and Experiments
Michelle Lorah, U.S. Geological Survey
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1:50 High Density Air Sensors: The Power of Next Generation Monitoring for Better Human and Environmental Health
William Goodman, PerkinElmer
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2:15 Rapid Field Sampling Solutions for On-Site Analysis Using Field Portable GC/MS
Chuck Sadowski, Torion Technologies
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2:40 Field-Portable GC-MS for Human Exposure Assessment
Philip Smith, U.S. Department of Labor - OSHA
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3:30 Development of a GC-MS Organic Aerosol Monitor (OAM) for In-Field Detection of Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds
Paul Cropper, Brigham Young University
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4:00 High Performance Ion Mobility Spectrometry – An Ideal Field Analytical Instrument
Ching Wu, Excellims Corporation
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4:30 Reducing False Positives When Monitoring for Low Concentrations of Airborne Organic Chemicals in the Workplace
Gary Sides, Battelle
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High Performance Liquid Chromatography in Environmental Monitoring
Session Chair(s): David Kennedy, Phenomenex
1:00 Analysis of Matrix-Specific Environmental Samples for CWA Degradation Products
Stuart Willison, EPA
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1:25 Rapid Trace Analysis of Synthetic Pyrethroids in Stormwater Using Online Preconcentration Followed by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
David Schiessel, Babcock Laboratories
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1:50 Highly Sensitive Detection of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in Water Using Agilent 6495 Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
Craig Marvin, Agilent Technologies, Inc.
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2:15 Challenges in Analyzing 7 Hormones in Drinking Water System Using Automated SPE and LC/MS/MS
Lily Sanchez, Orange County Water District
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2:40 Improved Method for the Determination of Haloacetic Acids in Drinking Water by HPLC-MS/MS
Agustin Pierri, Weck Laboratories, Inc.
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3:30 Rapid Analysis of Gyphosate and AMPA in Water Using Fully-Automated Online SPE LC-MS/MS
Tarun Anumol, Agilent Technologies, Inc.
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4:00 Analysis of Microcystins in Drinking Water by LC/MS/MS and ELISA
Yingbo C. Guo, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
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4:30 Analysis of Human Hormones in Drinking Water Using Solid Phase Extraction and Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Richard Jack, Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Method 8260 Productivity Forum
Session Chair(s): Mark Bruce, TestAmerica Inc.
1:00 Monitoring Water Quality by Passive Sampling and GC×GC–TOF MS with Variable-Energy Electron Ionisation (Poster)
Nicola Watson, Markes International
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1:10 Overcoming Cost and Supply: Let’s Use Nitrogen
Lee Marotta, PerkinElmer Instruments
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1:20 Exploration of Suitable Alternatives for GC/MS He Carrier Gas Conservation
Dwain Cardona, Thermo Scientific
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1:30 Approaches to Optimize Volatiles Analysis per EPA Method 8260 (Poster)
Craig Marvin, Agilent Technologies, Inc.
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1:40 Performance Enhancement of Volatile Organic Compounds in Water by EPA Method 8260 with Extended Dynamic Range Using Fast, Sensitive Capillary Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (Poster)
Brahm Prakash, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.
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1:50 A Single Calibration Method for Water and Soil Samples Performing EPA Method 8260 (Poster)
Anne Jurek, EST Analytical
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2:00 New Sample Processor for GC-MS Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Water and Soil Matrices (Poster)
Scott Hazard, OI Analytical
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5:30 - 7:00

Opening Reception and Exposition

Tuesday, July 14


Keynote Speaker
Ben Shorr
8:15A Data Warehouse Approach to Managing and Querying Environmental Data
Ben Shorr, NOAA
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NEMC Concurrent Sessions

Best Practices for Reference Materials
Session Chair(s): Joe Konschnik, Restek

9:00 CRM’s and the Dilemma of the 2nd Source
Shawn Kassner, Phenova, A Phenomenex Company
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9:30 Improving Data Defensibility Using CRMs
Tom Widera, ERA
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10:30 Development of a Soil Reference Material Using Eastern US Sources (NIST SRM 2706)
Stuart Nagourney, Nagourney
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12:00 Pitfalls of Using Non-Standard Standards
Mark Bruce, TestAmerica
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11:30 Application of Site Specific Samples as On-Site Reference Material
Jennifer Richardson, The Dow Chemical Company
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Collaborative Efforts to Improve Environmental Monitoring
Session Chair(s): L.Walker, USEPA; William Lipps, Shimadzu
9:00 Expedited Method Approval of Alternate Test Procedures for the Analysis of Contaminants Under the Safe Drinking Water Act
Daniel Hautman, USEPA, OW, OGWDW, SRMD, Technical Support Center (TSC)
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9:30 Clean Water Act (CWA) Methods Activities
Adrian Hanley, USEPA-OW-OST-EAD
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10:30 Sensing the Environment: Environmental Sensor Outreach in the Classroom
Rachel McIntosh-Kastrinsky, ASPPH/USEPA
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11:00 What's New in Standard Methods?
Andy Eaton, Eurofins Eaton Analytical
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11:30 ASTM D19 Method Validation Procedures
William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
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Forensic Chemistry
Session Chair(s): Kitty Kong, Chevron
9:00 Modeling Petroleum Hydrocarbon Degradation - Part I: Gasoline Statistics and Pattern Assemblage
Michael Wade, Wade Research, Inc.
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9:30 Fugitive Methane Forensics
Alan Jeffrey, Zymax Forensics
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10:30 Environmental Forensics: Why Current GC/MS Methods Produce Inaccurate Concentrations of Alkylated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) and Sulfur Heterocycles (PASH)
Nicholas Wilton, Tufts University
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11:00 Analysis of Petroleum Metabolites in Groundwater Using GCxGC-TOFMS
Rachel Mohler, Chevron Energy Technology Company
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11:30 Mixed Halogen Dioxins and Furans in Controlled Burn Samples Determined Using Gas Chromatography-Ion Mobility
Douglas Stevens, Waters Corporation
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12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Provided


NEMC Concurrent Sessions

Advances in Sample Preparation and Clean-up
Session Chair(s): Michael Flournoy, Eurofins Frontier Global Sciences, Inc.; Zoe Grosser, Horizon Technology
1:00 Solid Phase Extraction as Another Tool in the Laboratory
Bill Jones, Horizon Technology, Inc.
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1:30 Total Alpha Emitting Radium with Filters
Tom Patten, Inter-Mountain Labs
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2:00 Use of Micro Scale Solid Phase Extraction and Automated Clean Up in POPs Analysis of Human Milk and Serum
Ruud Addink, Toxic Report
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2:30 Increase Analyte and Solvent Recoveries for US EPA 8082
Jason Wagner, Buchi Corporation
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3:30 Automating Solid Phase Extraction and Florisil Clean-up for Organichlorine Pesticides and PCB Aroclors
Tom Hall, FMS, Inc
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4:00 Combining Solid Phase Microextraction and Derivatization for Analysis of THC and Metabolite in Surface Waters
Katherine Stenerson, Sigma-Aldrich/Supelco
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4:30 Modified Sample Clean-up for Combined POPs Using Automated Multi-Column Fractionation and Analytical Optimization
Tom Hall, FMS, Inc
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Air Methods & Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Nicola Watson, Markes International; Michael Flournoy, Eurofins Frontier Global Sciences, Inc.; Deb Gaynor, Phoenix Chemistry Services; Wayne Whipple, USEPA, Region 5
1:00 Management and Interpretation of Real-Time Data Collected by US EPA's Environmental Air Radiation Monitoring Network (RadNet)
Daniel Askren, US Environmental Protection Agency
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1:30 The National Atmospheric Deposition Program’s Ammonia Monitoring Network (NADP/AMoN)
Christopher Lehmann, National Atmospheric Deposition Program
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2:00 Using Spectral Averaging and Signal Processing to Leverage Existing Short-term Fence Line UV Spectroscopic Data to Retrieve Accurate, Long-term Gas Concentrations to Meet New Monitoring Goals
Robert Crampton, Argos Scientific, Inc.
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2:30 Passive Monitoring – A Guide to Sorbent Tube Sampling for EPA Method 325
Nicola Watson, Markes International
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3:30 Next Generation Ambient Air Monitoring for Benzene and Toluene Compared with Traditional Methods at the Fenceline of an Indiana Oil Refinery
Wayne Whipple, USEPA Region 5
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4:00 Designing a Fence Line Monitoring Program to Detect Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) on a Real-Time Basis
Brent Olive, University of North Alabama
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4:30 Use of Passive PM Samples in Source Apportionment
Suresh Raja, ENERCON Services, Inc.
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Solid Phase Extraction Comes of Age: A Review of the ILI SPE Demonstration Project
Session Chair(s): David Kennedy, Phenomenex; Zoe Grosser, Horizon Technology
1:00 Overall Study Results
Shawn Kassner, Phenova
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1:40 Advances in Sample Preparation for Semivolatile Analysis per EPA Method 625
Craig Marvin, Agilent Technologies, Inc.
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2:00 EPA 625: Base, Neutral, Acid Semi-volatiles in Municipal and Industrial Waste Water by Solid Phase Extraction
Tom Hall, Fluid Management Systems
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2:20 Analysis of Semi-Volatiles in Wastewater Using Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction
John Stuff, GERSTEL, Inc
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2:40 Horizon Technology Participation in the ILI SPE US EPA Method 625 Study
Zoe Grosser, Horizon Technology, Inc.
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3:30 Improved EPA 625 Analysis Using Large-Particle Solid Phase Extraction
Tim Anderson, Phenomenex
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3:50 The Application of Solid Phase Extraction in EPA Method 625 for Synthetic Wastewater and TCLP Leachate Samples
Xiaoyan Wang, UCT
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4:40 The Independent Laboratory Institute: A Collaborative Approach for the Advancement of Environmental Monitoring
David Kennedy, David Kennedy and Associates
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5:30 - 7:30

Innovative New Technology Showcase

Wednesday, July 15

Plenary
Stan Meiburg
8:15Big Data - Federal Perspective
Stan Meiburg, USEPA Headquaters
Jennifer Barrett-Glasgow
9:00Big Data - Regulated Industry Perspective: Privacy Considerations and Big Data, Friends or Foes
Jennifer Barrett-Glasgow, Acxiom Corporation
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Rayid Ghani
10:30Big Data - Academic Perspective
Rayid Ghani, University of Chicago
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Anthony Garcia
11:15Big Data - Citizen Perspective
Anthony Garcia, Chicago Council on Global Affairs - Emerging Leaders Class 2014
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12:00 - 1:00

Lunch on Your Own

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Agilent Technologies logoFree Lunch Seminar with Agilent Technologies

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  • Streamline your Sample Preparation Process



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Waters Corporation logo
Free Lunch Seminar with Waters Corporation

  • Utilizing GC-Atmospheric Pressure Ionization Followed by MS/MS for the Improved Analysis of Mixed-halo Dioxins and Furans




NEMC Concurrent Sessions

Air Methods & Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Nicola Watson, Markes International; Michael Flournoy, Eurofins Frontier Global Sciences, Inc.; Deb Gaynor, Phoenix Chemistry Services; Wayne Whipple, USEPA, Region 5
1:30 EPA Method 8 Issues
Tom Widera, ERA
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2:00 The Crystalline Silica Conundrum
Caroline Tuit, Gradient
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2:30 Developing an Alternative Method Process for Air Toxics
Lara Phelps, USEPA
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3:30 Improving Confidence in the TO-15 Atmospheric Analysis at Trace Concentrations
Wayne Whipple, US EPA Region 5 Chicago Regional Laboratory
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4:00 Canister Cleaning Practices and Blank VOC Concentrations
Jason Herrington, Restek
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4:30 Direct Analysis of Air Samples by GC and GC/MS
Paul Macek, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.
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Data Quality
Session Chair(s): Christina Hiegel, Trihydro Corporation; Kim Watson, Stone Environmental; Polly Newbold, ddms Inc.; Brooke Roecker, ddms Inc.; Jeri Rossi, ddms Inc.
1:30 Electronic Data Exchange and Evaluation System (EXES)
Nazy Abousaeedi, CSC
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2:00 More than a Buzzword: Big Data in the Environmental Arena
Brooke Roecker, ddms, inc.
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2:30 Surfacing & Solving Problems: Data Mining for Continuous Improvement
Maria Friedman, TestAmerica
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3:30 Ensuring Competent Sample Collection
Marlene Moore, Advanced Systems, Inc.
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4:00 Demonstration of Competency Using the NEFAP-TNI Accreditation Program for a Field Sampling and Measurement Organization (FSMO)
Kim Watson, Stone Environmental Inc.
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4:30 Environmental Samples Holding Time Studies with Alternative Preservation Strategy
Deyuan Kong, Chevron Energy Technology Company
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The 2015 TNI Laboratory Standard
Session Chair(s): Jerry Parr, TNI; Ken Jackson, TNI
1:30 The Standards Development and Implementation Process
Bob Wyeth, Independent Consultant
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2:00 Changes to the Proficiency Testing Standards
Shawn Kassner, Phenova
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2:30 Changes to the Quality Systems Standard
Paul Junio, Northern Lake Service, Inc.
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3:30 Changes to the Chemistry Standard
Richard Burrows, TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc.
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4:00 Changes to the Microbiology Standard
Robin Cook, City of Daytona Beach EML
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4:30 Changes to the Radiochemistry Standard
Bob Shannon, Quality Radioanalytical Support
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Topics in Drinking Water
Session Chair(s): Andy Eaton, EatonEurofins; Joe Romano, Waters
1:30 Adopted and Proposed ASTM Methods for the Analysis of Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs), Select Pesticides and a Biocide Using Quick Sample Extraction/Preparation Followed by UPLC/MS/MS Analysis
Lawrence Zintek, US EPA
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2:00 Assessing Beyond LC-MS-MS Using Q Exactive HRAM for Routine EPA Drinking Water Methods
Ali Haghani, EEA
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2:30 Analysis of Organic Iodine in Drinking Water
David Reckhow, UMass
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3:30 Analysis of Microcystins RR, LR and YR in Bottled, Tap and Surface Water by 2D LC/MS/MS
Juliette Smith, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
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4:00 Rapid and Accurate Analysis of Microcystins Using UPLC/MS/MS
Yongtao Li, Eurofins Eaton Analytical, Inc.
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6:30 - 10:00 Lake Michigan Dinner Cruise

Thursday, July 16


Keynote Speaker
Blair Deaver
8:15Navigating the ‘Big Data’ Movement - New Value For Hard Problems
Blair Deaver, GeoEngineers, Inc.
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NEMC Concurrent Sessions

Air Methods & Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Nicola Watson, Markes International; Michael Flournoy, Eurofins Frontier Global Sciences, Inc.; Deb Gaynor, Phoenix Chemistry Services; Wayne Whipple, USEPA, Region 5

9:00 Soil Gas: Are Targets Being Missed?
Lee Marotta, PerkinElmer Instruments
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9:25 Real Time Analysis and Resolution of the Vapor Intrusion Pathway at an Active School
David Gillay, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
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9:50 Harmonising Analysis of VOCs from Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation
Caroline Widdowson, Markes International
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10:30 Passive Sampling Demonstration/Validation for Vapor Intrusion Assessments
Todd McAlary, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
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11:00 Measuring Naphthalene for a Vapor Intrusion Study: Two Methods Deployed at a Former Wood Treating Site
Michelle Kerr, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Contaminated Sediments
Session Chair(s): David Thal, Environmental Standards; Pat McIsaac, TestAmerica
9:00 One Step Extraction, Clean Up and Direct-to-vial Concentration for PCBs in Soil and Sediment
Ruud Addink, Toxic Report
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9:30 Improvement of a Cr(VI) Extraction Method for Chromite Ore Processing Residue-Contaminated Materials
Christopher Mills, U.S. Geological Survey
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10:30 Acceptance and Use of Passive Sampler Data in Regulatory Environments
David Thal, Environmental Standards, Inc.
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11:00 Application of Passive Sampling for Measuring Dissolved Concentrations of Organic Contaminants in the Water Column at Three U.S. EPA Marine Superfund Sites
Robert Burgess, U.S. EPA
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Operational and Advocacy Issues Impacting the Environmental Laboratory Industry
Session Chair(s): Dave Speis, QC Laboratories
9:00 California Dreaming: Laboratory Expectations for Meaningful State ELAP Reform
Allison Mackenzie, Babcock Laboratories, Inc.
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9:25 CA ELAP: New Opportunities and Initiatives to Strengthen California’s Laboratory Accreditation Program
Christine Sotelo, California Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program
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9:50 Why Are We Here? A History of Environmental Injustice and Regulation
Judy Morgan, ESC Lab Sciences
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10:30 Technical Jargon: Communicating Complex Data and Information Effectively
Alexandra Chrystal, California State University, Fullerton
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11:00 Solvent Emission Reduction in the Modern Environmental Laboratory
Bill Jones, Horizon Technology, Inc.
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Topics in Drinking Water
Session Chair(s): Andy Eaton, EatonEurofins; Joe Romano, Waters
9:00 Rapid Analysis of Haloacetic Acids, Bromate and Dalapon by Ion-chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (IC-MS/MS) in Drinking Water
Tarun Anumol, Agilent Technologies, Inc.
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9:30 The Use of 2-D IC for the Determination of Haloacetic Acids in Drinking Water - Redux.
Richard Jack, Thermo Fisher Scientific
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10:30 Automated Low Background Solid Phase Extraction of Perfluorinated Compounds in Water
Greg Jeter, Fluid Management Systems
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11:00 Success Using Alternative Carrier Gases Using EPA Volatile Methods
Lee Marotta, PerkinElmer Instruments
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11:30 Evaluation of Field Flow Fractionation-ICP-MS and Single Particle-ICP-MS for Nanoparticle Characterization
Richard Jack, Thermo Fisher Scientific
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12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Provided


NEMC Concurrent Sessions

Changing the Paradigm for Water Pollution Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Earl Hansen, TNI; David Kennedy, Phenomenex
1:00 A Novel Approach for Monitoring Chemical Markers of Human Activity in Wastewater Using LC-MS/MS with On-line SPE
Agustin Pierri, Weck Laboratories, Inc.
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1:25 The Development of Methodology Addressing the European Water Framework Directive 2013/39/EU
Claudia Martins, Thermo Fisher Scientific
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1:50 Suggested QA/QC Practices for On-line Analyzers
William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
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2:15 Advances in Online Optical Monitoring of BOD/cBOD in Wastewater
Chris Russo, ZAPS Technologies Inc.
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2:40 When Your Analysis Gets Rough You Need New Stuff
William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
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3:30 Reliable Determination of Cyanide in Water—A Modest Proposal
Michael Delaney, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)
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4:00 Simultaneous Analysis of Full Scan Method 625 Semi-Volatiles and MRM Method 608 Pesticides by GCMSMS in a Single Extract
William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
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4:30 New Possibilities for Targeted and Untargeted Contaminant Analysis in Environmental Samples
Dwain Cardona, Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Collaborative Efforts to Improve Environmental Monitoring
Session Chair(s): L.Walker, USEPA; William Lipps, Shimadzu
1:00 Working with the New MDL
Richard Burrows, TestAmerica
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1:25 Method Validation Across Disciplines: Biotechnology for Green Analytical Chemistry
Ellen R Campbell, NECi
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1:50 Performance Characteristics of Different Sample Preparation Methods
Richard Burrows, TestAmerica
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2:15 Independent Laboratory Institute Efforts to Mobilize the Environmental Community to Work Collaboratively with Government Agencies
David Friedman, Independent Laboratories Institute
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2:40 A Brief History of EPA’s Criteria for GC/MS Tuning Compounds
Harry McCarty, CSC
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3:30 Fast GC-TOFMS with Select-eV Ionisation for High-Throughput Screening of Environmental Contaminants
Nicola Watson, Markes International
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4:00 The Implementation of a Screening Workflow for Ion Mobility Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometric Analysis of PFOS Isomers
Kenneth Rosnack, Waters Corporation
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4:30 Demonstration of Metaproteomic and Metagenomic Technologies for Advanced Monitoring of Bioremediation Performance
Kate Kucharzyk, Battelle Memorial Institute
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Data Quality
Session Chair(s): Christina Hiegel, Trihydro Corporation; Kim Watson, Stone Environmental; Polly Newbold, ddms Inc.; Brooke Roecker, ddms Inc.; Jeri Rossi, ddms Inc.
1:00 Best Practices for Development and Use of Data Screening Values and Clean-up Objectives
Christina Hiegel, Trihydro
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1:25 Data Validity and Usability in the RIFS Process
Christina Mott Frans, EcoChem, Inc.
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1:50 Understanding PT Statistical Analysis and Evaluation
Craig Huff, ERA
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2:15 The Use of Single and Double Blind Performance Test Samples in Evaluating Laboratory Performance
John Phillips, Ford Motor Company
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2:40 Assessing Calibration-Related Measurement Bias Near the Limit of Quantitation
Troy Strock, US Environmental Protection Agency
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3:30 Oil and Grease Measurement Improvement for Better Auditability
Zoe Grosser, Horizon Technology, Inc.
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4:00 The Use of Deuterated Monitoring Compounds to Monitor Method Performance by the USEPA Contract Laboratory Program
Charles Appleby, OSWER/OSRTI/Analytical Services Branch
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4:30 Integrating EPA sampling Protocols into ISO 17025 Standards for Consistency of Quality of Data for Ambient Air Monitoring Field Laboratories.
Mark Wicking-Baird, Argos Scientific Inc.
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Topics in Shale Gas
Session Chair(s): Kesavalu Bagawandoss, Intertek; Dave Gratson, Environmental Standards Inc.
1:00 Marcellus Shale Coalition Dissolved Methane Method Study
Rock Vitale, Environmental Standards, Inc.
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1:25 ASTM Work Item 43267 Standard Test Method for Dissolved Gases
Anne Jurek, EST Analytical
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1:50 Nonionic Surfactant Analysis from Marcellus Shale Flowback Waters Using LC-High Resolution Accurate Mass Detection
Richard Jack, Thermo Fisher Scientific
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2:15 Accurate Mass Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing Waters
Craig Marvin, Agilent Technoloiges, Inc.
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2:40 Changes in Soil Quality, Land-Use/Land-Cover (LULC), and Ecosystem Services Associated with Frac Sand Mining in the Northern Mississippi Valley
Ted Auch, The FracTracker Alliance, Cleveland State University
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3:30 Identity and Toxicological Profile of Biocides Used in Hydraulic Fracturing – Analytical Data Considerations for Use in Risk Assessment
Andrew Pawlisz, Conestoga-Rovers & Associates
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4:00 Tracking Oil Well Drilling Dynamics in the United States
Caleb Gallemore, Northeastern Illinois University
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4:30 Ramification of Current and Future Production, Resource Utilization, and Land-Use change in the Ohio Utica Shale Basin
Ted Auch, The FracTracker Alliance, Cleveland State University
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Tuesday-Wednesday

Analysis of N-nitrosamines in Water by Gas Chromatography, Electron Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry (Poster)
Dale Walker, Agilent Technologies, Inc.
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Determination of 2-Methylisoborneol and Geosmin in Water Using Solid Phase Micro Extraction (Poster)
Anne Jurek, EST Analytical
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Analysis of 1,4-Dioxane by Extraction and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (Poster)
Nazy Abousaeedi, CSC
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Solvent Recovery and Strategies to Re-Use Recovered solvents (Poster)
Natascia Turrà, BÜCHI Labortechnik AG
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Increase Analyte and Solvent Recoveries for US EPA 8082 (Poster)
Jason Wagner, Buchi Corporation
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Method Development for the Fourth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR4) Compounds (Poster)
Xiaoyan Wang, UCT
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Trace Analysis of Semivolatile Compounds in Marine Sediment Using the Agilent 7000 Triple Quadrapole GC/MS (Poster)
Douglas Wood, Environmental Protection Agency
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Benefits of High Resolution Mass Spectrometry in Environmental Analysis (Poster)
Claudia Martins, Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Increased Capabilities for the Analysis of Hormones in Drinking and Waste Water Using SPE and LC/MS/MS (Poster)
Kristen Parnell, Phenomenex
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Use of GC/MS Triple Quadrupole Instrumentation for Nitrosamine Analysis (Poster)
Dwain Cardona, Thermo Scientific
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Assessment and Comparison of Hourly Speciated Atmospheric Nitrogen Measurements with Integrated Methods at CASTNET Site in Beltsville, MD (Poster)
Greg Beachley, US Environmental Protection Agency
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Vortex Mixing Dilution System for ICP and ICP-MS (Poster)
David Clarke, Teledyne CETAC Technologies
Simple Modification of Liquid Chromatographic System to Reduce Perfluorinated Alkyl Acids (PFAAs) Background for EPA Method 537 (Poster)
Lily Sanchez, Orange County Water District
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Environmental Forensics: Employing 2-Dimensional Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GCXGC/MS) to Predict Environmental Weathering of Oil and Tar (Poster)
Nicholas Wilton, Tufts University
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Using GC/MS/MS with High Efficiency Electron Ionization to Reduce Injection Volumes and Sample Extract Volumes for EPA Method 8270 (Poster)
Dale Walker, Agilent Technologies, Inc.
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Application of Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) Coupled with Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) for Simultaneous Speciation Analysis of Arsenic and Selenium in Environmental Samples (Poster)
Craig Marvin, Agilent Technologies, Inc.
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SW- 846: Update for 2015 – 2016 (Poster)
Jim Burden, TechLaw, Inc.
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Liquid Crystal Based Sensors for Environmental Monitoring of Toxic Gases (Poster)
Sheila Robinson, Platypus Technologies
Exposure Science 21: Meeting the Needs of Citizen Scientists (Poster)
Edward Washburn, US EPA
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Analysis of Glufosinate and Glyphosate in Water by HPLC with Post-Column Derivatization (Poster)
Rebecca Smith, Pickering Laboratories, Inc.
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