2017 Technical Sessions
NEMC 2017 featured over 180 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. Presentations for each of the sessions will be posted on this site, as they become available.
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 7
8:00 Welcome
8:15 Presentation of the 2017 Charlie Carter Award
8:20 - 8:45 Keynote Address
9:00 - 12:00 Concurrent Sessions
- NEMC: Academic Research Topics in Environmental Measurement and Monitoring (Session 1)
- NEMC: Method Update Rule
- NEMC: Overcoming Interferences in Optical ICP Analyses
- NEMC: Topics in Drinking Water
- TNI: Laboratory Accreditation System Executive Committee (LASEC)
- TNI: National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) Accreditation Council
- TNI: Proficiency Testing Program Executive Committee
10:00 - 5:00 Academic Poster Session
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Provided
Dispelling Myths of Citizen Science
Caren Cooper, North Carolina State University
1:00 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions
- ELAB: Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board
- NEMC: Academic Research Topics in Environmental Measurement and Monitoring (Session 2)
- NEMC: Changing the Paradigm for Water Pollution Monitoring
- NEMC: LIMS in the Modern Laboratory
- TNI: Mentor Session: Regulatory Overview and Staff Training
- TNI: Microbiology Expert Committee
- TNI: Quality Systems Expert Committee
- TNI: Stationary Source Audit Sample (SSAS) Expert Committee
5:30 - 7:00 Opening Reception and Exposition
Tuesday, August 8
8:00 - 5:00 Poster Session and Exposition
8:00 Welcome
8:15 - 8:45 Keynote Address: Communicating Science with Data Visualization
Dr. Lisa Leombruni, University of California, Santa Barbara
9:00 - 12:00 Concurrent Sessions
- NEMC: Advances in Sample Preparation and Clean-up
- NEMC: Characterization of Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Environment (Session 1)
- NEMC: Citizen Science
- NEMC: Reinventing Method Validation for Environmental Monitoring
- TNI: Mentor Session: Standard Implementation Issues (Continued)
- TNI: Chemistry Expert Committee
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Provided
1:00 - 3:00 Concurrent Sessions
- NEMC: Characterization of Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Environment (Session 2)
- NEMC: Effectively Communicating Scientific Information
- NEMC: Panel Discussion - Method Development and Approval in the 21st Century
- TNI: Proficiency Testing Expert Committee
- TNI: Radiochemistry Expert Committee
3:30 - 5:30 Innovative New Technology Showcase and Reception
INNOVATIVE NEW TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE 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:
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Wednesday, August 9
8:00 - 5:00 Poster Session and Exposition
8: 15 Welcome
8:30 - 12:00 Plenary Session
8:30 - 9:15 Science Communication 101: Message, Jargon, and Delivering the Perfect Elevator Pitch
Jory Weintraub, Duke University
9:15 - 10:00 Forms and Functions of Storytelling in Science Communication
Liz Neeley, The Story Collider
10:00 - 13:00 BREAK
10:30 - 12:00 Lessons from Creating an Online Outreach Empire
Craig McClain, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch on Your Own, OR Attend a Free Lunch Seminar with:
Agilent Technologies: What’s in Your Water? Trace Determination of Emerging Containments in Environmental Matrices
Craig Marvin and Tarun Anumol, Agilent TechnologiesOR
Restek Corporation: A Web-Based Application for Modeling Gas Chromatographic Separations
Trent Sprenkle, Restek CorporationOR
Waters Corporation: Analysis of Samples for Chemical Warfare Agents, Byproducts, Precursors, and other Compounds of Interest
Joy Ginter, The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC)'s Forensic Analytical Center
1:30 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions
- NEMC: Data Management and Review
- NEMC: Collaborative Efforts to Improve Environmental Monitoring
- NEMC: Harnessing the Challenges in Reinventing California's Laboratory Accreditation Program
- TNI: Consensus Standards Development Program Executive Committee
- TNI: Whole Effluent Toxicity Expert Committee
1:30 - 5:00 Optional Workshop: Science Communication 101
Thursday, August 10
8:00 - 5:00 Poster Session
8:00 Welcome
8:15 - 8:45 Keynote Address: Detecting the Unintended Consequences of Energy and Water Conservation on Water Quality at the Tap
Michele Prevost, Department of Civil, Geological, and Mining Engineering Polytechnique Montreal
9:00 - 12:00 Concurrent Sessions
- NEMC: Ambient Air Measurements
- NEMC: Premise Microbial Testing
- NEMC: Topics in Shale Gas Exploration and Production
- NEMC/TNI: NEMC Steering Committee and TNI Advocacy Committee
- TNI: Laboratory Accreditation Body Expert Committee
- TNI: FIeld Activities Committee
- TNI: National Environmental Field Activities Program Executive Committee
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Provided
Historical Review of Data Qualifiers and QC Formulation
Gary Ward, G. Ward and Associates
1:00 - 5:00 Concurrent Sessions
- NEMC: Advanced Topics in Organic Chemistry
- NEMC: Best Practices in Indoor and Outdoor Air Monitoring
- NEMC: Data Quality
- NEMC: Field Sampling, Measurement and Sensor Technology
- NEMC: Overcoming Legacy Obstacles with Innovative Approaches
- TNI: Microbiology Expert Committee
- TNI: The New ISO/IEC Standards
- TNI: General Session: Committee and Program Reports
Friday, August 11
8:00 Welcome
8:15 - 8:45 Keynote Address: Helping Contaminants Emerge: The Application of High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry to Non-Targeted
Analysis of Organic Pollutants
Dr. P. Lee Ferguson, Duke University
9:00 - 12:00 Concurrent Sessions
- NEMC: Forensic Chemistry
- NEMC: Metals and Metal Speciation Analysis in Environmental Samples
- NEMC: Non-Targeted Compound Screening
- TNI: Advocacy Committee
Keynote Speaker
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| 8:15 | Reflections on 40 Years of Saying Yes (and the Occasional No) Andy Eaton, Eurofins US | download presentation |
Academic Research Topics in Environmental Measurement and Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Tarun Anumol, Agilent Technologies and Bob Wyeth, Independent Consultant
Method Update Rule
Session Chair(s): Jerry Parr, The NELAC Institute and Lem Walker, USEPA Office of Water
Overcoming Interferences in Optical ICP Analyses
Session Chair(s): Mike Shepherd, Shepherd Technical Services and Tom Widera, ERA
| 9:00 | An in depth look at trace metallic impurity determination by ICP-OES Thomas Kozikowski, Inorganic Ventures | download presentation |
| 9:30 | Re-visiting Spectral Correction in ICP-OES Richard Mealy, Wisconsin DNR - Lab Certification | download presentation |
| 10:30 | Kick Interference to the Curb: Tackle ICP-OES Applications with Ease Maura Rury, Thermo Fisher Scientific | download presentation |
| 11:00 | Modern Spectral and Physical Interference Correction in Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Spectroscopy Christine Rivera, Agilent Technologies | download presentation |
| 11:30 | The Investigation of Correction Techniques for Common Interferences in the Analyses of Environmental Samples by ICP-OES Daniel Jones, PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences | download presentation |
Topics in Drinking Water
Session Chair(s): Andy Eaton, Eurofins Eaton Analytical and Joe Romano, Waters Corporation
Lunch Speaker
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| 12:00 | Dispelling Myths of Citizen Science Caren Cooper, North Carolina State University | download presentation |
Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board Meeting EPA's Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) will meet from 1:00 - 5:00 on Monday, August 7. ELAB is managed in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to solicit consensus advice on issues such as:
All ELAB meetings are open to the public. |
NEMC Concurrent Sessions
Academic Research Topics in Environmental Measurement and Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Tarun Anumol, Agilent Technologies and Bob Wyeth, Independent Consultant
Changing the Paradigm for Water Pollution Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Earl Hansen, The NELAC Institute and David Kennedy, Phenomenex, Inc.
LIMS in the Modern Laboratory
Session Chair(s): Robert Benz, Khemia
5:30 - 7:00 |
Opening Reception and Exposition |
Keynote Speaker
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| 8:15 | Communicating Science with Data Visualization Lisa Leombruni, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management University of California, Santa Barbara | download presentation |
Advances in Sample Preparation and Clean-up
Session Chair(s): Michael Flournoy, Eurofins Frontier Global Sciences and Zoe Grosser, Horizon Technology
Characterization of Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Environment
Session Chair(s): Mark Bruce, TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc. and Charles Neslund, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environmental, LLC
Citizen Science
Session Chair(s): Jay Benforado, USEPA Office of Research and Development and Leon Vinci, Drexel University
Reinventing Method Validation for Environmental Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Jerry Parr, The NELAC Institute and Lara Phelps, USEPA Office of Science Advisor
| 9:00 | Flexible Approaches for Environmental Monitoring Lara P. Phelps, U.S. EPA, Office of Science Advisor | download presentation |
| 10:30 | Have instrument, make method; How new methods are made and validated William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientfic Instruments | download presentation |
| 10:50 | US EPA 625 Method Validation Study for Automated SPE Disk Application Zoe Grosser, Horizon Technology, Inc. | download presentation |
| 11:10 | The Standard Methods validation process – responding to requests for including new methods. Andy Eaton, Eurofins US | download presentation |
| 11:30 | Addition of Analytical Test Methods to Accreditation Programs Maryam Khosravifard, Division of Drinking Water | CA Water Boards | download presentation |
| 11:45 | Basics of Method Development and Validation Jerry Parr, The NELAC Institute | download presentation |
Characterization of Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Environment
Session Chair(s): Mark Bruce, TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc. and Charles Neslund, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environmental, LLC
| 1:00 | Slippery when wet. Analysis of PFCs in aqueous solutions by ASTM D7979 William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientfic Instruments | download presentation |
| 1:25 | Applying Chemical Molecular Modeling to Predict Environmental Parameters Joseph Golab, Environmental Standards, Inc | download presentation |
| 1:50 | The Analysis of Water for Perfluorinated Compounds using Automated Solid Phase Extraction Zoe Grosser, Horizon Technology | download presentation |
| 2:15 | Analysis of Perfluorinated Compounds in Water Using Automated Solid Phase Extraction Ruud Addink, Fluid Management Systems | download presentation |
| 2:40 | Evaluation of Online SPE sorbents for the Analysis of Perfluorinated Compounds in Aqueous Matrices David Schiessel, Babcock Laboratories, Inc | download presentation |
Effectively Communicating Scientific Information
Session Chair(s): David Friedman, Friedman Consulting
| 1:00 | Improving Scientific Literacy: Best Practices for Communicating Scientific Information Alexandra Chrystal, California State University, Fullerton | download presentation |
| 1:30 | Tools and Techniques for Effective Communication Maria Friedman, State Water Resources Control Board | download presentation |
| 2:00 | A Conversation on Risk Management in Environmental Monitoring and Public Health Labs Andrew Nelson, Sandia National Laboratories | download presentation |
| 2:30 | Filling A Communication Gap: How California ELAP is Regaining Trust from its Stakeholder Communities Katelyn McCarthy, California Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program | download presentation |
Panel Discussion on Method Development and Approval in the 21st Century
Session Chair(s): Judy Morgan, Pace Analytical; Jerry Parr, The NELAC Institute; and Lara Phelps, USEPA Office of Science Advisor
| 1:00 | Panel Discussion on Method Development and Approval in the 21st Century Jerry Parr, The NELAC Institute |
INNOVATIVE NEW TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE 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:
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Plenary Speaker
Session Chair(s): Earl Hansen, The NELAC Institute and Lara Phelps, USEPA Office of Science Advisor
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| 8:30 | Science Communication 101: Message, Jargon and Delivering the Perfect Elevator Pitch Jory Weintraub, Duke University | download presentation |
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| 9:15 | Forms and Functions of Storytelling in Science Communication Liz Neeley, The Story Collider | |
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| 10:30 | Lessons from creating an online outreach empire Craig McClain, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium | download presentation |
Collaborative Efforts to Improve Environmental Monitoring
Session Chair(s): William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments and Lem Walker, USEPA Office of Water
Data Management and Review
Session Chair(s): Christina Hiegel, Trihydro Corporation and Jennifer Richardson, Dow Chemical
| 1:30 | Panel Discussion: Setting the Standard: Developing and Communicating Best Practices for Environmental Data Management Panelists , Sarah Wright, ICEDM Best Management Practices; Brooke Roecker, ddms, Inc.; Kristen Ward, Langan; and Chris Mickle, Cardno Inc. | download presentation |
| 3:30 | Best Practices for Submitting Nutrient Data to the Water Quality eXchange (WQX) Laura Shumway, USEPA | download presentation |
| 4:00 | Electronic Data Exchange and Evaluation System (EXES) Nazy Perkins, CSRA | download presentation |
| 4:30 | EPA's Interoperable Watersheds Network: A New Approach for Publishing Continuous Monitoring Data Dwane Young, U.S. EPA | download presentation |
Harnessing the Challenges in Reinventing California's Laboratory Accreditation Program
Session Chair(s): Christine Sotelo, California ELAP and David Speis, Retired
Keynote Speaker
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| 8:15 | Detecting the unintended consequences of energy and water conservation on water quality at the tap Michele Prevost, Department of Civil, geological and Mining Engineering Polytechnique Montreal | download presentation |
Ambient Air Measurements
Session Chair(s): Jason Herrington, Restek Corporation and Wayne Whipple, USEPA Region 5
Premise Microbial Testing
Session Chair(s): Patsy Root, IDEXX Laboratories and Debra Waller, New Jersey DEP
Topics in Shale Gas Exploration and Production
Session Chair(s): Kesavalu Bagawandoss, TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc. and Dave Gratson, Environmental Standards, Inc.
| 9:00 | Measuring Radioactivity Associated with Solid and Liquid Waste from Marcellus Shale Andrew Nelson, University of Iowa | download presentation |
| 9:30 | Recommended Practices for Baseline Sampling of Dissolved Gases at Water Wells in Areas of Shale Oil & Gas Development. Stephen Richardson, GSI Environmental Inc. | download presentation |
| 10:30 | Dissolved Methane Round Robin Study Results- Phase 2 David Gratson, Environmental Standards | download presentation |
| 11:00 | Update on Improvements to Dissolved Hydrocarbon Gases in Water Analysis Mark Bruce, TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc. | download presentation |
| 11:30 | Removal of Dissolved Gases in Crude Oil and Classification Kesavalu Bagawandoss, TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc. | download presentation |
Lunch Speaker
| 12:00 | Historical Review of Data Qualifiers and QC Formulation Gary Ward, G. Ward Associates | download presentation |
Advanced Topics in Organic Chemistry
Session Chair(s): Charles Appleby, USEPA Office of Land and Emergency Management and David Kennedy, Phenomenex, Inc.
Best Practices in Indoor and Outdoor Air Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Michael Fluornoy, Eurofins Frontier Global Sciences, Inc. and Deborah Gaynor, Phoenix Chemistry Services
Data Quality
Session Chair(s): Polly Newbold, ddms, Inc. and Brooke Roecker, ddms, Inc.
Field Sampling, Measurement and Sensor Technology
Session Chair(s): Reza Karimi, Battelle Memorial Institute and Kim Watson, Stone Environmental
Overcoming Legacy Obstacles with Innovative Approaches
Session Chair(s): David Thal, Environmental Standards
| 2:00 | Why are we doing what we do? Does it really add value? Rusty Vicinie, TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc. | download presentation |
| 2:30 | Lab and Field Practices that Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time Rock Vitale, Environmental Standards, Inc. | download presentation |
| 3:30 | Isotope Dilution – Where it works. Where it doesn’t work. Where we should expand its use. David Thal, Environmental Standards | download presentation |
| 4:00 | Sub-Femtogram Detection of Dioxins and Furans using Tandem Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer Douglas Stevens, Waters Corporation | download presentation |
Keynote Speaker
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| 8:15 | Helping contaminants emerge: The application of high-resolution mass spectrometry to non-targeted analysis of organic pollutants P. Lee Ferguson, Duke University | download presentation |
Forensic Chemistry
Session Chair(s): Michelle Kerr, USEPA Region 5 and Kitty Kong, Chevron Energy Technology Company
| 9:00 | Hunting Down Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater: Benzotriazole Derivatives in the Penn State Wastewater Treatment Plant and Surrounding Areas Kyra Murrell, Penn State University | download presentation |
| 9:30 | High Resolution Site Characterization and Integration with Environmental Forensics
Ileana Rhodes, GSI Environmental | download presentation |
| 10:30 | Red Crabs As Sentinel Organisms of Deepwater Horizon Oil in Gulf of Mexico Sediments Gregory Douglas, NewFields Environmental Forensics | download presentation |
| 11:00 | Incorporation of weathering in PAH source apportionment Caroline Tuit, Gradient | download presentation |
| 11:30 | Analysis of Chemical Warfare Agents: Processes for Unknown Environmental Samples Joy Ginter, US Army Edgewood Chemical & Biological Center | download presentation |
Metals and Metal Speciation Analysis in Environmental Samples
Session Chair(s): Frank McFarland, Brooks Applied Labs
| 9:00 | Matrix Interferences in ICP-MS: Causes, Effects, and Strategies to Reduce or Eliminate Them Ruth Wolf, Perkin Elmer Inc. | download presentation |
| 9:30 | Application of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy to Quantify Beryllium Concentration in Soil Kelsey Culbertson, High Purity Standards | download presentation |
| 10:30 | Fast arsenic speciation analysis of wine and rice with LC-ICP-QQQ. Courtney Tanabe, University of California, Davis; Department of Viticulture and Enology | download presentation |
| 11:00 | Improving data quality for Arsenic and Selenium detection using TQ-ICP-MS in environmental laboratories Maura Rury, Thermo Fisher Scientific | download presentation |
| 11:30 | Modifications to EPA Method 3060A that improve the Cr(VI) extraction efficiency from chromium ore processing residue-contaminated soils Ruth Wolf, Perkin Elmer, Inc. | download presentation |
Non-Targeted Compound Screening
Session Chair(s): David Kennedy, Phenomenex, Inc. and Craig Marvin, Agilent Technologies
Poster-Academic
Session Chair(s): Anne Jurek, EST Analytical
| Assessing mercury accumulation in Alaskan fishes using chemical feeding ecology (Poster) Andrew Cyr, University of Alaska Fairbanks | download presentation | |
| Biopsy punches as a cost effective and efficient tool to monitor mercury in fish muscle (Poster) Hannah Gerrish, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Biology and Wildlife | ||
| Combining a rotating drum and cavity ring down spectroscopy for exploring atmospheric gas-particle interfaces (Poster) Cecilia Smith, Virginia Tech Chemistry Department | ||
| Light Emitting Diode Distance & Ranging Environmental Monitoring System (LEMS) (Poster) Reed Parsons, CRSci |
Poster-Other
Session Chair(s): Anne Jurek, EST Analytical
Poster-Vendor
Session Chair(s): Anne Jurek, EST Analytical
