2023 Technical Program
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The theme of the 2023 conference was "Science and Innovation that Serve the Public Good". It featured over 175 presentations and posters organized into technical sessions from July 31-August 3, 2023.
Air Monitoring, Methods, and Technology
Session Chair(s): Jason Herrington and Jason Hoisington (Restek)
Environmental Forensics
Session Chair(s): Kitty Kong (Chevron) and Kesavalu Bagawondoss (SGS)
Keynote Speaker
| Flush with Insight: The Future of Wastewater Surveillance Adam Gushgari, Eurofins Pandemic Prevention Services | download presentation |
Laboratory Informatics
Session Chair(s): Robert Benz (Clinisys)
Lunch On Your Own
New Organic Monitoring Techniques
Session Chair(s): Charlie Appleby (Retired) and Richard Jack (Phenomenex)
Opening Reception and Exhibition
Operational Issues Impacting the Environmental Laboratory Industry
Session Chair(s): Stacie Crandall (HRSD) and Judy Morgan (Pace Analytical)
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Environment
Session Chair(s): Charles Neslund (Eurofins-Lancaster Laboratories Environmental) and Mike Chang (Restek Corp.)
TNI: Chemistry Expert Committee
Session Chair(s): Michelle Wade, Pace Analytical Services
TNI: Quality Management Systems Expert Committee
Session Chair(s): Debbie Bond, Alabama Power
Welcome and Introduction
Analyzing Microplastics in the Environment
Session Chair(s): Tarun Anumol (Agilent) and Shelly M. Walther (Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts)
Best Management Practices for Environmental Laboratories
Session Chair(s): Andrea Teal (Eurofins) and Elizabeth Turner (Pace Analytical)
| Case Studies of Faulty Laboratory Results Due to a Lack of a Strong Quality Management System Jerry Parr, The NELAC Institute | download presentation |
| Continuous Improvement Within Environmental Testing Laboratories Scott Siders, Illinois Environmental Testing Laboratory Association | download presentation |
| Have You Defined a Fence Line for Your Quality Management System? Elizabeth Turner, Pace Analytical Services, LLC | download presentation |
| Hot Topics for Newly TNI Accredited Laboratories Charles Newton - Mitzi Miller, NSF Laboratories | download presentation |
| Quality Assurance and Compliance Best Practices and Trends Michael Perry, Las Vegas Valley Water District | download presentation |
Crafting Consensus Methods for Environmental Sampling and Measurement
Session Chair(s): William Lipps (Shimadzu Scientific Instruments) and Raul Dominguez (AQMD)
Emerging Environmental Applications for High Resolution Mass Spectrometry
Session Chair(s): Paul Winkler (Retired)
Ensuring Reliable Data
Environmental Monitoring Coalition (EMC)
Session Chair(s): Jerry Parr
Innovative New Technology Showcase
Keynote Speaker
| Successes of the DOD Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program Jordan Adelson, U.S. Navy | download presentation |
Lunch Provided
TNI: Assessment Forum
Session Chair(s): Judy Morgan, Pace Analytical
TNI: Microbiology Committee
Session Chair(s): Cody Danielson, Oklahoma DEQ
Welcome and Introduction
Collaborative Efforts to Improve Environmental Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Lem Walker (USEPA) and William Lipps (Shimadzu Scientific Instruments)
Lunch On Your Own or Attend a Sponsored Luncheon Seminar
New Organic Monitoring Techniques
Session Chair(s): Charlie Appleby (Retired) and Richard Jack (Phenomenex)
Plenary Session
| A Full-CERCLE Approach: Community-Engaged Research Collaborative for Learning and Excellence Alexa Dietrich, US EPA | download presentation |
| Building Trust: Bridging the Gap Between Citizens and Government Lily Tsai, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | download presentation |
| Public and Stakeholder Engagement in Environmental Policy and Decision-making Mahmud Farooque, ASU Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes | download presentation |
| Water AND Heat: Using Community Science to Address Hazard Bias Janice Barnes, Climate Adaptation Partners | download presentation |
TNI: Mentor Session
Session Chair(s): Dorothy Love, Eurofins Lancaster Environmental
TNI: Proficiency Testing Expert Committee
Session Chair(s): Kirstin Daigle, Pace Analytical Services
TNI: Proficiency Testing Program Executive Committee
Session Chair(s): Stacie Crandall, HRSD
Welcome and Introduction
Advances in Sensor Technologies in Environmental Monitoring
Session Chair(s): Jay Gandhi (Metrohm)
Drinking Water
Session Chair(s): Ken Rosnack (Waters) and Yongtao (Bruce) Li (Eurofins)
EPA Program Updates
Session Chair(s): Lara Phelps, USEPA ORD CEMM
| EPA Clean Water Act (CWA) Methods Activities Adrian Hanley, US EPA Office of Water | download presentation |
| Overview and Updates for the Federal Drinking Water Program Daniel Hautman, U.S.EPA, OW, OGWDW, SRMD, TSB | download presentation |
| SW-846 Methods 2023 Updates Troy Strock, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery | download presentation |
Lunch Provided
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Environment
Session Chair(s): Charles Neslund (Eurofins-Lancaster Laboratories Environmental) and Mike Chang (Restek Corp.)
TNI Committee Reports
Session Chair(s): Alfredo Sotomayor, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
TNI: Credentials Committee
Session Chair(s): Ken Brown, City of Escondido
TNI: Field Sampling and Measurement
Session Chair(s): Tracy Szerszen, Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation
TNI: Laboratory Accreditation Body Committee
Session Chair(s): Aaren Alger, Alger Consulting and Training
TNI: Laboratory Accreditation System Executive Committee (LASEC)
Session Chair(s): Maria Friedman, California ELAP
TNI: NELAP Accreditation Council
Session Chair(s): Kristin Brown, Utah DOH
TNI: Training Committee
Session Chair(s): Calista Daigle, Pace Analytical
Welcome and Introduction
Air Monitoring, Methods, and Technology
| Is Tyre Wear an Underestimated Source of Air Pollution? Comprehensive Analysis of Tyre Emissions by Thermal Desorption (TD) and GC-MS | download presentation |
Analyzing Microplastics in the Environment
| Dual Microscopy Technique for the Analysis of Microplastics | download presentation |
Drinking Water
| An Optimized Solid Phase Extraction Procedure for EPA Method 8081 and 8082 Analytes in Water | download presentation |
| Automated Solid Phase Extraction of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products from Water Samples using a Novel Robotic Autosampler | download presentation |
| Shortening Run Times for Perchlorate Determination in Drinking Water Using Refinements in Ion Chromatography | download presentation |
Emerging Environmental Applications for High Resolution Mass Spectrometry
| Enhanced Structural Elucidation of Microcystins by Electron Activated Dissociation (EAD) | download presentation |
New Organic Monitoring Techniques
| Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds in Seawater by Purge and Trap (P&T) Concentration and Detection by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) | download presentation |
| Method Validation of Automated Workflows for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Analysis in Environmental and Food Matrices | download presentation |
| Reducing Sample Volume Extractions for US EPA Method 608.3 | download presentation |
Operational Issues Impacting the Environmental Laboratory Industry
| Automated Analysis of Heavy Metals (Total and Speciation) in Environmental Samples | download presentation |
| GC/MS and GC/MS/MS Analysis of PAHs Using the Hydroinert Source in Challenging Soil Matrix | download presentation |
| Strategies to Contend with Helium Supply Shortages Including a Survey of Semi-volatile Analyses (EPA 8270E) with Helium, Hydrogen and Nitrogen Carrier Gasses by GC/MS and GC/MS/MS. | download presentation |
| Unlock your ICP-MS’s Potential: A New High Throughout, High Performance Configuration | download presentation |
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Environment
| A Comprehensive Workflow Approach for the Determination of PFAS in Wastewater | download presentation |
| An Integrated Molecular Networking Based Non-targeted PFAS Analysis Workflow by High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS) | download presentation |
| An Integrated Solution for Over 100 PFAS Compounds in Drinking and Surface Water by Triple Quadrupole LC/MS | download presentation |
| Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Water and Soil Samples Using Draft EPA Method 1633 with Automated and Semi-Automated Solid Phase Extraction | download presentation |
| Analysis of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Soil and Tissue Using Weak-Anion Exchange SPE and LC-MS/MS Analysis According to EPA Method 1633 | download presentation |
| Comparing Methods Utilized to Test for PFAS in Aqueous Samples: EPA 537.1, EPA 533, ISO 21675 | download presentation |
| Detection of 40+ Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Non-potable Waters Using Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). | download presentation |
| EPA Draft Method 1633 – Performance Demonstration for Enhanced Workflows. | download presentation |
| Evaluation of New Anion Exchange and Synthetic Carbon Sorbents for the Determination of PFAS in Solid Samples Following EPA Method 1633 | download presentation |
| Monitoring Produced Gases From PFAS Removal Technologies | download presentation |
| Rapid, Efficient and High-Throughput Extraction Method of PFAS from Tissue and Soil | download presentation |
| Results and Learnings from Automating the SPE Procedure of EPA Method 1633 | download presentation |
| The Changing PFAS Landscape and EPA Method 1621 | download presentation |
Shale Oil & Gas
| Fast Semi-Automated Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons Cleanup and Analysis | download presentation |
Wastewater Surveillance - State of the Science
| Cartridge Based qPCR. The New Gold Standard for Wastewater Epidemiology. | download presentation |
