2024 Preliminary Technical Program
The theme of the 2024 conference will be "Reliable Data for Sound Decision Making". It will feature over 140 presentations and posters organized into technical sessions from August 5-9, 2024.
| 8:15 | The 2024 Charlie Carter Award |
| Location: Grand EFG 8:15 Welcome and Introduction, Lara Phelps, Deputy Director (Acting) USEPA ORM 8:30 Presentation, Judy Morgan, Pace Analytical Services | |
| 9:00 | Air Monitoring, Methods, and Technology |
| Session Chair(s): Jason Herrington (Restek), Jason Hoisington (Restek), and Hannah Calder (Markes) Location: Garden 1&2 | |
| 9:00 | Assessing Diurnal and Spatial Variations of PM2.5 in Urban Environments: A Case Study with Low-Cost Sensors in an Environmental Justice Community Inkyu Han, Temple University College of Public Health |  |
| 9:30 | Automated Monitoring of Organic Ozone Depleting Substances and Greenhouse Gases. Ericka Hachmeister, Markes International, Inc | |
| 11:00 | Making “Sentient” Air Monitors: Automating QA/QC on Open Path Fence Line Monitoring Systems Jonathan Flint, Argos Scientific, Inc. |  |
| 11:30 | Mobile VOC Monitoring on Vehicle and Aircraft Platforms Maya Abou-Ghanem, TOFWERK | |
| 9:00 | Ensuring Reliable Data |
| Session Chair(s): Jerry Parr (The NELAC Institute) and Kyle Power (TriHydro) Location: Garden 3 | |
| 9:00 | Good Practices When Handling Fish Tissue to Avoid Data Reliability Issues: Results from Sample Wrapping and Holding Time Studies Harry McCarty, General Dynamics Information Technology |  |
| 9:30 | Towards Routine Non-Targeted Analysis – Metrics of Data Quality and Acceptance David Schiessel, Babcock Laboratories, Inc. |  |
| 10:30 | Improving the Reliability of Laboratory Testing Paul Junio, The NELAC Institute |  |
| 11:00 | Changes to V1M5: The New TNI Microbiology Standard Cody Danielson, Oklahoma DEQ |  |
| 11:30 | Improving the Reliability of Field Operations Katie Strothman, Sanders Laboratories |  |
| 9:00 | TNI: Assessment Forum |
| Session Moderator: Judy Morgan, Pace Analytical Services and Mitzi Miller, Miller Quality Consulting, LLC Location: Grand EFG “Beyond the Checklist Series - Focus on Preventing Deficiencies” This session will focus on looking beyond the checklist for internal audits and review the deeper questions that should be asked to ensure that each item has been evaluated beyond a simple “yes” or “no”, where necessary. 9:00 Introduction 9:15 Beyond “Yes” or “No” - Peeling Back the Paint, Mitzi Miller, Miller Quality Consulting, LLC Focusing on the proper use of checklists to prevent deficiencies rather than relying on completeness of the yes/no boxes as an indicator of a successful audit. How to use the checklist to ensure that you are seeing more than just the obvious on the surface and when to go at least one step further. 10:00 BREAK 10:30 Effectively Assessing Digital Records, Jeanne Mensingh, Labtopia, Inc. Focusing on understanding digital/electronic records and how to audit the data capture/reporting process and related records to ensure that the data represents the security, detail and traceability necessary to maintain data integrity and completely reconstruct the analysis. In addition, files that require manual entry, related worksheets, and other types of records will be addressed. 11:15 Interactive review of checklist items with audience participation | |
| 9:00 | TNI: Proficiency Testing Program Executive Committee |
| Session Chair(s): Susan Jackson, South Carolina DHEC Location: Garden 4 The purpose of the Proficiency Testing (PT) Program Executive Committee is to establish and maintain a national PT program to support a national environmental accreditation program including establishing Fields of Proficiency Testing (FoPT). – Committee Overview and Introductions – Recent Accomplishments – Subcommittee Updates – SOP – WET FoPT- status of data evaluation – Chemistry FoPT- Drinking Water Fields of Proficiency Testing updates, Radiochemistry 10:00 BREAK – Proficiency Testing Provider Accreditor Annual Reports – A2LA - Nick Slawson – ANAB - Patrick Selig – 2024 Goals and Long-Term Planning – Open Discussion and other items | |
| 1:00 | Analyzing Microplastics in the Environment |
| Session Chair(s): Tarun Anumol (Agilent) and Shelly M. Walther (Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts) Location: Garden 3 | |
| 1:00 | A Comprehensive Approach for Successful Microplastics Analysis William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments |  |
| 1:30 | Developments in QCL-Based Spectroscopy for Rapid Identification of Microplastics Louis Tisinger, Agilent Technologies |  |
| 2:00 | PY-GCMS Analysis of Microplastics Using Nitrogen as an Alternative GCMS Carrier Gas Alan Owens, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments |  |
| 2:30 | Challenges and Opportunities to Forensic Approaches in Microplastics Kelsey Rousteau, NewFields |  8765 (Full Crop-Web Resolution).jpg) |
| 3:30 | High Molecular Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Microplastic Samples Collected Following the Sinking of the Container Ship X-Press Pearl Douglas Stevens, Waters Corporation |  |
| 4:00 | Determination of Micro Plastics in the Environment Using Total Flow Nebulization and Triple Quadrupole ICP-MS Yan Cheung, Agilent Technologies, Inc. |  |
| 4:30 | Optimizing Membrane Filter Selection for Analytical Methods Used to Characterize Microplastics in the Environment Lindsay Lozeau, MilliporeSigma |  |
| 1:00 | Automation & Innovation for Sample Preparation |
| Session Chair(s): Zoe Grosser (retired) and Polly Newbold (ddms) Location: Garden 1&2 | |
| 1:00 | Sample Preparation, Why do I Care? Polly Newbold, ddms, Inc | |
| 1:30 | Inline Filtration and Treatment for Ion Chromatographic (IC) Methods Kyle Nash, Orange County Water District | |
| 2:00 | Advancements in EPH Fractionation: Overcoming Challenges and Enhancing Efficiency Christopher Mitchell, Biotage |  |
| 2:30 | The Automated Extraction of 40 PFAS Compounds from Tissue Samples Alicia Stell, CEM Corporation |  |
| 3:30 | Fully Automated Determination of PFAS in Liquid and Solid Matrices Via Online SPE Coupled to LC-MS/MS: Application to EPA Method 1633 Compound List Lilit Ispiryan, Trajan Scientific and Medical |  |
| 4:00 | Analysis of Semi Volatiles Method by GC/MS/MS with Liquid-liquid Extractions Using ePrep Full Automation for EPA 3511 Alexis Willey, Agilent Technologies |  |
| 4:30 | Semi-Automated Solid Phase Extraction and Analysis of Wastewater with EPA Method 625 Tom Hall, Fluid Management Systems | |
| 1:00 | Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Environment |
| Session Chair(s): Mike Chang (Restek Corp) and Jonathan Thorn (Eurofins-Lancaster Laboratories Environmental) Location: Grand EFG | |
| 1:00 | PFAS in Wild Fish Tissue: Development of a Simple and Robust Extraction Procedure Using Pass-Through Matrix Removal Matthew Giardina, Agilent Technologies |  |
| 1:30 | An Assessment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Great Lakes Fish John Healey, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |  |
| 2:00 | PFAS are Everywhere and Now We Have a Validated Multi-matrix Method 1633 to Find Them Adrian Hanley, USEPA OST |  |
| 2:30 | Validation of Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Wastewater Samples Using EPA Method 1633 with Semi-Automated Solid Phase Extraction Tom Hall, Fluid Management Systems | |
| 3:30 | EPA 1633 - What Happens When Automated Solvent Extraction and Robust LC-MS/MS are Coupled for Soil Analysis Ruth Marfil-Vega, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments |  |
| 4:00 | Automated Workflow for High-throughput PFAS Sample Preparation for Solid Matrices Following EPA Method 1633. Evan Walters, Biotage |  |
| 4:30 | Harnessing the Power of Mass Spectrometry and Automation to Reduce Sample Size, Sample Preparation Time and Increase Laboratory Efficiency Kari Organtini, Waters Corporation |  |
| 1:30 | TNI: Chemistry Expert Committee |
| Session Chair(s): Michelle Wade, Pace Analytical Services Location: Garden 4 The Chemistry Expert Committee is responsible for Module 4 of the TNI laboratory accreditation standard. This includes requirements for the calculation of limits of detection (LOD), limits of quantitation (LOQ), calibration curves, and other related values. 1:30 Welcome and Introductions 1:45 Summary of 2024 Committee Activities to Date 3:00 BREAK 3:30 Open Discussion on Proposed Volume 1 Module 4 Changes | |
| 8:15 | Keynote Speaker |
| Location: Grand EFG 8:00 Welcome, Jerry Parr, The NELAC Institute 8:10 Keynote Speaker Introduction, Guillaume ten Dam, DSP Systems | |
| 8:15 | The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Environmental Testing Agustin Pierri, Weck Laboratories, Inc. |  |
| 9:00 | Emerging Environmental Applications for High Resolution Mass Spectrometry |
| Session Chair(s): Paul Winkler (retired) Location: Garden 1&2 | |
| 9:00 | Overcoming Simple and Complex Matrix Interferences in Environmental Samples by QQQ-ICP-MS Yan Cheung, Agilent Technologies, Inc. |  |
| 9:30 | Breaking Barriers that Limit Non-Targeted Analysis Through Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach Ruth Marfil-Vega, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments |  |
| 10:30 | Using High-Res MS to Explore the Chemical Space of PFAS Captured by Solid-Phase Extraction David Schiessel, Babcock Laboratories, Inc. |  |
| 11:00 | Targeted and Non-Targeted Analysis LC-Orbitrap MS Workflow for Analysis of More than 40,000 PFAS Compounds Cynthia Grim, Thermo Fisher Scientific |  |
| 11:30 | From Trend to Discovery: Temporal Analysis of Contaminants in Watersheds Using High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Kendra Adams, SCIEX |  |
| 9:00 | Laboratory Informatics |
| Session Chair(s): Robert Benz (Clinisys) Location: Garden 3 | |
| 9:00 | Strategic Insights Using Cloud LIMS Bill Pingpank, Ethosoft, Inc. | |
| 9:30 | ALPACA SDMS and Micro ELN©, An Automated Data Management System for Environmental Analysis Devon Morgan, Clark County Water Reclamation District | |
| 10:30 | Assessing Your Needs and Justifying a LIMS Richard Danielson, Confience |  |
| 11:00 | Leveraging Technology to Improve Laboratory Quality Matthew Sica, Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation | |
| 11:30 | LIMS Challenges for a Multi-Site Organization Kevin Carter, Clinisys |  |
| 9:00 | TNI: Laboratory Accreditation Body Committee |
| Session Chair(s): Aaren Alger, Alger Consulting and Training Location: Pacific The Laboratory Accreditation Body Committee develops the standard for operation of laboratory accreditation bodies. 9:00 Introductions 9:15 Progress on Reviewing Comments 10:00 BREAK 10:30 Discussion of Comments Still Needing Resolution 11:30 Feedback from Participants | |
| 9:00 | TNI: Quality Management Systems Expert Committee |
| Session Chair(s): Debbie Bond, Alabama Power Location: Garden 4 The Quality Management Systems Committee develops a standard for the quality management systems in environmental laboratories. The elements of a quality management system include organizational structure, responsibilities, procedures, processes, and resources (e.g., facilities, staff, equipment) for implementing quality management in testing operations. This meeting will focus on: 9:00 Introductions 9:15 Highlights of changes to Volume 1 Module 2 10:00 BREAK 10:30 Updates to Technical Specialist Responsibilities and Qualifications | |
| 1:00 | Environmental Forensics |
| Session Chair(s): Kitty Kong (Chevron) and Kesavalu Bagawandoss (SGS) Location: Garden 3 | |
| 1:00 | Utility of Tier 1 Analysis in Hydrocarbon Forensics Kesavalu Bagawandoss, SGS North America, Inc. |  |
| 1:30 | Use of PIANO Data to Identify Source and Potential Age of Subsurface LNAPL at a Pipeline Terminal. Heather Lord, Environmental Standards Inc. |  |
| 2:30 | Forensics Analysis of PFAS Using Advanced Analytical Techniques Sarah Choyke, Eurofins Environment Testing |  |
| 1:00 | Environmental Monitoring Coalition (EMC) |
| Session Chair(s): Jerry Parr Location: Pacific The EMC develops consensus recommendations and provides advice to federal and state agencies and stakeholder groups that will reflect the opinions and positions of its constituents on issues that include but are not limited to: – Validating and implementing methods for environmental sample collection and analysis; – Encouraging the method performance approach in environmental monitoring and regulatory programs; – Employing a quality systems approach that ensures that environmental monitoring data are reliable; – Facilitating the operation and expansion of a national environmental accreditation program; and – Providing input on specific method implementation and monitoring issues. 1:00 Update on 2023/2024 Activities 1:30 Open Forum The Open Forum will allow attendees to bring issues to the Coalition that need to be addressed. | |
| 1:00 | Innovative Solutions for Water Testing |
| Session Chair(s): Richard Jack (Phenomenex) and Troy Strock (EPA Office of Water) Location: Garden 4 | |
| 1:00 | Amperometric CN - Principles, Practice & Operational Benefits Ilkka Lahdesmaki, FIAlab Instruments, Inc. |  |
| 1:30 | Comprehensive In-situ Planktonic and Aggregate-bound E.coli Monitoring for Reliable Risk Assessment Joyce Wong, Fluidion US Inc. | |
| 2:00 | Method 1621: Determination of Adsorbable Organic Fluorine in Aqueous Matrices by Combustion Ion Chromatography Sarah Bekah Burket, USEPA OST |  |
| 2:30 | The Collaborative Efforts to Develop an EPA Method for 6PPD-Q in Aqueous Matrices Harry McCarty, General Dynamics Information Technology | |
| 1:00 | Metals Analysis |
| Session Chair(s): Joshua Sussman (USGS) and Cecelia O'Connor (USGS) Location: Garden 1&2 | |
| 1:00 | Novel Developments in Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry: How can the Analysis of Complex Samples Be Made Simple? Andy Fornadel, Thermo Fisher |  |
| 1:30 | Chromium VI Analysis Revisited to Respond to Evolving Environmental Regulations Yujing Jiang, SHIMADZU CORPORATION |  |
| 2:00 | Revising Standard Method’s Section 3125 Metals by ICPMS Matthew Sullivan, Minneapolis Water Works Department |
| 2:30 | Improving Sample Throughput for Metals Analysis with Intelligent Automated Standard & Sample Introduction Yan Cheung, Agilent Technologies, Inc. |  |
| 3:30 | Innovative New Technology Showcase |
| Location: Harbor The Innovative New Technology Showcase will feature a five-minute oral presentation describing each new technology followed by a networking session. | |
| 8:30 | Plenary Session |
| Location: Grand EFG 8:00 Welcome, Earl Hansen, The NELAC Institute 8:15 Introduction to Session, Lara Phelps, Deputy Director (Acting) USEPA, ORM | |
| 8:30 | Current Trends in Environmental Programs for Environmental Decision Making Godfrey Uzochukwu, North Carolina A&T State Univ. |  |
| 9:15 | Leading in Sound Evidence-Driven Decision Making: Inspiring Stories from the Field! Brighton Musevenzo, Evidence 4 Impact 360 |  |
| 10:30 | Monitoring for Management: A Modular, Ecosystem Function-based Assessment Framework for Estuaries Christine Whitcraft, California State University Long Beach |  |
| 11:15 | Ensuring Reliable Data Across All EPA Programs Judith Morgan, Pace Analytical Services |  |
| 12:00 | Vendor Lunch Speaker |
| 12:00 | Advancements in Potable Water Analysis with Universal Collision-Reaction Gas Technology Aaron Hineman, Perkin Elmer | |
| 12:00 | GC, LC, and Sample Preparation Advancements for the Analysis of Pesticides and SVOCS Jason Herrington Jason Hoisington, Restek Corporation | |
| 12:00 | Redefine Environmental Analysis with Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Alan Owens, Shimadzu | |
| 1:30 | Collaborative Efforts to Improve Environmental Monitoring |
| Session Chair(s): Lem Walker (USEPA) and William Lipps (Shimadzu) Location: Garden 1&2 | |
| 1:30 | A New Method for the Analysis of Pesticides in Water Samples William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments |  |
| 2:00 | Under Development: Standard Methods 4500 N Part F – Persulfate Digestion and Colorimetry using 2,6-Dimethylphenol Christian Prokisch, MACHEREY-NAGEL |  |
| 2:30 | EPA's Environmental Response Laboratory Network - Preparing for CBRN Incidents Christina Langlois-Miller, US EPA, CBRN CMAT | |
| 3:30 | Real-Time Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds in RO-Based Potable Reuse Aurelie Marcotte, Entanglement Technologies |  |
| 4:00 | Strengthening Collaboration and Coordination for Effective Water Contamination Incident Support Peter Roumeliotis, United States Environmental Protection Agency | |
| 4:30 | Delay Columns: Additional Impacts to Delaying PFAS Present in the Background Ruth Marfil-Vega, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments | |
| 1:30 | The Role of AI in Environmental Analyses |
| Session Chair(s): Agustin Pierri (Weck Labs) and Bob Wyeth (The NELAC Institute) Location: Garden 3 | |
| 1:30 | Make Sense of AI and What it will Mean for Your Lab Stacia Sump, Clinisys |  |
| 2:00 | Facilitating & Improving Environmental Data Analysis: A Machine Learning Approach Ruoji Luo, Agilent Technologies, Inc. |  |
| 3:30 | AI Based Workflows in Environmental Laboratories Matthew Cauthen, Clinisys |  |
| 4:00 | Enhancing Environmental Monitoring Through Advanced Quality Assurance of Ambient Pollutants: Leveraging AI and External Data Sources for System Validation Robert Berge, Argos Scientific |  |
| 4:30 | AI Data Analytics in Environmental Laboratories Matthew Cauthen, Clinisys |  |
| 1:30 | TNI: Mentor Session |
| Session Moderator: Calista Daigle, Pace Analytical Services and Valerie Slaven, Pace Analytical Services Location: Grand EFG “Beyond the Checklist Series - Corrective Action” A checklist is a good tool to use to assist with documenting and performing various tasks within the lab. In fact, many labs have developed checklists as part of their processes to ensure that they meet the requirements. While checklists can be good tools, they rarely include all the information and considerations required to develop effective corrective actions. This session will take an in-depth look at corrective actions, including discussions related to understanding how to effectively and correctly develop them. As part of this session, we will have two presentations, as well as interactive activities. 1:30 Understanding the Deficiency To effectively and correctly determine the root cause and potential corrective action(s) for a deficiency, the lab management must have a clear and complete understanding of the deficiency. This segment of the Session will include a presentation and game/activity related to the topic. The speaker will share insights and techniques for how to fully understand deficiencies given by external auditors. 3:00 BREAK, Sponsored by SEAL Analytical 3:30 Root Cause Analysis: How deep is deep enough? An essential part of developing a corrective action plan is to identify the root cause(s) of the deficiency. Once laboratory management has a clear and complete understanding of the deficiency, they must “sus out” its origin to develop an effective corrective action that, when implemented, will correct the issue. This segment of the Session will include a presentation and a game/activity related to the topic. The speaker will describe approaches and methods for performing effective Root Cause Analysis. | |
| 1:30 | TNI: Microbiology Committee |
| Session Chair(s): Cody Danielson, Oklahoma DEQ Location: Garden 4 The Microbiology Expert Committee is responsible for Module 5 of the TNI laboratory accreditation standard. – Introductions – Presentation of Revised Draft Standard Language – Call for Microbiology Training Topics – Open discussion | |
| 8:15 | EPA Program Updates |
| Location: Grand Ballroom | |
| 8:30 | EPA Clean Water Act (CWA) Methods Activities |
| 9:00 | Overview and Updates of the Federal Drinking Water Program Dan Hautman, USEPA OW OGWDW Technical Support Branch |  |
| 9:30 | SW-846 Methods 2024 Updates Troy Strock, EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management | |
| 10:30 | Drinking Water |
| Session Chair(s): Ken Rosnack (Waters) and Yongtao (Bruce) Li (Eurofins) Location: Garden 1&2 | |
| 10:30 | Adventures in Targeted Toxin Analysis of Various Water Sources..the More You Look the More You Find Stuart Oehrle, Northern Kentucky University-Waters Lab |  |
| 11:00 | Lithium Occurrence: What We Have Learned from UCMR5 Yongtao Li, Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC | |
| 11:30 | PFAS Occurrence: What We Have Learned from UCMR5 Yongtao Li, Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC | |
| 10:30 | Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Environment |
| Session Chair(s): Mike Chang (Restek Corp) and Jonathan Thorn (Eurofins-Lancaster Laboratories Environmental) Location: Grand ABCD | |
| 10:30 | Determination of Total PFAS in Food-Contact Materials Using Combustion Ion Chromatography (CIC) Chris Shevlin, Thermo Fisher Scientific |  |
| 11:00 | Analytical Fate of Ultra-Short Chain PFAS and Inorganic Fluorine in EOF and AOF David Schiessel, Babcock Laboratories, Inc. |  |
| 11:30 | Tools for the Characterization of PFAS in Wastewater Jonathan Thorn, Eurofins Lancaster laboratories Environmental Testing, LLC | |
| 1:00 | A Journey from Water Samples to Human Plasma and Serum Finding Ultrashort-chain and Alternative PFAS (C1 – C10) Simultaneously Mike Chang, Restek Corporation |  |
| 1:30 | Emerging Methods for the Analysis of Volatile PFAS in Water: HS-SPME-GC/MS Ruth Marfil-Vega, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments |  |
| 2:00 | Monitoring Produced Gases From PFAS Destruction Technologies Inline With OTM-50 Hannah Calder, Markes International | |
| 2:30 | Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Real-time Monitoring of Semivolatile Emerging Atmospheric Contaminants: Application of the AIM Reactor in PFAS Detection Veronika Pospisilova, Tofwerk | |
| 3:30 | Leveraging MS1 Data in Non-Targeted Workflows to Improve PFAS Discovery David Schiessel, Babcock Laboratories, Inc. |  |
| 4:00 | Orbitrap GC and LC Workflows for Non-targeted Analysis Using Dispersive Liquid-liquid Microextraction (DiLLME) Sample Preparation Ed George, Thermo Fisher Scientific |  |
| 10:30 | TNI: Field Sampling and Measurement |
| Session Chair(s): Tracy Szerszen, Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation and Katie Strothman, Sanders Laboratories Location: Garden 4 The National Environmental Field Activities Program (NEFAP) Executive Committee and the Field Activities Committee hold a joint session on future efforts related to the accreditation of Field Sampling and Measurement Organizations (FSMOs). – Introductions – Brief Review of Changes to FSMO NEFAP Volume 1 and 2 Standards – FAC Review of Ideas for Guidance Tools – 2024 and 2025 Sampling Conclaves – Future Sampling Workshops – Feedback on Additional Needed Guidance | |
| 1:00 | Optimizing Laboratory Operations |
| Session Chair(s): Judy Morgan (Pace Laboratories) and Andrea Teal (Eurofins) Location: Garden 1&2 | |
| 1:30 | Redefined Analysis Workflow Following Environment Method. Yoshiro Hiramatsu, Shimadzu Scientific Instrument | |
| 2:30 | Closed-Loop Systems for Quality Management in an Environmental Laboratory Surjit Saini, Santa Clara Valley Water District | |
| 3:30 | Reducing the Cost of Poor Quality and Improving Efficiency with Quality Management Elizabeth Turner, Eurofins Environment Testing |  |
| 4:00 | Retooling to Calculate Initial and Annual MDLs Following Revision 2 of 40CFR136 AppB Lisa Stafford, Eurofins Environment Testing | |
| 1:00 | Participatory Science |
| Session Chair(s): Leon Vinci (Drexel University) and Mike Pascucilla (East Shore District Health Dept) Location: Garden 3 | |
| 1:00 | Maintaining Accuracy with Community Science Across Time and Space: California MPA Watch Program Wendy Berube, Orange County Coastkeeper |  |
| 1:30 | Microbial Source Tracking of Bacterial Contamination in Recreational and Aquaculture Waters – A Root Cause Public Health Tool Towards Improved Water Quality. Sarah Esenther, Institute at Brown for Environment and Society |  |
| 2:00 | Overview of an Innovative Community Air Monitoring Program in the San Francisco Bay Area Kathy Kerridge, Benicia Community Air Monitoring Program |  |
| 2:30 | Parkrose School District and Argos Scientific Partner to Monitor Air Pollution Near Schools and Provide New Avenues of Educational Integration Jaxon Tillett, Argos Scientific, Inc. |  |
| 3:30 | A Public/Private Approach for Technical Evaluation of an Innovative Open-path Hydrogen Sulfide Air Monitoring System Tim Kuiken, MC Tech Group |  |
| 4:00 | Field and Mobile Measurements of Air Toxics Using Thermal Desorption, Broadband Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy Aurelie Marcotte, Entanglement Technologies, Inc. |  |
| 1:00 | TNI General Session |
| Session Chair(s): Alfredo Sotomayor, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Location: Garden 4 1:00 Revisiting the Original Vision of NELAP, Jerry Parr, TNI 1:30 Open discussion 2:00 Updates from the Advocacy Committee, Sharon Mertens, MMSD 2:20 Updates from the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) Accreditation Council, Kristin Brown, Utah DHHS 2:40 Updates from the Laboratory Accreditation System Executive Committee (LASEC), Maria Friedman, California ELAP 3:00 BREAK 3:15 Launch of the Credentials Initiative for Quality Systems Manager, Kenneth Brown, City of Escondido, CA 3:35 Revamp of the Educational Delivery System, Calista Daigle, Pace Analytical Services | |
| Revisiting the Original Vision of NELAP Jerry Parr, TNI | |
| Updates from the Advocacy Committee Sharon Mertens, MMSD | |
| Updates from the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) Accreditation Council Kristin Brown, Utah DHHS | |
| Updates from the Laboratory Accreditation System Executive Committee (LASEC) Maria Friedman, California ELAP | |
| Launch of the Credentials Initiative for Quality Systems Manager Kenneth Brown, City of Escondido | |
| Revamp of the Educational Delivery System Calista Daigle, Pace Analytical Services | |
| Introducing the Enhanced Educational Delivery System (EDS) William Daystrom, TNI | |
| 1:30 | Crafting Consensus Methods for Environmental Sampling and Measurement |
| Session Chair(s): William Lipps (Shimadzu) and Raul Dominguez (AQMD) Location: Garden 3 | |
| 10:30 | A New Method for the Analysis of Polar Pesticides and Herbicides in Water Samples William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments |  |
| 11:00 | Development of a New Standardized Method for the Analysis of PFAS in Consumer Products Logan Miller, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. |  |
| 11:30 | Comparison of Calibration Technique in Analysis of PFAS by Two ASTM Methods William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments |  |
| 4:15 | TNI Committee Reports |
| Session Chair(s): Alfredo Sotomayor, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Location: Garden 4 Each committee chair will provide a recap of events that occurred during the week. | |
| 8:15 | Keynote Speaker |
| Location: Grand ABCD 8:00 - 8:15 Welcome and Introduction, Jerry Parr, The NELAC Institute | |
| 8:15 | We All Need You! The Importance of Laboratory Data to Protect Public Health and the Environment Sean Maguire, California State Water Resources Control Board |  |
| 9:00 | The Evolving Compliance Landscape in the California Laboratory Community |
| Session Chair(s): Stacie Crandall, The NELAC Institute Location: Grand ABCD | |
| An Update on California ELAP Christine Sotelo, California ELAP | |
| How the Florida Society on Environmental Analysts Improved the Professionalism of the Florida Laboratory Community Robin Cook, City of Daytona Beach | |
| How the California Society on Environmental Analysts Plans to Improve the Professionalism of the California Laboratory Community Jennifer McClaren, California ELAP | |
| 10:30 | Harnessing the Power of the TNI Standard |
| Session Chair(s): Bob Wyeth, The NELAC Institute Location: Grand ABCD | |
| Using TNI Resources to Be Better Kelvin Yuen, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts | |
| Pioneering the Use of NGABs in California Katelyn Hilty, California ELAP | |
| TNI's Impact on the Evolution of ELAP’s Enforcement Program Michael Head, California ELAP | |
| 1:00 | Determining What is Really Important in Laboratory Assessments |
| Session Moderator: Paul Junio, The NELAC Institute Location: Grand ABCD | |
| Accreditation Body Perspective Maria Friedman, California ELAP | |
| Laboratory Perspective Prem Parmer, Orange County Water District | |
| Third Party Assessor Perspective Tony Francis, SAW Environmental | |
| Laboratory Consultant Perspective Aaren Alger, Alger Consulting and Training | |
| 2:15-3:00 | Open Forum: Comments and Suggestions from Laboratories, Accreditation Bodies, and Consultants |
| Location: Grand ABCD | |
| Air Monitoring, Methods, and Technology | |
| Ethylene Oxide Measurement – Techniques for Sample Collection and Overcoming the Challenges of the Analysis. Hannah Calder, Markes International | |
| Evaluating Membrane Filters for Accurate PFAS Air Emission Analysis with OTM-45: Laboratory and Field Investigations Lindsay Lozeau, MilliporeSigma |  |
| Analyzing Microplastics in the Environment | |
| Microplastics Monitoring in Japanese River Samples Using an Automatic Sample Preparation Device Ruth Marfil-Vega, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments |  |
| Automation & Innovation for Sample Preparation | |
| Analysis of PFAS in Soils via Automated Soil Sample Preparation and LC-MS/MS as a Screening Procedure for EPA Method 1633 Bradley VanMiddlesworth, ePrep Analytical | |
| Automation of US EPA Method 1633 for the Determination of PFAS Samples using the FREESTYLE XANA-PFAS System Sean McHugh, GERSTEL, Inc. |  |
| New Options for Solvent Extraction of Polychlorinated Biphenyls from Environmental Matrices Alicia Stell, CEM Corporation | |
| Simple, Quick & Low Cost 6-Position Parallel Channel, High Throughput Automated Sample Cleanup for POPs Analysis Rudolf Addink, Fluid Management Systems | |
| Collaborative Efforts to Improve Environmental Monitoring | |
| Seawater Nutrient Analysis Jakob Woodside, Xylem | |
| Drinking Water | |
| Addressing PFAS Contamination: Troubleshooting Common Contamination and Instrumentation Problems Alexander Adams, Orange County Water District | |
| Employing a Novel SPE Mini-Disk and Extraction System to Maximize the Efficiency of Extracting Organic Compounds Jeffrey Nichol, PromoChrom Technologies |  |
| Exploring Lower-Level Analysis with DWRL 123-TCP Method: Insights into 123-TCP, EDB and DBCP Evaluation Tuan Nguyen, Orange County Water District |  |
| NDMA – Optimizing Sample Recovery: The Impact of Pressure, Temperature, and Flow Elder Turcios, Orange County Water District | |
| Emerging Environmental Applications for High Resolution Mass Spectrometry | |
| Combination of Targeted and Non-Targeted Workflows for the Identification of Pollutants in River Water using a Passive Sampling Method Gregory Nieckarz, Bruker Daltonics |  |
| Considerations in Developing a GCMS Accurate Mass Screening Workflow for Environmental Pollutants Tarun Anumol, Agilent Technologies |  |
| Fast Analysis of 140 Pesticides, PAHs, and PCBs by GC/MS/MS Alexis Willey, Agilent |  |
| Ensuring Reliable Data | |
| Novel Column Chemistry Raises the Bar on Sensitivity and Data Accuracy in the Analysis of Semivolatile Organic Compounds. Jennifer Sanderson, Agilent Technologies, Inc |  |
| Innovative Solutions for Water Testing | |
| Determination of 6PPD-Quinone in Aqueous Matrices Using Solid Phase Extraction With Various Polymeric Sorbents and Liquid Chromatography with Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) Arielle Cocozza, UCT |  |
| New Organic Monitoring Techniques | |
| Analysis of Anionic and Cationic Polar Pesticides Using a New Mixed Mode Column Richard Jack, Phenomenex | |
| Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds by Purge and Trap (P&T) and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) Using Nitrogen as a Purge Gas Jakob Woodside, OI Analytical - Xylem |  |
| Simultaneous Analysis of Underivatized Formic Acid and Volatile Fatty Acids (C2-C5) using the Brevis GC-2050 Ruth Marfil-Vega, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments |  |
| Two Methods to Perform the New US EPA Method 1628 with GC/MSD: Traditional Helium Carrier Gas and Hydrogen Carrier Gas Jennifer Sanderson, Agilent Technologies, Inc | |
| Optimizing Laboratory Operations | |
| Creating An Automated Annual MDL Verification Process Erin Marshall, Orange County Water District |  |
| Helium to Hydrogen Conversion for GC/MS and GC/MS/MS Analysis of Semi-Volatile, Volatile, and PAH Compounds: A Practical Guide for Environmental Laboratories Alexis Willey, Agilent Technologies |  |
| Participatory Science | |
| Land Policy Regulations and Human and Wildlife Behavior in Endangered and Threatened Bird Habitat Christina Giudice, Orange County Coastkeeper | |
| Monitoring MPA Violations and Human-Wildlife Interactions to Prevent Sand Barrier Breaching Christina Giudice, Orange County Coastkeeper | |
| Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Environment | |
| Determination of PFAS in Environmental Wastewater Samples by Combustion Ion Chromatography: Collaboration Results from the EPA Draft Method 1621 Neil Rumachik, Thermo Fisher Scientific |  |
| Enhanced Sensitivity for PFAS Using a Hybrid Autosampler Approach with LC-MSMS Emily Parry, Agilent Technologies | |
| EPA Method 1633 Analysis of 40 PFAS & Separation of TDCA Using SelectraCore® C18 HPLC Column by LC-MS/MS Arielle Cocozza, United Chemical Technologies, Inc | |
| Improved Total Organic Fluorine Method for More Comprehensive Measurement of PFAS in Industrial Wastewater and River Water Richard Jack, Phenomenex | |
| Improvement of the Method Detection Limit Listed in EPA 1633 for PFAS Ruth Marfil-Vega, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments |  |
| LC-MS/MS Robustness: a Real-world Case Study of PFAS Testing Karl Oetjen, SCIEX | |
| Redefining the Efficiency of Automated PFAS Extraction following EPA Method 1633 for Large-Volume Samples Jeffrey Nichol, PromoChrom Technologies | |
| Single vs Triple for PFAS Analysis? Yes, a Single Quadrupole Mass Spec Fits in the Toolbox. Ruth Marfil-Vega, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments | |
| Wastewater, Fish Tissue and Biosolids: an Analytical Evaluation of EPA Method 1633 Kendra Adams, SCIEX | |
