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Edward J. Kantor
CHEMIST
Exposure and Dose Research Branch
Human Exposure and Atmospheric Sciences Division
EDUCATION/TRAINING
B.S. Chemistry 1967, University of Miami
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Quality Assurance Specialist NERL-HEASD-EDRB, Las Vegas, 1/03 – present
Executive Secretary to the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC), and Designated Federal Officer (DFO) 6/01–1/03
Quality Assurance Specialist NERL-HEASD-EDRB, Las Vegas, 4/99– 6/01
Detail to Analytical Operation Branch for QA oversight and scientific expertise 4/98–4/99
Project Officer for the multi-year Analytical Methods Support Contract 10/93–4/98
Detail to Analytical Operation Branch for QA oversight and scientific expertise 4/93–10/93
Work Assignment Manger for Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) 6/88–4/93
Project Officer for EPA Standards Repository 1982–88
Research Scientist for Quality Assurance Section, Health Effects Research Laboratory, RTP, NC 1973–82
Pesticide residue chemist for Primate Research Center, Perrine FL 1967– 73
SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS
EPA Bronze Medals for commendable service 1978 & 1984
EPA Special Achievement Awards 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
"Reference Materials and Intercomparison Samples Available from the Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory - Las Vegas "Quality Assurance for Environmental Measurements, ASTM StP 867. 1985, pp. 360-369.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS (1981 to present)
Jerry Blancato, Fred Power, Jeffrey Fisher and Edward Kantor, "Application and Use of Dose Estimating Exposure Model (DEEM) for Dose Comparisons After Exposure to Trichloroethylene (TCE)," 39th Annual Meeting, Society of Toxicology, March 19-23, 2000, Philadelphia, PA.
Cheryl Scott, Jerry Blancato, Fred Power, Jeffrey Fisher, Edward Kantor, "Application and Use of Dose Estimating Exposure Model (DEEM) for Route-to-Route Dose Comparisons After Exposure to Trichloroethylene (TCE)," 39th Annual Meeting, Society of Toxicology, March 19-23, 2000, Philadelphia, PA.
Hern, Stephen C., Gary L. Robertson, Larry C. Butler, William H. Engelmann, Edward J. Kantor, James J. Quackenboss, Joseph V. Behar, and Muhilan D. Pandian. "Reaching THERdbASE in Human Exposure Research" Poster presentation for 214th American Chemical Society National Meeting, September 7-11, 1997, Las Vegas, NV.
"Standard Reference Materials Available for Trace Analysis from the EPA Standards Repository" at the International Symposium on Trace Analysis in Environmental Samples and Standard Reference Materials in Honolulu, Hawaii, January 1988.
Chaired session on Hazardous Substances in Waste and the Environment. Presented paper on "U.S. EPA Reference Standards and Quality Assurance Materials for the Analysis of Toxic and Hazardous Substances in the Environment" at the AOAC annual meeting in San Francisco, California, September 1987.
"Analytical Reference Standards Available for the Monitoring of Pesticides and Their Metabolites" at Sixth International Congress of Pesticide Chemistry in Ottawa, Canada, August 1986.
"Sources and Means of Obtaining Compounds for the quality Assurance Materials Bank" at the Symposium on Solid Waste Testing and Quality Assurance in Washington, D.C., July 1986.
"U.S. EPA Reference Standards and Quality Assurance Materials for the Analysis of Environmental Contaminants" at the AOAC Spring workshop in Seattle, Washington, April 1986.
"Analytical Standards Available for Use in Mass Spectrometry" at the ASMS Conference in San Diego, California, May 1985.
"Analytical Standards for the Contract Laboratory Program: at the Contracxt Laboratory Program Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, August 1984.
"Reference Materials and Intercomparison Samples Availabale for the Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory - Las Vegas" at the American Society for Testing Materials in Boulder, Colorado, August 1982.
"Development of Soil as a Quality Assurance Standard Reference Material and the comparison of Two Soil Exraction Methods" at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Atlanta, Georgia, March 1981.
NARRATIVE
Edward Kantor is the QA specialist for the Exposure Dose Research Branch and is well recognize for his thorough reviews and steadfast compliance with Quality Assurance and administrative requirements. He is exceptionally detail in his reviews and analysis on what is required to complete a project and this attention to detail goes beyond the immediate needs and concerns; he is known for conceiving of innovative and creative solutions for problems and is extremely organized. Mr. Kantor is exceptionally energetic, self motivating, and enthusiastic in all his endeavors and has sought out challenges in the numerous work details he has accepted in his career at EPA. For every work detail he gone on, he has far exceeded the expectations of the recipient office and recognized in every case as have done an outstanding job.