17th Annual Quality Assurance Conference

Time

Session A

Session B

Session C

Session D

Session E

9:30 am

Registration/Information

10:15 am

Opening Remarks
Lynda Carroll
Assistant Regional Administrator for Management

10:30 am

Keynote Address
Reggie Cheatham
Director, Quality Staff
Headquarters, U.S. EPA

11:30 am

Lunch

1:00 pm

Bruce E. Bursten
President-elect
American Chemical Society

2:00 pm

Traceability, Quality anf Comparability of Chemical Measurements to Support International Trade
Robert Watters
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Abstract [pdf] - Presentation [pdf]

3:00 pm

An Update On and Control of Cockroaches
Weste Osbrink
U.S. Department of Agriculture

4:00 pm

Adjourn

Time

Session A

Session B

Session C

Session D

Session E

8:30 AM

Application of Thermal Desorption to Ambient Air Monitoring
Leeman Bennington
PerkinElmer

Status of Office of Water Activities Related to Compounds of Emerging Concerns
Octavia Conerly
Headquarters,
U.S. EPA

Presentation [pdf]

Insuring Your Reference Material Standards Are Handled and Stored Using “Best Practices”
Steve Cecil
Sigma-Aldrich

Laboratory Automation - Introduction to LIMS for the Analytical Laboratory
Christine Paszko
Accelerated Technology Laboratories
Chair

Abstract [pdf]

Texas School IPM Ten Years Later
Janet A. Hurley
Texas Cooperative Extension

9:30 AM

Development of a GCxGC Interface for the Analysis of the Organic Fraction of Airborne Particulate Matter (PM2.5)in the Field
Tadeusz Górecki
University of Waterloo
and
Allen Goldstein
University of California at Berkeley

The Use of LC/MS/MS Technology in Measuring Emerging Contaminants
Gregory D. Eppink
Applied Biosystems

Pathogens
Alan Lindquist
U.S. EPA, Cincinnati

Laboratory Automation - Benefits of a LIMS and Automation Needs Assessment
Mike Tidwell
Tidwell Associates

Abstract [pdf]

School IPM in Oklahoma: Encouraging Volunteer School IPM Programs Through Extension Demonstration. An Update
Tom A. Royer
Oklahoma State University

10:30 AM

Novel Radial Diffusive Sampling System for Air Monitoring Allows 10x Uptake Rate vs. Traditional Axial Samplers
Steve Cecil
Sigma-Aldrich

 

Analytical Challenges to the Measurement of Perfluorinated Organic Compounds
Shoji Nakayama
U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park

Abstract [pdf]

 

New Findings on the Sampling and Preservation of Cyanide and Their Analytical Implications
William Lipps
O.I. Analytical

Presentation [pdf]

Laboratory Automation - QA/QC and NELAC Compliance in Laboratory Automation and Information Management
Steve Rayburn
Accelerated Technology Laboratories

Abstract [pdf]

Arsenic and Other Potential Contaminants in Relation to Poultry
Kent D. Becher
U.S. Geological Survey

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

The Use of EPA 40 CFR 63 Appendix C in Determining Fraction Degraded in a Biological Treatment Unit
Brenda Shine
U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park,
Ed O’Neill
Region 6, U.S. EPA
and
Clark Allen
Rufus, Tilden, and Allen
Abstract [pdf]
Presentation [pdf]

Method 8330B. What It Is and Why It Is Needed
Thomas F. Jenkins
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Mold
Curtis Muñoz
Co-Chair
EPA National Tribal Science Council

Abstract [pdf]

Laboratory Automation - Practical Applications of Integrating LIMS with Other Water Quality Data Collection Systems to Produce Compliance Reports
Elizabeth Turner
City of Dallas

Abstract [pdf]

A New Analytical Method to Measure Trace Acid Herbicides in Water: A Novel Derivation Pathway
Pradyot Patnaik
Interstate Environmental Commission

2:00 PM

The Determination of Mercury in Sorbent Tubes to Satisfy Clean Air Act, Appendix K Monitoring Requirements: A Brief Evaluation of Available Techniques
David Pfeil
Teledyne Leeman Laboratories

New HPLC Columns for Separating Explosives in EPA Method 8330 and Beyond
Xiaodong Liu
Dionex

Abstract [pdf]

Bacterial Source Tracking in Texas: What’s Next?
George D.
Di Giovanni
Texas A&M University

Laboratory Automation - LIMS and Web Integration
Christine Paszko
Accelerated Technology Laboratories

Abstract [pdf]

Increased Throughput Using Capillary Flow Technology with GC and GC/MS Methods
Philip L. Wylie
Agilent

3:00 PM

Development of Calibration Systems for HgCEM Applications
Warren Corns
PS Analytical

Presentation [pdf]

Newly Approved Electrochemical Methods for Wastewater Analysis - Comparison to Other Approved Methods
Gayle Gleichauf
Thermo Fisher Scientific Orion Products
Presentation [pdf]

Display, Document, and Discover: A Fresh Look at Control Charts
Mary Satterfield
and
Nien-fan Zhang
NIST

Abstract [pdf]
Presentation [pdf]

Laboratory Automation -
LIMS for Operational Excellence and Regulatory Compliance
Jennifer Carter
TALEM

Abstract [pdf]

Fast Dual Column Analysis of Organochlorine Pesticides
Robert Freeman
Restek

4:00 PM

Trace/Precursor Gas
John R. Jolly
TCEQ

Presentation [pdf]

Nitrates in Groundwater in Oklahoma in Relation to Swine Operations
Mark Becker
U.S. Geological Survey

Emerging Contaminants:
An Overview of
On-going Research
Charlita Rosal
U.S. EPA, Las Vegas

Abstract [pdf]

Presentation [pdf]

Laboratory Automation - Instrument Integration and LIMS
Steve Rayburn
Accelerated Technology Laboratories

Abstract [pdf]

Antimicrobial Residues in Animal Waste and Water Resources Proximal to Large-Scale Swine and Poultry Feeding Operations
Kent D. Becher
U.S Geological Survey

5:00 PM

Adjourn

Discussion
Eugene Thilsted
U.S. EPA, Region 6

Time

Session A

Session B

Session C

Session D

Session E

8:30 AM

Recent TCEQ Air Toxics Methods Developments:
Chrome VI Sample Preservation
An Acrolein Update
Expnanding the TO-13 Target List
David Brymer
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

The NELAC Institute/NELAP
Marvelyn Humphrey
Region 6, U.S. EPA
Moderator

History and Future of National Laboratory Accreditation
Jerry Parr
The NELAC Institute

Louisiana Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program
Paul Bergeron
Presentation [pdf]
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Texas Laboratory Accreditation ProgramS Update
Steve Gibson
and
Steve Stubbs
TCEQ

 

Laboratory Automation- Portable Field Data Collection and Windows Mobile Technology in LIMS
Dax Morgan
TALEM

9:30 AM

Collection of Hexavalent Chromium in Ambient Air
and
Collection and Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Using Compendium Method TO-13A
Michael Howell
and
Julie Swift
Eastern Research Group

Continued from 8:30

10:30 AM

Acrolein: Austin Ambient Air Follow-to Study
and
TCEQ Acrolein Analysis
Al Hendler
URS
and
David Brymer
TCEQ

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11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Turbo QAPP
Stephanie Cheaney
and
Gordon Jones
U.S. EPA, Region 5

Geospatial Data Quality
George Brillis
U.S. EPA, Las Vegas

Presentation1 [pdf]
Presentation2 [pdf]
Presentation3 [pdf]

Fraud Awareness
Susan Chandler
Office of the Inspector General

An Overview of Matrix Elimination Strategies for Ion Exchange Chromatography
Richard Jack
Dionex

Abstract [pdf]

Laboratory Automation - Electronic Document Management/
Document Control -
Integration with LIMS
Mark Ferrero
P-Wave

Abstract [pdf]
Presentation [pdf]

2:00 PM

Introduction to Quality Assurance
Gordon Jones
U.S. EPA, Region 5

Implementation of the Uniform Federal Policy Quality Assurance Plans for All Superfund and Brownfields Projects in Region 2
Robert Runyon
U.S. EPA, Region 2
Abstract [pdf]

QA/QC from an Investigator’s Point of View
Kelley Kartye
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

An Introduction to HPLC/ICP-MS Basic and Fundamental Considerations
Kenneth Neubauer
PerkinElmer

Abstract [pdf]
Presentation [pdf]

Troy Strock
U.S. EPA, Region 5
Chair, LTIG

3:00 PM

Data Quality Objectives for Managers
John Warren
and
Barry Nussbaum
Headquarters,
U.S. EPA

Abstract [pdf]

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Why Data Assessments Is Important
and
Differentiating Between Routine Audits and Investigations
Denise Rice
Office of the Inspector General

Presentation 1 [pdf]
Presentation 2 [pdf]

LC Column Selection for Environmental Analyses
Robert Freeman
Restek

Drinking Water Program Update
Judith Brisbin
and
Jennifer Best
U.S. EPA, Cincinnati

4:00 PM

Data Quality Objectives for Managers - Open Discussion
John Warren
and
Barry Nussbaum
Headquarters,
U.S. EPA
Abstract [pdf]

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Criminal Enforcement Overview
Cheryl Seager
U.S. EPA, Region 6

Technologies to Accelerate Gas Chromatograph Analysis Throughput
Leeman Bennington
Perkin Elmer

Judith Brisbin
and
Jennifer Best

Continued from 3:00 PM

5:00 PM

Adjourn

Time

Session A

Session B

Session C

Session D

Session E

8:30 AM

Organic Methodology Discussion
Rick McMillin
U.S. EPA, Region 6
Chair

Interpretation of Environmental Statistics
John Warren
and
Barry Nussbaum
Headquarters,
U.S. EPA
and
Kelly Black
Neptune & Co.
Abstract [pdf]

Improving Environmental Compliance and Environmental Management Systems (EMS) at Federal Laboratories
Elvia Evering
U.S. EPA, Region 6
Chair

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9:30 AM

Inorganic Methodology Discussion
David Stockton
U.S. EPA, Region 6
Chair

10:30 AM

Performance Based Measurements; A Comparison of a PCB Analysis Using EPA 8082 and a Modified Homologue Method
Wayne Whipple
U.S. EPA, Region 5
Abstract [pdf]
Presentation [pdf]

Lunch

1:00 PM

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Planning for Sampling
John Warren
and
Barry Nussbaum
Headquarters,
U.S. EPA
and
Kelly Black
Neptune & Co.
Abstract [pdf]

 

 

 

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4:00 PM

Adjourn

Time

Session A

Session B

Session C

Session D

Session E

8:30 AM

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Continued from Thursday
Elvia Evering
U.S. EPA, Region 6
Chair

8:30 AM - 2:30 PM

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