EPA's Region 6 Office
Serving: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and 66 Tribal Nations
21st Annual Quality Assurance Conference
Note: The session papers and presentations accessible via this site are posted for conference purposes only. They have not been endorsed by EPA management and thus do not represent an official statement of EPA's views or policy. They are not intended to be used to formulate or support any EPA decision or position. Posting these materials does not indicate EPA adoption or endorsement of the information contained therein. Presentations are added as they are received (or added as the permission from the author is received).
The conference is held in our 12th floor conference center located at 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX 75202
which is located at the corner of Ross Avenue and Field Street in downtown Dallas.
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Session A |
Session B |
Session C |
Session D |
Session E |
9:30 am |
Registration/Information |
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10:15 am |
Opening Remarks Lynda Carroll Assistant Regional Administrator for Management |
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10:30 am |
Monica Jones Quality Staff U.S.EPA, Headquarters |
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11:30 am |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
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2:00 pm |
Quality Assurance Plans Using Existing Data |
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3:00 pm |
Strange Bedfellows: Bed Bugs, Pesticides, and Politics |
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| 4:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
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Session A |
Session B |
Session C |
Session D |
Session E |
8:30 AM |
Quality Assurance Requirements for Stack Samplers Phil Schwindt Air and Waste Engineering [Presentation] |
Cloud Computing
Myra Bambacus NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Managing the Audit Process Without Going Broke Judy Morgan Environmental Science Corporation [Presentation] |
Status of Clean Water Act Methods Maria Gomez-Taylor U.S. EPA, Headquarters. |
An Improved Multi-Residue Pesticide Screening Method using GC-MS Kory Kelly Phenomenex |
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The Complexity of Analytical Validation of Near Zero Emissions from Coal Fired Plants and How to Enable Compliance with Regulations |
Analytic Dilution Assays. Borrowing from Biology |
Continuing Efforts in the Municipal Solid Waste Permits Section’s Practical Quantitation Limit Pilot Study Arthur Denny Texas Commission on Environmental Quality [Presentation] [Assessment Report] |
Legionella-like Pathogens via Drinking Water, Role of QMRA | Pesticide Monitoring To Meet the Regulatory Requirements by the Direct Injection of Drinking Water |
10:30 AM |
Troubleshooting for Gas Chromatography Kory Kelly Phenomenex |
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Analysis of Aminocylcopyrachlor (Imprelis) in Vegetation and Soil by LC/MSMS and Analysis of Chlorophenoxy Herbicides in Soil, Vegetation, and Water by LC/MSMS Steven Moser Oklahoma Department of Agriculture |
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11:30 AM |
LUNCH and Library Open House** |
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1:00 PM |
Optimizing Sampling and Method Parameters for Soil Vapors Using Automated Thermal Desorption/Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (ATD/GC/MS) |
There Is No “I” in Team |
Collaborative Opportunities for Meeting EPA’s Measurement and Monitoring Needs |
Data Defensibility: Benefits of High-Quality Data Versus Substandard Data JoAnn Boyd Southwest Research Institute [Abstract] [Presentation] |
Advanced LC-MS/MS Tools to Identify and Quantify Target and Non-target Pesticides |
2:00 PM |
On-site Fast Measurements of VOCs Using Hand-Held Chemical Analyzers Based on Ion Mobility Spectrometry - A Technology Emerging During the Past Thirty Years Gary Eiceman New Mexico State University |
The Benefits of a Field Sampling and Measurement Organization JoAnn Boyd Southwest Research Institute [Presentation] |
EPA’s New Scientific Integrity Policy |
Simplified Pesticide Analysis |
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3:00 PM |
Advances in Air Monitoring; Emerging Measurement Techniques for Airborne Pollutants |
EPA’s Environmental Data Gateway | Staged Electronic Data Deliverables (SEDD) |
How a LIMS Can Help Laboratories Meet Water/Wastewater Regulatory Compliance Goals |
High Throughput Pesticide Analysis by Time Of Flight MS (TOFMS) and High Resolution TOFMS |
4:00 PM |
Quality Control of AutoGC VOC Data Collected by the TCEQ | Criminal Enforcement | National Environmental Field Activities Program |
How a WIMS + LIMS Integration Can Offer a Total Data Management Solution For Your Operations |
Chlorinated Pesticides and PCBS Analysis Using the GC/MS/MS System |
5:00 PM |
Adjourn |
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**There will be an open house in the Region 6 Library during the break for lunch. Conference attendees are encouraged to come in and visit.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Time |
Session A |
Session B |
Session C |
Session D |
Session E |
8:30 AM |
Tarballs and Seawater. The Gulf Oil; Spill Analysis |
Effect of Particulate Matter on Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Analysis of Environmental Water Samples William Lipps OI Analytical |
The Preparation and Use of Natural Matrix Reference Materials for Quality Control Purposes Stephen A. Wilson U.S. Geological Survey [Abstract] [Presentation] |
POPs Quiz - Advances in Persistent Organic Pollutant Analysis Eric Phillips Thermo Fisher |
Introduction into LC-MS/MS for Environmental Analysis - Hardware, Software, and Applications |
9:30 AM |
Contaminants Identified in Environmental Waters Using a Time of Flight Screening Approach Jordan Blodgett Waters [Presentation] |
Development and Validation of a New EPA Method for Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewaters by GC/MS |
A Case Study of an On-Line Monitoring Program for Nutrients That Is Currently Being Evaluated for Use in the Chesapeake Bay Bill Telliard [Abstract] [Presentation] |
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Hexavalent Chromium - Myths and Mysteries Resolved Jay Gandhi Metrohm and Johnson Mathew Region 6, U.S EPA [Abstract] |
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10:30 AM |
Large volume Splitless Injections Using an Unmodified Split/Splitless Injection Port |
Electrospray Ionization –Mass Spectrometry n Bio- and Environmental Monitoring |
Introducing a New Gas Phase Detector for Unknowns Joe Weitzel Agilent Technologies |
Ethical Dilemmas with Environmental Data |
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11:30 AM |
LUNCH |
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1:00 PM |
How to Improve GC and GC/MS with a New MultiMode Inlet |
The NELAC Institute’s Environmental Measurements Expert Committee Study |
Radiochemistry - Then and Now Dan Mackney NAREL, U.S. EPA |
Total Nitrogen Analysis - Past, Present, and Future William Lipps OI |
Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography – A Workshop |
2:00 PM |
Split Injections for Semivolatile Analysis |
Ethics and Data Integrity |
Radiochemisty Fundamentals - Understanding the Data from Basic Analysis: Gross Alpha and Gross Beta Dan Mackney NAREL, U.S. EPA [Presentation] |
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3:00 PM |
Determination of High Molecular Weight Phthalates in Sediments Using Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization GC/MS |
Internal Audits: Practical Tools for Management and Continually Improving |
Drinking Water Update |
Ambient Air Toxics Monitoring for the Fort Worth Natural Gas Air Quality Study |
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4:00 PM |
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Sample Preparation |
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5:00 PM |
Adjourn |
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There will be a closed meeting for the State Drinking Water Certification Officers following the last presentation of the day.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Time |
Session A |
Session B |
Session C |
Session D |
Session E |
8:30 AM |
Changing Paradigms in Complex Data Management and Decision Support Scientific Business Intelligence and Workflow Solutions |
Dynamic Headspace Approach for the Determination of trace Contaminants Manuela Bergna DANI Instruments [Presentation] |
The Analysis of Low Levels of Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water Johnson Mathew U.S. EPA, Region 6 |
Quality Assurance in Solicitations and Work Assignments |
What does it mean to be FGDC*-netadata Compliant? *FGDC – Federal Geographic Data Committee |
9:30 AM |
Quality Assurance in Electronic Data Management Roseanne Sakamoto U.S. EPA, Region 9 [Abstract] and Data Standards at EPA Dawn Banks Waller Headquarters, U.S. EPA |
Review of Laboratory Data Ann Strahl Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
Effectively Extracting Lead and Other Metals from Ambient Particulate Matter for Analysis by ICP-MS Randy Mercurio Eastern Research Group |
Field QC Procedures and Effects on Field Blank Sample Results Timothy Oden U.S. Geological Survey [Presentation] |
Proton Transfer Reaction–Mass Spectrometry and Some Applications in the Environmental Field Alfons Jordan Ionicon [Presentation] |
10:30 AM |
Auditing Electronic Recordkeeping Systems George Brilis U.S. EPA, Las Vegas |
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Nutrient Cycling in Estuarine Environments. Challenges for Developing Nutrient Criteria in These Dynamic Coastal Habitats Chris Shank University of Texas [Presentation] |
Certified Reference Materials - Production, Characterization and Use to meet the Requirements of ISO 17025 Jim Brown Sigma-Aldrich [Abstract] |
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11:30 AM |
Lunch |
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1:00 PM |
Methods for Screening Data Quality in Electronic Data Management Systems
Roseanne Sakamoto U.S. EPA, Region 9 Presentation by Webinar at: http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/qa |
Measurement Uncertainty Workshop |
Persistent Organic Pollutants in the US Population |
Successful Implementation of the UFP-QAPP Format at ERT |
Regional Science Council Closed Meeting Eugene Thilsted Moderator |
2:00 PM |
The EPA Metadata Editor and the Quality Assurance Profession George Brilis U.S. EPA, Las Vegas |
ENERGY STAR product Plans 2012 Katherine Kaplan Headquarters - U.S.EPA [Presentation] and Maintaining the ENERGY STAR Brand: Product Testing and Certification Eamon Monahan Headquarters - U.S. EPA [Presentation] |
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3:00 PM |
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4:00 PM |
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Adjourn |
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Footnote: In order to help us prepare for the Measurement Uncertainty Workshop conducted by Lynn Vanatta, we would appreciate your replying to Johnson.Donald@epa.gov if you plan to attend this workshop on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning or just on Thursday afternoon. As you know, Lynn is a very popular speaker and has many publications in the field of data management.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Time |
Session A |
Session B |
Session C |
Session D |
Session E |
8:30 AM |
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Regional Science Council Closed Meeting Eugene Thilsted Moderator |
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9:30 AM |
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10:30 AM |
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11:30 AM |
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noon |
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Footnote: In order to help us prepare for the Measurement Uncertainty Workshop conducted by Lynn Vanatta, we would appreciate your replying to Johnson.Donald@epa.gov if you plan to attend this workshop on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning or just on Thursday afternoon. As you know, Lynn is a very popular speaker and has many publications in the field of data management.