WPC ,datYO!JDLw7G;63E8B#=ÿg 6L$\&Sl{ԍ@OwkٶK`0o_{p>$o8ƾgGJVWKnB7Ћ>qoBRj#_"Cŝτ\ H$̍rMCNs+JV'Rk >mW6z 23" x]\x /]Z$o}=thJ(S~;Zuk7\h Rz_c])[=-*]+}\cq[2ّ@U5kc?9/g?@*\U> 0nV 0#nUN/ %}M(N^ w4 m4 0N"4p\\  `&Times New Roman<:Default ParaXXX#|x(rW9$..      XyXXXXyXXXyEMAD_D240 HP5.PARK.OAQPS.RTP.EA0(,,,,0(0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX#l. Uw. Umailto:peele.wade@epa.gov(O$mailto:riley.gene@epa.govhttp://www.durham-nc.com/visitor/results.php; W9!..      XgBXXXXgBXXXgB  _    hXXgB WorkshopAnnouncement    0p x (#X0Q!DIOXINSandFURANS > Q DATAINTERPRETATION&VALIDATION   ] XgBXhQ) )  AnEmissionMeasurementsInformationWorkshop , | Qll)for  b Q{{GovernmentAgencyStaff  H  Q September2930,2003  . H.` hp x (#X(#H&R%XXgB   TheEmissionsMonitoringandAnalysisDivisionof_OAQPS_ԀisschedulingaTRAINING    WORKSHOPSeptember2930,2003tobeheldintheUSEPAAuditoriumlocatedinResearchTriangle }  Park,NC.ThetwodayWorkshopwillcoveravarietyoftopicsassociatedwiththeinterpretationand P  validationofdioxinsandfuransairemissionsasseparatedbyhighresolutiongaschromatographyand #s  measuredbyhighresolutionmassspectrometry.ThetrainingWorkshopisdesignedforgovernmentstaff F  responsiblefordesigning,directing,monitoring,andevaluatingemissionmeasurementprograms   involvingdioxinandfuranemissiondata.    WhoShouldAttend B    Governmentalagencystaff(federal,state,andlocal)involvedindioxinmeasurementactivities; e i.e.,regulators,inspectors,permitwriters,enforcementstaff,andregulatorymanagers,whohavean 8 interestin:1)learningthebasicconceptsfordioxins;2)dioxinanalyticalmethods;3)thesample   analysisprocess;4)datareviewandinterpretation;and5)qualityassuranceandqualitycontrol  validation.PLEASENOTE;itisnottheobjectiveofthis2dayWorkshoptoreviewdioxinsampling a methodologyindepth. 4  RegistrationCost *    TheWorkshopissponsoredbyEPA,_OAQPS_,EMAD;thereisnoregistrationfee.   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ResearchTrianglePark,NC27709 󀀀 7'"(  E.` hp x (#` X(#E SessionAreas (-$*   Session1BasicsonDioxinsincludesahistoryofdioxins;whytheyareahazardousrisk; )%+ formation,fate,andtransportpaths;GC/MSprincipals;definitions;andmuchmore.  x  *%,   Session2DioxinMethodologyincludesahistoricalreviewofthedioxinanalyticalmethodsthat ),y'. haveemergedthroughtheyears;problemswithcurrentprocedures;andwhatisplannedforthefuture. ,L(/  -)0   Session3AAnalyticalProcessincludesastepbystepreviewofthelaboratorycoresteps;  samplepreservation&storage;conditioning;extraction;cleanup;standards;injection;andspecific  methodrequirements. V   Session3BSampleAnalysisincludesreviewofthehighresolutiongaschromatography(GC) L separationandhighresolutionmassspectrometrymeasurementprotocols;isomeridentification  (specificity);_homologue_Ԁretentiontime;calibrationrequirements;andmuchmore.     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" Ѐ SpecialTopicsofInterest x    Fortheeverchangingregulatoryimplementation,highprofiletopicsofinterestinclude:1) K IncorporationofPerformanceBasedMeasurementSystem(_PBMS_)proceduresintothenewdioxin n analyticalprotocol;2)DioxinFingerPrintsincludesareviewoftheconceptforidentifyingspecific A emissionsourcesfromtheirdioxinisomerand_homologue_Ԁresults;andhowtopresentthesedioxin  identificationdatainareport;and3)developmentofadioxinsandfuransdatainterpretationand  validationselftrainingCDinEnglish,Spanish,etc.;and4)Dr._Tondeur_Ԁhasaskedtheaudiencetoshare j withhimtheirprogramproblems,concerns,andpossiblesolutionsrelatedtodioxinsandfuransemission = measurementsinsupportofenvironmentalcomplianceregulations. `   RegistrationInformation  "   EarlyregistrationisencouragedastheWorkshopwillbelimitedto48participants.Toregister, !# pleasecontacttheEPAWorkshopCoordinator,  Wade_Peele_,at4 O  5  peele.wade@epa.gov;6O  7 iԀTelephoneNo. \"$ (919)5414945;orGeneRileyat4 rO  5  _____riley.gene@epa.gov_6 O   7 3 ,TelephoneNo.(919)5415239.Registration /#% deadlineisSeptember24,2003. $R&   XgBX%&R GeneralInformation % !(  0  Lodgingaccommodationreservationscanbemadedirecttothefacilityat:&!)(#(# 4 O  5  http://www.durham-nc.com/visitor/results.php;6 #O #  7 tN#Ԁ(Usinginternetexplorer).Recommendfacilities '"* locatedatExit278.PleasecontacttheEPAWorkshopCoordinatorifyouhaveadditional m(#+ questions. 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