2015 Annual Conference about Managing the Quality of Environmental Data
25th 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 was held in our 12th floor conference center located at 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX 75202 Exit which is located at the corner of Ross Avenue and Field Street in downtown Dallas.
Monday - October 19, 2015
| Time | Topic |
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| 8:30 am | Registration |
| 10:15 am | Opening Remarks Ron Curry Regional Administrator U.S. EPA, Region 6 |
| 10:30 am | Monica Jones Director, Quality Staff U.S. EPA, Headquarters |
| 11:30 am | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Scientific Integrity Francesca Grifo U.S. EPA, Headquarters |
| 2:00 pm |
The Role of Green Chemistry in Sustainability
Mary Kirchhoff Headquarters American Chemical Society [Abstract][Presentation] |
| 3:00 pm | Climate Change: Deep Reflection Nadia Plata EPTES |
| 4:00 pm | Adjourn |
Tuesday - October 20, 2015
| Time | Session A | Session B | Session C | Session D |
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8:30 AM
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Food Waste Valorization Challenges
Nadia Plata EPTES |
Office of Emergency Management’s Environmental Response Laboratory Network (ERLN)
Terry Smith U.S. EPA, Headquarters |
New QA Staff – Surviving the First Three Months
Bill Kramer U.S. EPA, Headquarters [Abstract & Presentation] |
The Buzz on Pesticides
Donna McChristian CH2M Hill |
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9:30 AM
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Assessment of Air Pollution Watch List Areas in Texas: Has Progress Been Made? |
Water Laboratory Alliance: Helping To Increase Analytical Response to Water Contamination Events |
Tools I Can’t Live Without: Speed Up Method Development and Translation, Essentials for GC and GC/MS Users
Michelle Misselwitz Restek |
Assessing the Effects of Pesticides on Bees |
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10:30 AM
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Oxycombustion Flue Gas Measurements from Coal Fired Plants - Analytical Challenges
Tracey Jacksier Air Liquide [Presentation] |
Water Laboratory Alliance: New Tools To Increase Analytical Response
Latisha Mapp U.S. EPA, Headquarters |
Laboratory Considerations under the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Andrew Waite U.S. EPA, Region 6 |
Analysis of Drinking Water for Pesticides and Haloacetic Acids Using IC-MS/MS
Jonathan Beck Thermo Fisher Scientific |
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11:30 AM
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LUNCH |
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1:00 PM
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How High Density Network Using Lower Cost Sensors Can Provide the Quality of Air in Micro Environments |
Whole Effluent and Toxicity Testing, an Overview |
Cryptosporidium: An Auditor’s Perspective |
Nanopesticides: State of Knowledge, Environmental Fate and Implications for Exposure Assessment
Mélanie Kah University of Vienna |
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2:00 PM
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Learn about the NEW EPA Method 325b for Refinery Fence Line Monitoring and TO-17 Extended for Soil Gas
Tom Mancuso PerkinElmer [Abstract & Presentation] |
Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing, Quality Control and Data Review
Ginger Briggs Bio-Analytical Laboratories [Abstract & Presentation] |
Monitoring Requirements for disinfection Byproducts and Cryptosporidium |
Recent Developments in Pesticide Analysis Using High Resolution Accurate Mass Spectrometry |
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3:00 PM
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Best Practices for Collecting Soil Samples for VOC Analysis |
Top 10 Deficiencies in Environmental Laboratories. Open Discussion |
(Closed Meeting)
State Drinking Water Certification Officers Meeting Ray Clark U.S. EPA, Region 6 |
A New Perspective in Pesticide Analysis |
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4:00 PM
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Two-dimensional Liquid Chromatography (2D-LC) - An Emerging Technique for Analysis in Complex Matrices |
Data Usability Evaluation: A Case Study |
Tricks of the Trade, Keeping Your GC System Up Longer for the Analysis of Pesticides |
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5:00 PM
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Adjourn
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Wednesday - October 21, 2015
| Time | Session A | Session B | Session C | Session D |
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8:30 AM
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Vacuum UV Absorbance Spectroscopy for Simple, Orthogonal GC Detection |
Accessing USGS Water Data |
Suggested QC Practices for On-line Analyzers
William Lipps Shimadzu |
Algal Toxins |
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9:30 AM
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GCxGC-TOFMS Utilized for Broad-Spectrum Analysis of Endocrine Disruptor Compounds (EDCs) |
GC Large Volume Injection Optimization
Timothy Anderson Phenomenex |
Electronic Laboratory Notebooks |
On-line Sensors
William Telliard Consultant |
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10:30 AM
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Simultaneous Analysis of Full Scan Semi-volatiles and MRM Pesticides by GCMSMS |
The Three S’s of LVI/RVE - Speed. Savings, and Sensitivity |
Finding Standards Online
Abigail Morris Document Systems |
Quality Assurance Field Activity Procedure (QAFAP) Across the Agency |
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11:30 AM
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LUNCH |
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1:00 PM
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UHPLC - When To Consider Switching from HPLC, And Making the Most Of It When You Do |
Success Using Alternate Carrier Gases for Volatile Methods |
Five Signs That It Is Time To Invest in a New LIMS
Sonja Stutsman Accelerated Technology Laboratories [Abstract & Presentation] |
Best Practices for Quality Assurance
Marion Kelly U.S.EPA, Headquarters and
Louis Blume
U.S. EPA, Region 5
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2:00 PM
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Reproducible Environmentally Friendly Solvent Concentrations |
Certification Methods Errors in the Analysis of NMHC and VOCs in CNG-Based Engine Emissions
Barbara Marshik MKS Instruments [Abstract & Presentation] |
Steps to Achieving a Productive Audit vs a Negative Audit; Make Your Audits Work for You
JoAnn Boyd Southwest Research Institute |
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3:00 PM
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Utilizing High Efficiency Electron Ionization and MS/MS to Reduce Injection Volumes for EPA 8270 |
More Samples, More Data. How Do You Manage Your Chromatography Data?
Heather Longden Waters [Abstract] |
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4:00 PM
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Material and Process Conditions for Successful Use of Extractive Sampling Techniques
Barbara Marshik MKS Instruments [Abstract & Presentation] |
Transformers: Revenge of the Pharmaceutical
Donna McChristian CH2M Hill |
Key Considerations in Selecting a LIMS
Sonja Stutsman Accelerated Technology Laboratories [Abstract & Presentation] |
National Environmental Field Activities Program
JoAnn Boyd Southwest Research Institute |
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5:00 PM
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Adjourn
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Thursday - October 22, 2015
| Time | Session A | Session B | Session C | Session D |
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8:30 AM |
Region 6 Field Activity Procedures |
Sampling, Measurement and Analysis of VOCs; What Are the Best Tools for the Job? |
Drum Roll, Please!!! Let’s Talk EPA Quality System |
The Recovery of Operations at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant from the Radiation Release of February 2014 |
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9:30 AM
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Critical Considerations for Data Quality in Elemental Speciation
Russell Gerads Brooks Applied Labs |
Eliminate TKN Digestion and Get Better Total Nitrogen Data
William Lipps Shimadzu |
Recombinant Enzymes for Analytical Chemistry, Method Validation From a Non-EPA Perspective, and Enzyme-based Nitrate and Phosphate Methods for Water
Ellen Campbell NECi |
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10:30 AM
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New Findings Related to the Impact of Unconventional Drilling on Groundwater Quality
Emmanuel Varona University of Texas at Arlington |
Measuring Drugs in Waste Water
Jennifer Krone AB Sciex |
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Region 6 Field Activity Procedures |
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