[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17787-17788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8611]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5186-2]
Annual Conference on Analysis of Pollutants in the Environment
and Trace Metals Workshop
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of conference and training workshop.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Science and Technology and the Water Environment
Federation, co-sponsors, will hold the ``18th Annual Conference on
Analysis of Pollutants in the Environment'' to discuss all aspects of
environmental measurement. The conference is open to the public. A
Workshop on Trace Metals sampling and analysis will precede the
conference. This workshop is designed for state and regional
authorities.
DATES: The conference will be held on May 3-4, 1995. On May 3, 1995,
the conference will begin at 8:45 am and last until 5:15 pm; on May 4,
1995, the conference will begin at 8:45 am and adjourn at 4:30 pm. The
Workshop on Trace Metals will be held on May 2, 1995, from 12:30 pm to
5:30 pm.
ADDRESSES: The conference will be held at the Norfolk Waterside
Marriott, Norfolk, Virginia. The Trace Metals Workshop will be held at
the Omni International Hotel, 777 Waterside Drive, Norfolk, Virginia
23510.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Conference arrangements are being
coordinated by the Water Environment Federation. For information on
registration, hotel rates, transportation, social events and
reservations call the Water Environment Federation Conference Service
Line at (800) 666-0206. If you have technical questions regarding the
conference program please contact William Telliard, Office of Science
and Technology (Mail Code 4303), telephone (202) 260-7120, fax (202)
260-7185.
For Information on the Trace Metals Workshop registration
requirements or technical program, call Cindy Simbanin, DynCorp
Environmental, at (703) 519-1386.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA's 18th Annual Conference on Analysis of
Pollutants in the Environment is designed to bring together
representatives of regulated industries, commercial environmental
laboratories, state and Federal regulators, and environmental
consultants and contractors to discuss all aspects of environmental
measurement with a particular focus on analytical methods and related
regulatory issues.
A Workshop on Trace Metals Sampling and Analysis for state and
regional authorities will precede the full conference and focus on
cutting edge issues in the determination of trace metals in ambient
waters. The session on trace metals determinations will cover EPA's
recent work on sampling and analysis of metals at water quality
criteria levels, discussions of clean and ultra-clean techniques, a
case study on a project to determine trace metals and to establish
chemical translator ratios for the City of Danville, Virginia, and
presentation of methods under development for the determination of
arsenic, selenium, and mercury at EPA and state ambient water quality
criteria levels. The program for the conference follows:
18th Annual EPA Conference on Analysis of Pollutants in the Environment
Wednesday, May 3, 1995
8:45 am Opening Remarks
William Telliard, Director, Analytical Methods Staff, Office of
Science and Technology, Office of Water, USEPA
9:00 am Introductory Remarks
Mike Pollen, Water Environment Federation
9:15 am Welcome
James Hanlon, Deputy Office Director, Office of Science and
Technology, USEPA
Trace Metals
9:30 am Implementing EPA's Metals Criteria
Elizabeth Southerland, Director, Standards and Applied Sciences
Division, Office of Water, USEPA
10:00 am Establishing Trace Metal Clean Facilities in Existing
Laboratories
Russell Flegal, University of California at Santa Cruz
10:30-10:45 am Break
10:45 am Determination of Arsenic at Ultra-Trace Levels Using Vapor
Generation-Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry
Reshan Fernando, Research Triangle Institute
11:15 am Temporal Variability in Dissolved Trace Metals in the
Houston Ship Channel, Texas
Paul Boothe, Texas A&M University
11:45-1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Trace Mercury Analysis of Biological Fluids
Conrad Naleway and Hwai-Nan Chou, American Dental Association
1:30 pm Analytical Methods for Arsenic in Water with an MDL of 2
ng/L
Eric Crecelius, Chuck Apts, and Steve Kiesser, Battelle Marine
Sciences Laboratory
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Wednesday, May 3, 1995
Cyanide Methods
2:00 pm Present and Future of ``Free Cyanide'' Determinations
Emil Milosavljevic, University of Nevada, Reno
2:30 pm Effects of Metals, Ligands, and Oxidants on Cyanide
Analysis; Gold Mining Waste Case Study
Margaret Goldberg, Research Triangle Institute
3:00-3:15 pm Break
3:15 pm Approaches to the Determination of Total and Available
Cyanide in Solid Samples
Ed Heithmar, Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory, Las
Vegas
3:45 pm The Determination of Cyanide in a Chemical Plant's Waste
Water Using Ion Chromatography
Susan Gantz Matz, Quantum USI Division
Analysis Protocols--I
4:15 pm EPA's Sediment Toxicity Testing Methods
Teresa Norberg-King, USEPA Environmental Research Laboratory,
Duluth and Elizabeth Southerland, Director, Standards and Applied
Sciences Division, Office of Water, USEPA
4:45 pm Microscale Solvent Extraction Methods for Organic Compound
Analyses
David Mauro, META Environmental, Inc.
5:15 pm Adjourn
Thursday, May 4, 1995
Quality Control
8:45 am Statistical Properties of Low Concentration Measurements
and Wastewater Effluent Limitations
Chuck White and Henry Kahn, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
9:15 am Compliance Monitoring Detection and Quantitation Levels for
EPA Method 1653
Larry LaFleur, NCASI
9:45 am Seeing the Light From a Blind PE Sample: Rocky Mountain
Arsenal's Analytical Laboratory Performance Evaluation System
Angela Barnard-Hatmaker, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.
10:15-10:30 am Break
10:30 am Selecting Kinds and Numbers of QC Samples for More
Defensible Environmental Analyses
Larry Keith, Radian Corporation
11:00 am Approaches to Quality Control of Non-Linear Calibration
Relationships for SW-846 Methods
Harry McCarty, SAIC
Sampling Protocols
11:30 am VOA Compositing Study
Dale Rushneck, Interface
12:00-1:15 pm Lunch
1:15 pm The Evaluation and Application of a Large Volume In-Situ
Resin Sampler for Monitoring Trace Organic Compounds in Ambient
Water
Hans Biberhofer, Environment Canada
1:45 pm Practical Application of Clean Metals Sampling Protocols to
NPDES Monitoring
Will Hunley, Hampton-Roads Sanitation District
2:15 pm Residential Environmental Sampling Protocols for Human
Exposure Assessment of Lawn Pesticides
Marielle Brinkman, Battelle Columbus
Thursday, May 4, 1995
2:45-3:00 pm Break
Analysis Protocols--II
3:00 pm Solid-Phase Microextraction for the Analysis of Industrial
Wastewaters
Bruce Colby, Pacific Analytical, Inc.
3:30 pm Field Analysis: An Effective Approach to Site Assessment
and Remediation
Ileana Rhodes, Shell Development Company
4:00 pm Determination of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) at Part-per-
Trillion Levels in Drinking Waters and Contaminated Groundwaters
Bruce Tomkins, Wayne H. Griest, and Cecil E. Higgins, Oak Ridge
National Laboratory
4:30 pm Adjourn
Trace Metals Training Workshop Agenda
Tuesday, May 2, 1995.
12:00 noon
Introductory Remarks: William A. Telliard, USEPA
Mr. Telliard will provide an overview of the WQC levels for
trace metals determinations and the topics to be discussed in the
workshop to aid attendees in resolving the problems associated with
the sampling and analysis of trace metals, including the difficulty
in precluding contamination.
Requirements for Determination of Trace Metals: James A. Hanlon,
USEPA
Mr. Hanlon will give a background on the need for the
determination of trace metals at WQC levels as required by the Clean
Water Act and will discuss the detection and quantitation limits
necessary to ensure reliable determination of trace metals at these
levels.
Overview of the Sampling and Analysis Process for Trace Metals
Determinations: Carlton Hunt, Battelle Ocean Sciences
Dr. Hunt will explain how to organize and manage a project for
sampling, analysis, data validation, and quality control to ensure
that reliable trace metals determinations are made.
Field Sampling for Trace Metals: William A. Telliard, USEPA
Mr. Telliard will discuss ``clean-hands/dirty-hands'' sampling
techniques, the use of protective gloves and clothing to prevent
contamination, and the processing of equipment blanks to ensure
reliable sampling. Videos of sampling will be used to supplement
this presentation.
Laboratory Determinations of Trace Metals: Russell Flegal,
University of California at Santa Cruz
Dr. Flegal will describe the set-up and operation of a trace
metals laboratory, including the clean room, clean benches, and the
equipment and analytical techniques required for determination of
each metal.
Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Data Reliability: Dale
Rushneck, Interface, Inc.
Mr. Rushneck will discuss the inter-relationship between quality
control testing and the production of reliable data of defensible
quality.
Verification and Validation of Trace Metals Data: Lynn Riddick,
DynCorp Environmental
Ms. Riddick will provide examples of data review checklists that
can be used to determine the reliability of trace metals results.
These checklists outline the summary level quality control data
required by the analytical methods.
Case Study for Compliance and Determination of Translators: John N.
Leonard, Hazen and Sawyer
Dr. Leonard will present the requirements, criteria, background,
sampling, analysis, and outcome of a project to determine trace
metals and establish chemical translator ratios for the city of
Danville, Virginia.
5:30 pm Adjourn
Dated: March 30, 1995.
James A. Hanlon,
Acting Director, Office of Science and Technology.
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