[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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