[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17892-17893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9978]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5462-3]


Annual Conference on Analysis of Pollutants in the Environment

AGENCY: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of conference.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Science and Technology and the Water Environment 
Federation, co-sponsors, will hold the ``19th Annual Conference on 
Analysis of Pollutants in the Environment'' to discuss all aspects of 
environmental measurement. The conference is open to the public. The 
Water Environment Federation is sponsoring a Preconference Workshop on 
Quality Based Laboratory Performance.

DATES: The conference will be held on May 15-16, 1996. On May 15, 1996, 
the conference will begin at 8:30 am and last until 5:30 pm. On May 16, 
1996, the conference will begin at 8:30 am and adjourn at 5:30 pm. The 
Preconference Workshop on Quality Based Laboratory Performance will be 
held on May 14, 1996, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

ADDRESSES: The conference will be held at the Omni Waterside Hotel, 
Norfolk, Virginia. The Preconference Workshop on Quality Based 
Laboratory Performance will be held at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Conference and workshop arrangements 
are being conducted by the Water Environment Federation. For 
information on registration, hotel rates, transportation, social 
events, and reservations call the Water Environment Federation 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA's 19th 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 
issues.
    A Preconference Workshop on Quality Based Laboratory Performance 
will be presented by the Water Environment Federation's Laboratory 
Practices Committee on Tuesday, May 14, 1996, at the Norfolk Waterside 
Marriott, Norfolk, Virginia.
    The program for the conference follows:

19th Annual Conference on Analysis of Pollutants in the Environment

Wednesday, May 15, 1996

8:30 a.m.--Opening Remarks
    William Telliard, Director, Engineering and Analysis Division, 
Analytical Methods Staff, Office of Science and Technology, Office of 
Water, USEPA
8:40 a.m.--Introductory Remarks
    Lenore Clesceri, Water Environment Federation
8:50 a.m.--Welcome
    James Hanlon, Deputy Office Director, Office of Science and 
Technology, USEPA

Regulatory Initiatives

9:00 a.m.--Streamlining Promulgation of Methods at 40 CFR Parts 136 and 
141 Under Section 304(h) of the Clean Water Act and Section 1401(1)(D) 
of the Safe Drinking Water Act
    William Telliard, Director, Engineering and Analysis Division, 
Analytical Methods Staff, Office of Science and Technology, Office of 
Water, USEPA

Toxicity Testing

9:30 a.m.--The Acute Whole Effluent Toxicity of Storm Water From an 
International Airport
    Daniel Fisher, University of Maryland WREC
10:00 a.m.--Break
10:15 a.m.--West Coast WET Tests--Different Strokes for Different Folks

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    Gary Chapman, Paladin Water Quality Consulting

Microwave Assisted Solvent Extraction

10:45 a.m.--Abbreviated Microwave Assisted Extraction of Pesticides and 
PCBs in Soils
    Rick McMillan, USEPA Region 6 Laboratory

Solid Phase Extraction

11:15 a.m.--Optimizing Solid Phase Extraction for Oil and Grease and 
Particulate Laden Samples
    Margaret Raisglid, University of Arizona
11:45 a.m.--Lunch

Method Detection Limit Issues

1:00 p.m.--Alternative Minimum Level (AML): A Scientifically Sound and 
Practical Approach to Compliance Limits
    Ray Maddalone, TRW
1:30 p.m.--Application of an Alternative Minimum Level Determination 
for Volatile Water Soluble Compounds in Pulp Mill Effluent using 
Microdistillation (SW-846 Method 5031)
    Alex Gholson, NCASI
2:00 p.m.--Evaluation of Alternative Detection Limit Concepts Using a 
Common Database
    Barry Eynon, SRI International

Field Studies

2.30 p.m.--Field Analysis: Effective Approach to Site Assessment and 
Remediation
    Ileana Rhodes, Shell Development Company
3:00 p.m.--Break

Biomarkers

3:15 p.m.--Use of a Human Cell Line Biomarker to Assess the Risk of 
Dioxin-like Compounds
    Jack Anderson, Columbia Analytical Services, Inc.
3:45 p.m.--Biomarkers of Environmental Contamination
    Scott Steinert, Computer Sciences Corporation

Cyanide

4:15 p.m.--A Method Comparison and Evaluation for the Analysis of Weak 
Acid Dissociable Cyanide
    John Sebroski, Bayer Corporation

Great Lakes

4:45 p.m.--The Lake Michigan Mass Balance Study: Amalgam, Resin and 
Dramamine
    Marcia Kuehl, Grace Analytical
5:15 p.m.--Adjourn

Thursday, May 16, 1996

Organics

8:30 a.m.--The Semipermeable Membrane Device (SPMD)--Sampling Dissolved 
Organic Contaminants
    Carl Orazio, National Biological Service
9:00 a.m.--Determination of CDDs and CDFs at Part-per-quintillion 
Levels Using a Cubic Meter Sample
    Dale Rushneck, Interface, Inc.
9:30 a.m.--A Quantitative Immunoassay for Triazine Herbicides in 
Drinking Water
    Harry McCarty, SAIC
10:00 a.m.--Break
10:15 a.m.--Equilibrium Headspace: An Alternative to Purge and Trap for 
Industrial Wastewater Analyses
    Elaine Lemoine, The Perkin Elmer Corporation
10:45 a.m.--Toxaphene, and Its Occurrence in Large Lakes
    John Kucklick, National Marine Fisheries Service
11:15 a.m.--Initial Validation of Method 1668: Toxic PCBs by HRGC/HRMS
    Bruce Colby, Pacific Analytical, Inc.
11:45 a.m.--Lunch
1:00 p.m.--Analysis of Phenolic Acid Compounds in Calcareous Soils by 
SW-846 Method 8270
    Cary Jackson, Support Systems, Inc./Global Environmental Services

Trace Metals

1:30 p.m.--Expedited Delineation of Elemental Mercury (Hg) in Soils at 
an Industrial Facility in South America
    Thomas Lusardi, Keating Environmental Management, Inc.
2:00 p.m.--Analysis of Trace Metals in Complex Matrices
    Howard Weinberg, University of North Carolina
2:30 p.m.--Applying Clean Metal Techniques to Real World Situations
    Paul Boothe, Albion Environmental and TERL at Texas A&M University
3:00 p.m.--Break
3:15 p.m.--How Dirty Can an Acid Bath be and Still Meet ``Clean Metal'' 
Requirements
    Eric Crecelius, Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory
3:45 p.m.--Application of Clean Metals Techniques to Wastewater 
Monitoring
    Paula Hogg, Hampton Roads Sanitation District
4:15 p.m.--A Practical Approach to Permit-based Trace Metals Monitoring
    Roger Stewart, Virginia DEQ
4:45 p.m.--A Common Sense Approach to Turning Your Metals Laboratory 
into an Environment Where Clean Metals Analysis Can be Performed 
Reliably
    Jim Anderson, Commonwealth of Virginia/Division of Consolidated 
Laboratories
5:15 p.m.--Adjourn.
    Dated: April 17, 1996.

Tudor Davies,
Director, Office of Science and Technology.
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