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Industry News

• OIG Scientific Analysis of Perchlorate (Esternal Review Draft)
• EPA Memo Regarding Regional Role in ATP Approval Process
  • Joint Memo from FDOH and FDEP Regarding EPA's Method Update Rule
  • FDEP Proposed Changes to QA Rule 62-160 and SOPs for Field and Lab Activities
  • Update on Allowed Use of Modified CWA Methods
• EPA's Method Update Rule
• Frequent Questions About The Method Update Rule
• Region 4 ASTM International Method D888-05 Approval
• EPA Announces New Reporting Violations Page
• NELAC Update, Spring Meeting 2005
• New Methods Update, Spring Meeting 2005
• NELAC FoPTs
• Methods 1669 & 1631
• EPA's Revised "Pumpkin Book"

Technical

• Navy Environmental Sampling and Testing Programs
• Bureau of Laboratories Guidance - Field Audit Checklists
• USEPA – SW-846 On-line
• FDOH Environmental Laboratory Certification
• Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy
• LIMS Source – Resources for Laboratory Information Management Systems
• Lake County Water Resources Atlas
• Polk County's Lakes Atlas
• Water Environment Federation-Laboratory Management and Technical Issues Discussion Forum
• Environmental Test Methods and Guidance Available from NIST
• Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater
• European Virtual Institute for Speciation Analysis

Laboratories/Consulting

• Xenco Laboratories
• Grove Scientific & Engineering Company
• United States Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory
• Marinco Bioassay Laboratory
• Environmental Express
• ESS

Professional Organizations

• NELAC Institute (TNI)
• National Environmental Monitoring Conference
• American Chemical Society / Division of Environmental Chemistry Newsletter
• Michigan Environmental Laboratory Association
• NIST-National Institute of Standardsand Technology
• Southwest Florida Water Management District
• Northwest Florida Water Management District
• South Florida Water Management District
• Florida Water Resources Conference
• Florida Section AWWA
• St. John's River Water Management District
• Water Environment Federation

2011 Fall Meeting and Technical Session

• Wet Chemistry:Nutrients -Zhou
• Understanding Data Usability - Labie
• Microbiological Methods - Dichter
• Microbial Contamination of Water - McCorquodale
• Florida Drinking Water Program 62-550 - Harrison
• Regulatory Compliance Data Triggers - Harrison
• Regulatory Compliance Data Triggers 2010 Guidance - Harrison
• Fast GC in Environmental Analyisi - Buchanan
• Welcome to the ISO World - Kircher
• QA Tools at your Fingertips - Ivanoff
• What's New at The NELAC Institute - Parr

2011 Spring Meeting and Technical Session

• arms052611assessmentca-thegbu.pdf
• Arms link a-defback3.pdf
• Blizzard dep sop audit topics 052611
• Boyd History of Metals 052511
• Farrell Closing Corrective Actions 052611
• Fitzpatrick sm11 052711
• Jones Nexion 300 052511
• Labie herding Cats 052611
• Manzano et al QC metals analysis 052511
• mccorquodale implications.indicators.052611.pdf
• Moore Lab Msrmnt Perf 052511
• moses novawave 052511
• Suszcynski D.O. 052511
• Taunton tni qmt 052511

2010 Fall Meeting and Technical Session

• DO Troubleshooting Techniques
• How Green is your Lab?
• Establishing a Hygiene and Safety Program
• Method Update Rule 2010
• Implementing the New TNI Standards
• TNI Standards Terminology
• On Being a QAO
• On Being an QAO Part 2
• Non-Stirred vs Stirred BOD Analysis
• Essentials of Practical pH Measurement
• Chlorophylls and Related Pigments
• SFWMD SOP

2010 Spring Meeting and Technical Session

• EPA Method Kelada-01
• Kelada Total Cyanide Presentation
• Evaluating Contract Lab Data Packages
• False Positves when reporting between MDL and RL
• Florida's Perspective on the new TNI standards.
• Groundwater Monitoring Rule in Florida Ryland
• Lab and Validation Data Qualifiers
• Microbiology-Ground Water Rule
• New PeCOD Technology
• New Technology SemiVolatiles
• Preventive Measure-Using QC and Correction Actions
• SC-FAST Complete Sample Intro System ICP / ICPMS
• Column Consideration for Optimization of Semi-VOA

2009 Fall Meeting and Technical Session

• ADaPT Software Use
• Audit Findings
• Drinking Water Rules
• Industry Updates
• Internal and Electronic Audits
• Lab Options-Modifications for EPA Method 1664A
• Recreational Water P, P & F FL
• TNI Changes

2009 Spring Meeting and Technical Session

• Data Handling Techniques
• Compliance Monitoring & Reporting Requirements for Potable Water and Domestic Wastewater Facilities
• Do's and Don'ts of MDL Verification Studies
• Crosswalk of the new TNI standard vs. 2003 NELAC standard
• New NELAC Consensus Standards Changes and the Environmental Lab
• Annual Management Review of Quality Systems
• Florida FDEP Updates on DMRQA 20 and Chapter 62-160, Florida Administrative Code
• Use and Application of Data Qualifiers According to Chapter 62-16-, F.A.C.
• Corrective Action Reports - Root Cause

2007 and 2008 Conference Archives

2007 Fall Conference

• Chromatography Integration and Troubleshooting - Marlene Moore
• Common Laboratory Assessment Findings - Jack Farrell
• Proposed Modifications to MDL- Richard Burrows
• Chemicals of Emerging Concern in CWA Programs- Brian Englert
• Certification Update- Steve Arms
• Environmental Laboratory Response Network- Allan Antley
• General Water Micro- Robin Cook
• Troubleshooting Micro- Robin Cook

2007 Spring Conference

• Regulatory Forum Transcript
• 2007 Changes to the NELAC Proficiency Testing Program - Wibby Environmental
• NELAC Institute Update - Jerry Parr
• Florida Pilot Initiative for the Performance Approach to Measurement Systems - Steve Arms
• 2003 NELAC Standards Microbiology Checklist: How to "Pass" your Assessment - Denise K. Williams

2008 Spring Conference

• 62-160 Silky Labie 2008
• ADaPT A Consultant's Perspective- Linda Hoffman
• ADaPT_050908 Rich Amano
• Calibration issues FSEA 2008-Richard Burrows
• ucmr2-Kim Kunihiro
• TNI 2008 - Ken Jackson
• ADaPT - Andy Tintle
• SOP_A1c - Silky Labie
• ELCP-2008 Steve Arms

2008 Fall Conference

• ADaPT Project Library Setup - Westgard
• Clean Water Updates - Reding
• Meeting the Standard: Review of an FDOH Checklist
• FL Aquatic Toxins - Reich
• Remote Phosphorus Analyer - Richard Walker
• SOS LIMS - Pingpank 2008
• TNI-DC Symposium - Sotomayor
• TNI- NELAC PT Update - McCracken

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