Introduction and Use of Standard Methods for Environmental Regulatory Analysis and Compliance
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| Language | English |
| Date |
July 20, 2009
to July 21, 2009 |
| Venue |
University of South Florida, Downtown Center 1101 Channelside Drive - Suite 100 Tampa, FL 33602 US |
| Chemistry Specialties |
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| Chemistry Techniques |
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| Contact |
American Chemical Society 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 US (800) 227-5558 shortcourses@acs.org |
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This course will focus on how to use "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" to meet CWA-SDWA regulations. Topics will include the chemical reactions utilized for analyte detection, the development of SOPs utilizing sections of Standard Methods, troubleshooting analyte analysis methods, and preparing for a State, Federal, or NELAC-TNI audit. This class will utilize examples from the environmental industry and the current edition of Standard Methods.
Key Topics
* Validation steps for your laboratory’s procedures
* Correct sample collection and preservation
* Theory and practice of gravimetric method-define analyses
* Flame and graphite furnace atomic absorption for aqueous solutions
* Classical colorimetric inorganic analysis of aqueous solutions
* Electrochemical analyses of aqueous solutions
* Aggregate method-defined analyses of organic compounds in aqueous solutions.
Session titles
* History and structure of the consensus body method
* Basic laboratory techniques for quality assurance, data reporting, sample collection and common laboratory practices
* Basic titrametric and gravimetric analyses
* Basic metals analyses
* Inorganic analyses
* Aggregate organics analyses
