Environmental Data Validation

Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/17/2019 - 04/18/2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location
Sonesta ES Suites Orlando - International Drive

Categories

PACS Course Number 64

9 AM to 5 PM

The course instructor is Bill Purves. This course provides more detail and specific information on the subject of environmental data validation. The U.S. EPA CERCLA/SARA data package will be used as a model in this course. You’ll gain a realistic appreciation for state-of-the-art validation. A broad range of environmental specialists will benefit from this course: managers, engineers, chemists, quality assurance specialists, regulators, and legal specialists. Bill Purves provides information on the data validation of environmental metal measurements. He has performed in and directed laboratories providing these environmental measurements. This course can be provided at your site as well as on the public session schedule. Data validation can help solve or prevent a wide variety of problems. It provides confidence in lab data, risk reduction, good lab practices and is cost effective. This two-day course is designed for those who have responsibilities for environmental data quality. If environmental data quality is important to you, this course is for you. The agenda for this course is below.

The course content includes: 1 – Validation of organic and inorganic data for CERCLA/SARA projects, 2 – The use of data qualifiers and important data quality issues, 3 – Mass spectral data interpretation/validation, 4 – Atomic spectroscopy data validation, 5 – Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), 6 – Good Automated Lab Practices (GALP).

Course Registration is available. You may also register through an associated conference registration. Send it with a payment of $2250 to secure your course attendance. Hotel information and a map will be sent to confirm your registration. Please list your special interest(s) on the registration form. Enrollment is limited to assure your maximum course benefits. On-site PACS courses are available (most PACS courses can be provided at your time and place). Telephone PACS at 1.724.457.6576 if you need further information. PACS also provides laboratory testing and consulting services.

Environmental Data Validation

Course Instructor: Bill Purves

Good Lab Practices (GLP) History/use/future
Good Automated Lab Practices (GALP) History/use/future: Benefits/cost, Operational roles
Mass Spectral Principles: Ionization/Separation/Detection; Electron impact and chemical ionization; Hierarchy of molecular ionization locus; Neutral loses from molecular ions; Diagnostic and characteristic ion series; Full scan and selected ion monitoring; Major fragmentation routes – alpha, rearrangements, and inductive; Mass Spectral Rules – nitrogen, odd-even, carbon number, isotopes; Mass Spectral Compound Validation:; Hydrocarbons; Alcohols; Aldehydes; Ketones; Aromatics; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Esters; Ethers; Thiols; Thioethers; Amines; Cyanides; Aliphatic/aromatic halides
CERCLA/SARA Organic Data Validation: Statement of work (sold); Sampling; Chain-of-custody, Technical and project holding times; GC/MS instrument performance (tuning) checks, Initial calibration; Continuing calibration; Independent calibration verification (ICV), Surrogate spikes and data interpretation; Matrix spikes/matrix spike duplicates; Lab control sample (LCS); Internal standards; Target organic compound identification criteria; Tentatively identified organics (TIC) criteria, Overall performance
Atomic Spectroscopy Principles (one hour, PACS courses 260 and 261 provide four days instruction on AS principles): Detection limits, ICP spectral analysis, Cold vapor for mercury; Interelement correction factors (ICF); Atomic absorption flame vs ICP, Graphite furnace AA
Metals Quality Control and Data Validation, CERCLA/SARA and SW-846: Statement of work, Sampling, Chain-of-Custody; Holding times; Initial verification calibration standard, Initial calibration blank; Laboratory control sample (LCS); Preparation blank, Predigest spike, Spiked samples and data interpretation; Continuing calibration verification and blanks; Interelement correction standards; Method of standard additions (MSA); Graphite furnace spikes
Data Package: The forms; Data qualifiers; The narrative; The traffic report

Upcoming Environmental Data Validation:

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Course participants are encouraged to e-mail questions:

George Nowicki
Lab Manager
E-mail: George@pacslabs.com

Rich Capp
Office Administrator
E-mail: Rich@pacslabs.com

Send samples and postal inquiries to:
PACS, Inc.
409 Meade Drive
Coraopolis, PA 15108

Other PACS contact information:
Phone: 1-724-457-6576 or 1-800-367-2587
PACS website: https://pacslabs.com

Please list your special interest during registration. We will try to accommodate your interest.

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