Are You Getting Value from Your Analyzer Workspace and Laboratory Environment?

Jeff Forsberg, CETAC Technologies

Getting the best business value from an instrument requires knowledge of the instrument and its operating abilities, any attachments, the sample including sampling procedure and the software. All of these elements must be pulled together by a skilled and knowledgeable analyst. Unfortunately, this is not always the case in many organizations.

This workshop will not assist the analyst with knowing their specific instrument, but we will focus on setting up a laboratory for low-level analysis, which will include discussions on lab preparations, personnel skill levels and training.

There will also be discussions of EPA 1631 and 245.7 methodologies and implementation using a no-nonsense approach. Most, if not all, of the considerations that must be taken into account prior to diving into low-level mercury analysis will be discussed. This low-level approach will also assist in collecting precise data at the ppb levels. Most labs can accomplish this on a shoestring budget—they just need to be pointed in the right direction. The workshop will also include hands-on training for building purging apparatus and purging stations to assist in contaminant-free reagents.

So let’s get geared up for low-level analysis—come find out how to…

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