Thursday 8th November Advances in Measurements in Environmental Laboratories
The British Measurement and Testing Association (BMTA) which represents the interests of over 400 UKAS accredited laboratories is organising this conference on day 2 on the 8th November. This conference in- corporates an impressive list of speakers from UKAS, FERA, water companies and commercial laboratories..
This BMTA seminar is aimed primarily at managers and senior staff in environmental laboratories but the techniques and quality procedures discussed will be of interest to staff in all types of laboratory. The pre- sentations deal with the methods of achieving quality and consistency in sampling and in laboratory measurements. The speakers represent national organisations (UKAS and FERA), large water companies and commercial laboratory – based organisations.
This conference is approved by The Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) and can therefore contribute to delegates continuing professional development. SESSION 1 10:00-10:30 TITLE & SYNOPSIS An overview of UKAS accreditation - Jon Murthy, UKAS
Jon will provide an overview of UKAS accreditation and set out its value and benefit to those seeking accreditation, to those using accredited services and to the UK economy overall.
The innovative use of Web Content Management Tools for Quality System Design and Implementation - David Galsworthy, FERA 2 10:30-11:00
Organising the information and knowledge base of a laboratory is always a difficult task and is a fundamental requirement of all the relevant Quality Standards. Drawing on 20 years of experience in quality system design and application, David Galsworthy will present an innovative approach for organising this knowledge base through the use of a web based content management tool.
COFFEE BREAK 3 11:45 - 12:15
Maintaining Optimal Quality of Analysis Using the right Lab Informatics Tools and Processes - Kim Holt, South West Water & Phil Goddard, CSols
This talk will cover the scoping, development, key challenges and how they were overcome for the AqcTools software development project with South West Water. AqcTools is revolutionising the charting, reporting and auditing of AQC samples to meet DWI, UKAS and other regulatory requirements. Topics will include lifecycle testing/validation of software and validation of laboratories, test methods and laboratory software.
4 12:15 - 12:45 The importance of getting it right first time - Mark Handcock, Thames Water
Review of what it takes to get it right first time in a water & waste water laboratory and the consequences of getting it wrong.... Detailed look at quality systems, how to add value through the audit process, why investing in quality makes sense and what happens when it goes wrong. LUNCH
Sampling and Sample Integrity - Hazel Davidson, Derwent Environmental, Testing Services 5 14:00-14:30
A great deal of emphasis is placed on laboratory analysis and quality control, but this is irrelevant if the sampling is not performed correctly. Over the last two years, significant concerns have arisen regarding holding times and deviating samples, laboratories are expected to advise and support their clients with respect to these issues. This presentation is a summary of the problems and how laboratories and field staff can overcome them.
Environmental Cyanide Analysis - Prof. Clive Thompson, ALcontrol 6 14:30 - 15:00
This discussion will provide background information and guidance on environmental cyanide analysis. It will also provide background information on the various ISO and CEN cyanide methods; guidance on how to carry out fit for purpose analysis of various forms of cyanide in environmental samples; the significance of the results; how to minimise interference effects and address the issue of preservation of samples.
Workshop Programme Time
Room 1
10.00 -
10.30
11.00 -
11.30 Room 2
How often do you check your gas detectors are working?
25
Room 3
Real Time Final Effluent Ammonium & Other Key Parameter Monitoring
Profibus
NDIR Gas and Flame detection with
pyroelectric detectors
Using In-Situ FlowSense Software to Simplify Recording and Reporting of
Groundwater Quality Stablilsation Parameters
12.00 -
12.30
Visual and Multi- Channel IR Detection
Remote connectivity and data logging solutions for the water industry using ADSL, 3G, GPRS and VPN Technologies
Room 4
Specialist Flow Measurement and Data Delivery Technology
New On-line methods of determining unknown pollutants and toxicity in water and wastewater
Room 5
Benefits of new affordable radar technology
for level measurement in the water sector
A worldwide
revolution: the latest technology in non- contact high accuracy open channel flow measurement for wastewater measurement
Effluent Compliance Utilising Optimised Instrumentation
LUNCH
1.30 -
2.00
Gases in the workplace – a practical approach to safety & compliance
2.30 -
3.00
3.30 -
4.00
The True Cost of Pollution
Prevention
Nivus were asked by Water Companies provide efficiency and savings in amp 5 & 6 – See how found a solution to save Thousands using the New Nivus pipe sensor
Disinfection Refresher
Optimisation of surface water treatment using online instrumentation
Profibus
In-situ Ammonia Analysis for Process
Control and Effluent QA
Evolution of Level
Automated water Analysis including pH, colour, turbidity and titrations, simple modular solutions for every laboratory big or small
International Recognition of Mcerts
So you think you know about atmospheric gas hazards within the Water & Waste Water Industry?
Using Technology to improve groundwater data quality
The myth and truth about multi input process monitors
From the jungles of Africa to the uplands of the UK, near real-time sampling, flow and water quality monitoring in extreme and remote locations
On-line Continuous
Toxicity Monitoring for Industrial and Drinking Water Applications
Measurements save money - Innovative instrument applications providing significant energy and resource savings
Monitoring individual VFA components in anaerobic digesters
SWIM – A standard information model for a smart water industry?
Bio Tector - a different approach to on-line TOC Analysis
Advanced data technologies for countering water loss
The formation, removal and monitoring of
Trihalomethanes (THMs) in Drinking Water
A new innovative sample tracking technology for environmental and water samples, from collection to laboratory analysis
The Role of Certified Reference Materials &
Proficiency Testing in an ISO 17025 Accredited Laboratory
Entry to all workshops is free to all pre-registered visitors. Plan your day carefully, there’s a lot to see and do at WWEM.
www.wwem.uk.com IET September / October 2012
High resolution environmental
monitoring to support the development of water quality legislation
Innovative low level ammonia monitoring in water and waste water
Predictive diagnostics: asset monitoring for the wastewater industry
Application of
The Future of Remote Monitoring - TEMP
mathematical modelling to find energy saving operational methods to optimise a new variable energy tariff
Breaking the Sonde Barrier
Ontario Clean Water Agency - Integration of WISKI with SCADA for managing water treatment
Room 6
Reducing laboratory costs, turnaround times, transcription errors and improving results quality
Room 7
Process Automation & Control in the Water Industry – The drivers, opportunities and barriers
Room 8
Control of Wastewater treatment processes using real time data to provide maximum
efficiency and robust compliance
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