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Telford International Centre, Telford, England
7th & 8th November WWEM 2012
WWEM 2014 19 Thursday 6th November Accreditation, Innovation and Communication
This BMTA Conference 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 other types of laboratory. The presentations deal with the methods of achieving quality and consistency in sampling and in laboratory measurements. The speakers represent the national accreditation body, UKAS, large water companies and commercial laboratory-based organisations.
SESSION 1 10:00 - 10:30 TITLE & SYNOPSIS Proficiency Testing - A Key Piece in the Quality Jigsaw? - Fran Bilby, UKAS
Fran will discuss key aspects of the UKAS document TPS 47 to include, the reasons for participation in proficiency testing (PT), PT planning, what to look for in a PT scheme, how to find PT schemes, inter-laboratory comparisons (ILC), how to use PT and ILC data for quality control purposes and other uses of PT scheme samples/data.
Recent advances in Laboratory Analysis - Hazel Davidson, Derwentside Environmental Testing Services 2 10:30 - 11:00 3 11:15 - 11:45
The presentation will consist of an overview of recent developments enabling laboratories to reach lower limits of detection. This can be by improved instrumentation using updated spectrophotometric systems for cyanide, phenol and total organic carbon can be up to a factor of 20 times better. Alternatively, analysis of organics can be improved by using larger volumes of sample and concentrating the organic compounds using an SPE column, and/or using a large volume injector on the GC/GCMS system. These requirements are driven by the WFD, particularly for low level organics, but as ever, good sampling protocols are vital for meaningful data and factors such as solubility and filtering (or not) are critical.
Sampling and analysis in relation to Priority Substances Directive 2012/39/EU - Prof Clive Thompson, ALcontrol A devil’s advocate response.
LUNCH New Mobile Sample Tracking Technology - Kyle Norrris, Northumbrian Water and Sam Goddard, CSols 4 11:45 - 12:15
Remote Sampler is a sophisticated, secure and state of the art mobile data capture system that is designed specifically for the UK and European Water Industries. Each water sampling technician operates remotely with a handheld device linked through a central hub to a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). Data collected on site is transmitted wirelessly back to the lab as soon as it is recorded. The system improves sample data quality by reducing transcription errors while allowing existing accredited sampling procedures to be followed. Water companies across Europe are already using Remote Sampler to process thousands of samples a week.
5 14:00 - 14:30
The development of a Chemcatcher based passive sampling method for the monitoring of polar pesticides in water - Ian Townsend, South West Water South West Water, in collaboration with the University of Portsmouth and Natural Resources Wales, have developed methods using the Chemcatcher passive sampler to monitor for a range of acid herbicides including Mecoprop and MCPA, and the molluscicide Metaldehyde in surface waters. Multiple deployments in a catchment, typically over a 14 day period, generate time weighted average concentrations (TWAs).
6 14:30 - 15:00
Delivering a Fully Automated Water & Environmental Laboratory Environment Using Intelligent Laboratory Software Solutions - Bob Poole, Thermofisher Scientific Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) play a key part in ensuring water and environmental labs comply with various industry and regulatory bodies. This presentation will discuss the innovative features and functionalities that make this possible, and in addition how today’s laboratory software is applied to deliver a fully automated, efficient and intelligent approach to sample receipt and scheduling, resource management, collecting, processing and acting upon results and securely managing the vast amounts of data produced.
Workshop Programme Time
Room 1
10.00 -
10.30 Room 2
The preparation and certification of a 300ppt gas calibration standard.
Room 3
A comparison of Laboratory and On-line analysis. ( using real data from T.O.C., ammonia, and B.O.D.)
11.00 -
11.30
12.00 -
12.30
In line identification of siloxanes at ppb.
An accurate and cost effective approach for monitoring BOD and TOC using in-situ fluorometry.
Cross Correlation Ultrasonic Pipe Sensor v Mag Meter, Fitted live under pressure without need to shut down the flow.
Room 4
An Integrated Flow and Pressure Metering solution with GPRS WITS Protocol.
Solutions to common problems in automating simple laboratory measurements like pH and turbidity.
Easychem TOX online analyzer for the
combined measurement of acute toxicity and chemical parameters in water.
LUNCH
13.30 -
14.00
Bump Testing, is the Risk worth the Investment? - Gas Detector Reliability and the Safety of your Workforce.
Meeting The Challenges of European Water Regulations- Complete Ion Analysis.
Charting the evolution of the clamp-on Flowmeter from niche product to conventional measurement technology.
Next generation
Real-Time Sewer & CSO Monitoring.
Segmented Flow Injection Analysis systems for environmental analysis.
Combined Seprol RTU and Pump Controller via native DMP3 / WITS DNP3 Communications.
Room 5
The use of on-line trace metal monitoring systems in plant operatin and control.
Room 6
Wastewater Treatment Plant optimization with organic carbon data - best practices, instrument technology and case studies.
Advancement in filtration methods for the water industry.
Analytical Quality Control Charting Software helps users meet regulatory requirements for investing and actioning AQC sample limit failures and rule breaches.
Room 7
Inorganic Custom Standards Preparation, Certification & Benefits.
Room 8
On-line, Automatic Flocculation and
Coagulation Control: A Case Study.
Advancements in Laboratory Robotics.
Multiwavelength fluorescence for the early detection of algal blooms in Water Treatment Plants.
Where have I seen this before?
...Building mass spectral databases of your sample points without human effort.
UV-Vis Measurements in Waste Water.
State-of-the-Art Water Quality Monitoring for UPM3.
Flood Defence and Remote Asset monitoring using GPRS cameras - A cost effective solution for isolated locations.
14.30 -
15.00
15.30 -
16.00
Optimization of flow rate in open channels using CFD simulation.
Smart Water Quality Monitoring.
Energy optimisation via tracking of the sludge blanket in a water treatment plant.
The BM 25 Goes WIRELESS : Fast and Simple Deployment for Detecting up to Five Gases.
Water Quality: Hydrochemical and Ecological Data
Management Software.
Hydro power solutions - An invention for a micro generator to enable Ultimate energy solution provider for the smart water networks.
Low cost, low
maintenance, no fuss TOC Analysis.
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.
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