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CSEA - Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking for Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program Fees in CA
New from the Blog in CSEA https://www.calanalysts.org/post/notice-of-proposed-emergency-rulemaking-for-environmental-laboratory-accreditation-program-fees?postId=3172803b-b21a-4c84-bc6c-a4c9d46a3a61Postion Open, Department of Water Resources (DWR) - Bryte Chemical Laboratory
Laboratory Manager position: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=443852 The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is currently seeking a qualified Lab Manager for the Bryte Chemical Laboratory. This key leadership position involves directing and supervising the day-to-day operations of our public non-potable water laboratory, ensuring compliance with The NELAC Institute (TNI) standards, and maintaining our California Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) certification.The deadline to apply is August 29, 2024.New Job Posting: Denver Water
Denver Water is accepting applications for their Water Quality or Senior Water Quality Tech position! See a brief description of the job below. This application closes August 27th, so act fast! To view the full job description, wage information, or to apply, follow THIS LINK! Job Description Position Summary The Water Quality Technician is an entry level team member working under direct supervision, training on and performing the following...Virginia Dept of Forensic Science (DFS) - Job Opportunity
TOX & TDM Colleagues, The Virginia Department of Forensic Science (DFS) is seeking qualified applicants for the following positions: * Forensic Scientist or Trainee located in Roanoke, Virginia See Below for Detailed Information for Posting Click for details - Forensic Scientist or TraineeJob Post: Metro Water Recovery (CO) - Water Quality Chemist I position
NEW JOB POSTING: Metro Water Recovery is accepting applications for a Water Quality Chemist I position! This position is open until August 4th, so get your applications in ASAP! View a brief description of job duties below, and to view the entire job posting, or to apply, follow THIS LINK! Metro Water Recovery in Denver, CO - a nationally recognized leader among clean water utilities, provides wastewater conveyance and treatment services...Kimble Group - Analytical Chemist Intern (North Charleston, SC)
Ingevity has an opening for a Analytical Chemist Intern in their North Charleston, SC location. We thought you might be interested in this opportunity. To explore this further you'll find more details and the application instructions on the job details page below. Analytical Chemist Intern Ingevity North Charleston, SCMetro Water Position
NEW JOB POSTING: Metro Water Recovery is accepting applications for an Instrument Specialist position! This position will be filled at one of two levels (Associate or Staff) depending on qualifications. Metro Water Recovery is a nationally recognized leader among clean water utilities, providing wastewater conveyance and treatment services for 2.2 million people in the Denver Metro area. If you are interested in the opportunity to become a part of this...South Platte Renew - Job Posting
NEW JOB POSTING: South Platte Renew is looking for a talented individual to manage our industry-leading wastewater laboratory. If you love managing people while talking stoichiometry and control charts, this might be just the spot for you. SPR operates a lab that runs analyses that contribute to: permit compliance, optimal plant operation, and innovative research projects. The job comes with great benefits (how does 13 paid holidays sound), a great...Water Quality Analyst - City of Greeley Wastwater, CO
NEW JOB POSTING: The City of Greeley is accepting applications for a Water Quality Analyst Position! This position works alongside the Lab Coordinator and Supervisor to analyze compliance and process control samples, conduct river monitoring, and perform additional studies as needed. See a brief rundown of the job duties below, or to view the full application and apply follow THIS LINK! Job Summary: The Water Quality Analyst...Metro Water Recovery - Denver - Job Postings
NEW JOB POSTING(s): Metro Water Recovery is accepting applications for two (2) positions! - Laboratory Supervisor - QA/QC Specialist See descriptions for both positions below. To access the complete job description, or to apply, please follow the links above! Metro Water Recovery in Denver, CO - a nationally recognized leader among clean water utilities, provides wastewater conveyance and treatment services for 2.2 million people in the Denver Metro area. Lab Supervisor: Under...CSEA Tech Talk - Oct 17th
CSEA's Tech Talk series continues with SampleServe (www.sampleserve.com). Please come join us!Hurricane Idalia
Due to Idalia, SyringeFilter.com will stop shipping by noon on Wednesday, August 30th and will return to shipping orders on Friday, September 1st. We do not expect the hurricane to cause any major disruptions.PFAS Map
Here's a great resource for looking at PFAS contamination: https://www.ewg.org/interactive-maps/pfas_contamination/map/Join the Environmental Laboratory Technical Advisory Committee (ELTAC)!
Check out the post on the CSEA's website: https://www.calanalysts.org/post/join-the-environmental-laboratory-technical-advisory-committee-eltac?postId=6f65b19d-7194-41ad-9feb-785e5c3f458d&utm_campaign=838fafee-adfc-4fea-bd67-d44326f4598a&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&utm_content=d8c88c39-ca11-42c2-8f13-1bd2b765378b&cid=c42b830a-c118-4f46-83ee-87589e7d9078NEMC 2023
Great conference for environmental labs! https://mailchi.mp/nelac-institute.org/ems-2023-email-07062023?e=441670442bPFAS
PFAS ("forever chemicals") will be with us for a while: https://www.yahoo.com/news/study-says-drinking-water-nearly-224051044.html. Much more research and testing is greatly needed to understand the long term impacts.Skalar Instrument connection with LIMS
A link to a good article regarding Skalar Instruments and LIMS: https://www.clinisys.com/us/en/insight/skylar-instrument-connectivity-with-clinisys-laboratory-solutions/Video Conference - Topics from the Bench
Eddie Clemons, a consultant for ISO 17025 validation, is giving a talk for HORIZON Lab Systems on January 27th, 2021 at 2 p.m. EST. See the log in details below: When: Jan 27, 2021 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Topics from the Bench Register in advance for this webinar: https://horizonlims.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yqyCO1sPTkeUQYwHLvXCwgHORIZON Lab Systems - Face Masks
We were very pleased to work closely with HORIZON Lab Systems as they donated a pack of masks to each of their clients.CSEA
We are pleased to be listed on the California Society of Environmental Analysts website as a vendor: https://www.calanalysts.org/vendorsState Water Board Adopts Regulations to Elevate Data Quality for CA Communities
See link: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/press_room/press_releases/2020/pr20200506_elap.pdfOpen for business!
To all of our clients and prospects, we have been very fortunate with no employee suffering from COVID-19. We are well stocked to prevent any unforeseen issues and here to answer any questions. We are actively working with our distributors to make sure they have all the syringe filters they need on hand. We will go out of our way to help out if we can!HORIZON Lab Systems - COVID-19
HORIZON Lab Systems provides the LIMS for numerous public health laboratories (PHL) around the country. Hats off to them as they actively support their PHL clients who are currently facing a brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic!Water Designated as Essential Function during COVID-19 Emergency
This is from the California Society of Environmental Analyst: https://www.calanalysts.org/post/water-designated-as-essential-function-during-covid-19-emergencyState Water Control Board in CA COVID-19 Survey
For all CA labs, please see the following info: https://www.calanalysts.org/blogGood article on younger kids not showing signs of COVID-19
I enjoyed reading this article and thought I would pass it along: https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/possible-biological-explanations-for-kids-escape-from-covid-19-67273?utm_campaign=TS_DAILY%20NEWSLETTER_2020&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=84840060&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8xRQ7Z6P5q9SXPIcG74_B9VSx_EzvKgho_5_cJsxJJCI-suJEHkLbFrCgC5Bc4WEhcL1b30n0V4Qw7CAkvvbNbfniyCg&_hsmi=84840060Need supplies?
To all of our clients, we are fortunate to have a number suppliers we can potentially lean on. If there is anything you cannot locate, please just let us know. We'll be happy to try to source it for you as inexpensively as possible. We normally only handle syringe filters but are happy to try to help out - glassware, a number of plastic and glass vials, vacuums, face masks,...COVID-19
We have been asked on several occasions now about inventory and issues related to COVID-19. We see no potential that this issue will affect our business on either the manufacturing or distribution end. Currently, we expect no shortages though will stock up higher than normal should any unforeseen issue arise. We wish all of our clients the best and hope that everyone will follow the standard wellness procedures we should...APHL video
Here's a short video on public health labs by the APHL: https://www.linkedin.com/company/association-of-public-health-laboratories-aphl/Lab Technology Day - Raleigh, NC on May 7th
North Carolina Waterworks Operators Association (NCWOA) - Drinking Water Lab Analyst Certification Committee North Carolina American Water Works Association - North Carolina Water Environment Association (NC AWWA-WEA) Wastewater Lab Analyst Committee State Laboratory of Public Health / Lab Certification NC DWR Lab Certification Branch Click here to download agenda and registrationDWR partners with UC Davis
Great article on the Water Network: https://thewaternetwork.com/_/integrated-water-resource-management-iwrm/article-FfV/ucd-lab-helps-investigate-fish-protection-technology-6DZZ-aUlHXLktTuEtt5oDwVisit us on LinkedIn
SyringeFilter.com LLC has an active LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/syringefilter-com-llc Please visit it to keep up with your latest offerings.Florida Atlantic University
Great to see FAU in the news for detecting algal bloom toxins: https://www.labmanager.com/news/new-method-detects-toxin-exposure-from-harmful-algal-blooms-in-human-urine-21448?utm_campaign=NWESLETTERS_LM_Analytical-Tools-and-Techniques_2020&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=83155078&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_H-3903JgjqOASnyJVffkdtLeTPSeqGb03Rwitb1oti1TMqpGhFn489wmFJ2cXIjTKddz2ZMuxHyzPGxpWpAvp0cgHwQ&_hsmi=83155627CSEA - California Society of Environmental Analysts
We are thrilled to welcome a new society, the CSEA and proud to be a sponsor! We look forward to working with this organization for years to come.EPA at 50
This website shows some of the EPA's accomplishments at it turns 50 this year: www.epa.gov/50The 2020 Conference List from HORIZON LIMS
Our friends at HORIZON LIMS will be attending the following conferences this year: Midwest Regional Water Analysts January 24, 2020 Milwaukee, WI http://www.midwestwateranalysts.org/ TNI February 3-7, 2020 Newport Beach, CA https://www.nelac-institute.org/index.php PittCon (walk only) March 1 - 5, 2020 Chicago, IL https://pittcon.org/pittcon-2020/ MSACL US March 29 - April 2, 2020 Palm Springs, CA https://msacl.org/index.php?header=MSACL_2020_US Lab Tech Day May 7, 2020 Raleigh, NC https://www.ncsafewater.org/ FSEA - Spring Conference...SampleServe Blog Post
A great blog from our buddies at SampleServe: https://www.sampleserve.com/blog/sampleserve-lab-app-top-4-benefitsDenitrification video
Here's a link to a good video from The Water Network: https://thewaternetwork.com/article-FfV/how-does-denitrification-work-and-simultaneous-nitrification-denitrification-MLEerpXkYWE9m3Q1YVQwogSampleServe
Here's a good blog from SampleServe: https://www.sampleserve.com/blog/is-the-sampleserve-groundwater-sampling-app-really-free-whats-the-catch Field work accounts for quite a few of the syringe filters we sell!Happy New Year from SyringeFilter.com!
SyringeFilter.com wishes you a happy and successful 2020! We would like to thanks our laboratory clients for making 2019 a successful year and hopefully an even better 2020.Lab positions in VA
Henrico County posted two positions: A Laboratory Aide Position posted today (9-25-19) and closes Monday, October 14th. If you or anyone you know is interested in applying for this position, please have them go to the website https://henrico.us/services/jobs/ , click on “Search/Apply for a Job”, and enter: IRC112205 in the “Keyword” box. An Hourly Laboratory Aide Position posted today (9-25-19) and closes Monday, October 14th. If you or anyone you...Cannabis Lab Consultant
Looking for a cannabis lab consultant? We certainly don't do it but a good friend in the laboratory industry, Eddie Clemons, does. Eddie's linked in profile is https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddie-clemons-1a471916/, his PQC-S website and linked in page are https://www.pqc-s.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/pqc-s-consulting-services-5a6510181/ respectively and his email is EClemons@PQC-S.com.Presentations from the National Environmental Monitoring Conference Posted
Presentations from the National Environmental Monitoring Conference held August 5-9, 2019 are now available. http://nemc.us/meeting/2019/techprog.php#tpm1_2 © Catalyst Information Resources 817-308-0449 www.catalystinforesources.comSampleServe Info
July 22, 2019 Current Environmental Industry Status - Desktop Software And Paper The environmental industry, for the most part, is still managing it's projects the same way they did in the 80's. They're still handwriting data on paper forms. They're still filling out sample bottle labels and chain-of-custody lab instructions by hand. Then all this information is typed in manually back at the office using a disconnected office software and...Article on syringe filters
I happened to see this article online and thought it might be something I should re-share: https://andyjconnelly.wordpress.com/2016/09/28/syringe-filters/TNI's Chemistry Expert Committee Approves Revised Guidance Document on LOD/LOQ
The TNI Chemistry Expert Committee has approved revision 1 to the guidance document TNI V1M4 2016 Standard Update Guidance on Detection and Quantitation. This revision clarifies which language comes from the TNI standard, or language from the EPA procedure, or the opinion of the committee. https://nelac-institute.org/docs/guidance/GUID-3-109-Rev1.pdfFSEA Meeting Annoucement!
Registration information is available: www.fsea.net/events
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