May 5, 2008 Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC Building 7) Ankeny, Iowa

The University Hygienic Laboratory sponsors the annual Laboratory Symposium each spring. The Symposium is attended by chemists and laboratory specialists, water and wastewater operators, consultants, and other environmental professionals. Common topics covered at the Symposium include method development and review, laboratory procedures, regulatory updates, laboratory certification issues, and quality control.

Agenda

7:30 - 8:00 AM	Registration at DMACC Building 7 (see map for parking)
8:00 - 8:15	Welcome & Opening Remarks - Lee Friell or Chris Atchison, UHL
8:15 - 8:45	Water and Wastewater Contaminants: What are the Occupational Hazards of Water Testing - Pam Kostle, UHL
8:45 - 9:15	Toxicity Testing and DMR QA: Corrective Action - Dave Schelling, UHL
9:15 - 10:00	Mission Impossible: Quality System in Water Micro Lab. - Nancy Hall, UHL
10:00 - 10:30	Networking Break
10:30 - 11:30	Standard Method Updates on the Measurement of Dissolved Oxygen and its Impact on BOD and CBOD - Ed Askew
11:30 - 1:00	Lunch and Networking
1:00 - 1:45	Membrane Filter Precision Determination and Quantifying E.coli in Wastewater Using Colilert® and Serial MPN - John Kempf, UHL
1:45 - 2:15	COOPs for Small Business - Elizabeth Hosmanek, UHL
2:15 - 2:30	Break
2:30 - 3:30	Conquering Waterborne Diseases: A Personal and Professional Perspective - Dennis Hill, DMWW
3:30 - 4:00	Q & A and Wrap Up- Lee Friell and John Kempf, UHL

Registration

Fee: ($90 per attendee) payable to University Hygienic Laboratory

Register one of three ways:
• Fill out the Online Form
or
• Download the brochure (in PDF) and
• Fax : 319-335-4171 (fax entire page)
or
• Mail : Faye Wheeler
  University Hygienic Laboratory
  102 Oakdale Campus, H101 OH
  Iowa City, IA 52242-5002
  

Full refunds will be given if cancellation is requested prior to 4/13/07.