develop consensus standards for use by TNI's programs. This group has a support role in assisting other programs with activities such as guidance and standards interpretation.
fosters the generation of data of known and documented quality is through the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, or NELAP. The purpose of this program is to establish and implement a program for the accreditation of environmental laboratories.
is to establish and maintain a national PT program to support TNI’s National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, and other activities.
Field Activities Program (NEFAP) Executive Committee is to establish and implement an accreditation program for field sampling and measurement organizations (FSMOs).
Audit Sample Program is to develop consensus standards for the manufacture and analysis of audit samples for source emission testing.
on a variety of topics of interest to the environmental measurement community. TNI also hosts two regularly scheduled meetings per year, typically in January and August. Both are a week long and involve open meetings of TNI committees as well as training courses and other special sessions.Radiochemistry Expert Committee
The mission of this committee is to maintain the radiochemistry standard (TNI Environmental Sector Volume 1, Module 6) based on public input; to provide technical assistance on issues related to radiochemistry; and, to develop tools that facilitate the implementation of the standard.
Conference Calls: 4th Wednesday, 1:00pm - 2:30pm ET
Contact the Committee Chair or Program Administrator to participate in the calls of this committee.
| Bob Shannon, Chair Quality Radioanalytical Support Grand Marais, MN BobShannon@boreal.org | Tom Semkow, Vice Chair New York State Department of Health Albany, NY thomas.semkow@health.ny.gov |
| Ilona Taunton, Program Administrator The NELAC Institute Mill Spring, NC ilona.taunton@nelac-institute.org | Dave Fauth Self-Employed Aiken, SC radiochemist29803@hotmail.com |
| Candy Friday CdFriday Environmental, Inc Katy, TX candy@fridayllc.com | Velinda Herbert USEPA - National Analytical Environmental Laboratory Montgomery, AL herbert.velinda@epa.gov |
| Ron Houck PA DEP/Bureau of Laboratories Harrisburg, PA rhouck@pa.gov | Marty Johnson USATA Knoxville, TN MJohnson@tSC-tn.com |
| Sreenivas Komanduri New Jersey DEP Trenton, NJ sreenivas.komanduri@dep.state.nj.us | Brian Miller ERA (A Waters Company) Golden, CO bmiller@eraqc.com |
| Terry Romanko TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc. (St. Louis) Earth City, MO terry.romanko@testamericainc.com |
