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How To Select Laboratory Instruments For Environmental Testing


SYNOPSIS

Note: This is a vendor neutral course offering.

The modern environmental laboratory depends heavily on instrumentation. Instrument manufacturers are continually redesigning and upgrading their products. The Windows operating system is advancing rapidly forcing manufacturers to update their operating software. The tendency of a laboratory is to standardize on one instrument, however, newer instruments and/or other manufacturers may have improved automation, lower detection limits, or greater durability.

There is always a need for laboratories to purchase new instruments, but there is little guidance on how to do this. Buying a laboratory instrument is very expensive to the laboratory in terms of time and in financial outlay. The instrument purchased must fit the laboratory's needs. This presentation covers the various instruments needed for environmental testing describing similarities and differences between techniques/manufacture. The presentation explains why there are differences and suggests what "features" should be sought for each.

This course is expected to help laboratories avoid mistakes in purchasing instruments that do not meet their needs. In addition to information on environmental laboratory instrumentation, guidance will be given on what to look for and how to negotiate during the sales process. The course will also be beneficial to new analysts to help them understand the similarities and differences between various types of laboratory instruments.

The course is split into two 90 minute sessions:

  • Session 1: Basic Instrumentation (9/21/16)
    • Analytical balance
    • pH/ISE meters
    • Titrators
    • Molecular spectrometers
    • Total organic carbon analyzers
    • Atomic absorption spectrometers

  • Session 2: Advanced Instrumentation (10/12/16)
    • ICP and ICP-MS
    • GC and GCMS (including triple quadrupole)
    • LC and LCMS (including triple quadrupole)

Course Fee (includes both dates):
$25 for TNI members; $35 for all others; $75 group rate

Note: An additional $15 per person will be charged for anyone who desires a certificate of attendance for both classes.


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Format:
Webinar

Start Date:
Wednesday 21st September 2016, 11:30am

Length:
Two 90-minute sessions

Presented By:


William Lipps

About the Presenter:
William has over 30 years' experience as a chemist and manager of industrial and environmental laboratories, product specialist and product manager, and marketing of both laboratory services and instruments. William is vice chair of ASTM Committee D19 and is the Standard Methods Part 4000 coordinator. William is currently the Environmental Marketing Manager at Shimadzu Scientific Instruments.