What’s New at the NWQL2011 National Data ConferencePittsburgh, PAJune 8, 2011

Gary Cottrell

Staffing

• John Zogorski – Chief NWQL• Duane Wydoski – Chief of Analytical Services • Donna Damrau – Chief of Metals/Carbon Unit • Multiple retirements anticipated over next 12 months

– The need for each replacement to be carefully evaluated– Staff reduced by ~5 from FY10

FY12 Prices

• NWQL prices expected to be reduced by an average of 6%

• Contract analyses with Test America increase 3% (Aug 1, 2011), but some declined in FY11

• RadChem contract prices change (up and down) with each contract option

Top Ten Comparison – FY2012 Pricing Model

LC/LS Desc. FY12 FY11 %diff

2033 Pesticides $545.75 $594.69 -82372 ICP-MS $8.65 $7.83 +10 641 ICP $8.58 $8.07 +62020 VOC $484.14 $503.13 -43116 KONE $8.13 $9.28 -121433 WasteWater $542.66 $568.92 -51983 TP/TKN $20.62 $22.87 -101571 IC (Cl, SO4) $12.99 $15.47 -162060 Pesticides $661.74 $703.86 -64434 Hormones $540.50 $614.91 -12

Performance on PT StudiesStudy Analytes # Reported # Unacceptable AcceptableNY (NELAC) Inorg/Org 126 3* 98%Env. Canada Total P 20 0 100%BQS Spring Inorganic 66 0 100%• Note: 2 of the 3 unacceptable NY results were acceptable according to NWQL report levels, which are much lower than NY's.

• Unacceptable were Chromium, total; Zinc, Total; and Acenaphthylene

Support Services Section• Field Duties

– Properly Labeled Containers– Legible ASRs– Well packed shipping containers– Safety – Weight – Bio Hazards– USDA Regulated Soils: Updated info

in Tech Memo 11.01

• Laboratory Duties– Prompt login of samples– Daily LabLogin reports– Problem sample calls– Sample Status Page– Preservation Checks– Scanned ASR’s on website

Cooler with samples randomly placed/tossed. Login personnel must group each sample set. Increases the chance for error.

Some bottles are actually ice containers but were labeled similar to a regular sample

Grouping samples reduces the chance for errors.

Check the Daily LabLogin Report for errors – We can’t proceed until errors are corrected – Email lablogin@usgs.gov with problems

New Tech Memo 11.01, Shipping Samples to the NWQL. – Replaces Tech Memo 02.04

Fed Ex has a new airbill, the blocks for Priority and First Overnight have changed. Do not use First Overnight or Standard Overnight. Use Priority Overnight (w/ Sat Delivery)

Development of New Methods

• Next 6 months: – Nitrate in water by DA with Nitrate Reductase– Hormones in water by GC/MS/MS– OC’s in sediment, tissue and water by NCI/GC/MS– Pharmaceuticals in water, positive ion, by DAI/LC/MS/MS

• FY12:– VOCs in water by P&T GC/MS– Pesticides in water by DAI LC/MS/MS– Industrial, Commercial & Other Organics in water by GC/MS– Pharmaceuticals in water, negative ion, by DAI/LC/MS/MS– Pesticides in water by GC/MS

Nitrate Reductase for Kone Nutrients

SOP Approved

Eliminates toxic Cd waste

                              Method

Approved

Hormones in WaterSchedule 2434 – Filtered Water

Analyte RL Unit

11-Ketotestosterone 2 ng/L

16-Epiestriol-2,4-d2 pct

17-alpha-Estradiol 0.8 ng/L

17-alpha-Ethynylestradiol-2,4,16,16-d4 pct

17-beta-Estradiol 0.8 ng/L

17-beta-Estradiol-13,14,15,16,17,18-13C6 pct

17-alpha-Ethynylestradiol 0.8 ng/L

Norethindrone 0.8 ng/L

4-Androstene-3,17-dione 0.8 ng/L

cis-Androsterone 0.8 ng/L

Bisphenol-A-d16 pct

Cholesterol 200 ng/L

Cholesterol-d7 pct

3-beta-Coprostanol 200 ng/L

Dihydrotestosterone 4 ng/L

Bisphenol A 200 ng/L

Epitestosterone 4 ng/L

Equilenin 2 ng/L

Equilin 4 ng/L

Estriol 2 ng/L

Estrone 0.8 ng/L

Estrone-13,14,15,16,17,18-13C6 pct

Medroxyprogesterone-d3 pct

Mestranol 0.8 ng/L

Mestranol-2,4,16,16-d4 pct

Nandrolone-16,16,17-d3 pct

Progesterone 8 ng/L

trans-Diethylstilbestrol 0.8 ng/L

Testosterone 0.8 ng/L

trans-Diethyl-1,1,1',1'-d4-stilbesterol-3,3',5,5'-d4

pct

Schedule 4434 – Unfiltered Water

SOP Approved

                              

Progesterone

Cholesterol

Organohalogens in Water, Sediment and Tissue

Revises Schedule 8099

SOP Approval by Start of FY12

Offered custom at Start of FY12

                              

Dacthal

Fipronil

Pharmaceuticals in WaterVersion 2.0

Replaces Schedule 2080

SOP Approval by Start of FY12

Offered custom at Start of FY12

                              

Cotinine

Warfarin

Caffeine

Industrial, Commercial and other Organics in Water

Revises Schedules 1433 and 4433

SOP Approval by Start of FY12

Offered custom at Start of FY12

                              

Caffeine

Expands these Schedules to 100 Analytes

Cholesterol

Pyrene Anthracene

OWQ Approval and Publication of New Methods

• NWQL and OWQ are committed to timely approval and publication of T+Ms

• 13 new methods are planned for FYs 12-15, each requires OWQ approval and publication

• WSCs will be kept advised on when new methods will be available via emails, Rapi-Notes and web postings

Contract Lab Availability

Questions for You

• Any interest in fracking chemicals?• Would publicly available QC charts be useful?• Any new projects on the horizon?• Growing interest in particular methods?• What can we do to help you sell projects?

Contact Information• labhelp@usgs.gov• lablogin@usgs.gov • class@usgs.gov• 1-866-ASK-NWQL

1-866-275-6975 • Gary Cottrell (303) 236-3490