Friday, 3 November 2006: 1:00 PM-5:30 PM
Walsh B (Augusta Marriott Hotel and Suites)
Inorganic Chemistry (16)
Beryllium analysis (INOR, ANYL, ENVR)
This session will include presentations describing the challenges and recent advances in trace-level beryllium analysis. There will be an emphasis on analysis of air samples and contaminated surfaces encountered in workplaces; however, this topic includes trace-level beryllium analysis in any media, including soils, ambient atmospheres, water, or other media. Related topics, such as beryllium reference materials and proficiency testing samples, are also included.
Organizers:Amy Ekechukwu
Michael Brisson
Presiders:Amy Ekechukwu
Michael Brisson
1:00 PM598Trace-level beryllium analysis is easy, so what's the big deal?
Michael Brisson
1:25 PM599A comparison study of several sample preparation methods for the determination of beryllium in air and surface samples
Thomas J. Oatts, Derek H. Bowman Jr., William E. Ready, Larissa D. Welch
1:50 PM600Best practices in performance based beryllium analysis
James M. Robbins
2:15 PM601Dissolution methods for beryllium forms at the Savannah River Site
Charles J. Coleman, Thomas B. Edwards, Maureen A. Bernard
2:40 PM Break
3:00 PM602Comparison of surface sampling for beryllium
Glenn Rondeau
3:25 PM603Beryllium in environmental air samples
Maureen A. Bernard, Peter D. Fledderman
3:50 PM604Automated digestion and fluorescence analysis of beryllium filter and wipe samples
William A. Spencer, Amy Ekechukwu

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