Merit on Tour: Merit Laboratories to Participate in NEMC 2018 in New Orleans

Merit on Tour: Merit Laboratories to Participate in NEMC 2018 in New Orleans

Merit Laboratories is heading south to participate in the largest conference in North American devoted to environmental measurements: the National Environmental Monitoring Conference (NEMC).   The 2018 NEMC themed “The Future Landscape for Science” is slated for August 6 - 10 in New Orleans.  Many of the industry’s leading experts in environmental chemistry, data quality, and monitoring will be participating and sharing the latest advances in technology, methods,  field measurements, and laboratory testing.

The NEMC is part of a combined meeting with The NELAC Institute’s Forum on Environmental Accreditation held each year with the Environmental Measurement Symposium.   More than 180 technical presentations and posters will be featured throughout the weeklong conference, covering topics that include:

  • Characterization of Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Environment
  • Microbial Monitoring in Ambient Water
  • New Environmental Monitoring Techniques for Organics
  • Changing the Paradigm for Water Pollution Monitoring
  • Operational and Advocacy Issues Impacting the Environmental Laboratory Industry
  • Topics in Shale Gas
  • Monitoring for Contaminants in Foods & Beverages
  • Resolving Method Differences with Best Practices
  • Spotlight on Method 6020 Instrumentation - ICP/MS Metals Analysis
  • Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)
  • Forensic Environmental Chemistry
  • Metals and Metals Speciation Analysis in Environmental Samples
  • Air Methods & Monitoring
  • Laboratory Informatics
  • Challenges and Opportunities for Solid Phase Extraction
  • Field Sampling, Measurement & Sensor Technology
  • Collaborative Efforts to Improve Environmental Monitoring
  • Data Quality, Management & Review
  • Government Public Health and Private Environmental Laboratory Partnerships
  • Topics in Drinking Water
  • Overcoming Legacy Obstacles with Innovative Approaches

Merit Laboratories is one of the leading environmental testing laboratories in the United States. Merit maintains certification in the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP), following the standards established for this program. Please contact Merit to learn more about how we can assist you in your environmental testing needs.