TestAmerica Addresses Data Quality Challenges Associated with Soil Gas Vapor Investigations at 2009 A&WMA Annual Conference

William Elcoate, TestAmerica Air Product Manager, will present new approaches for ensuring data quality for Vapor Intrusion (VI) investigations. The presentation will be given at the Air & Waste Management Association’s (A&WMA) 102nd Annual Conference and Exhibition on June 17, 2009 in Detroit, MI.

The risk potential for significant exposure to Vapor Intrusion had been suspected, but not until recently has a comprehensive approach to Vapor Intrusion investigations been developed to evaluate and address these risks. Many states are in the process of publishing their own guidance drafts on Vapor Intrusion with the number increasing from 8 states in 2004 to approximately 28 today. Many of these guidance documents do not adequately address the subject of chemical analysis and data quality. Understanding the data quality challenges associated with evaluating exposure from Vapor Intrusion is critical for the determination of human health exposure risk.

AWMA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional organization that provides training, information, and networking opportunities to thousands of environmental professionals in 65 countries. The AWMA mission is to promote better understanding of problems in the fields of air and water pollution and waste management, and provide venues for exchanging related information. For more information on the conference, visit www.awma.org.

Mr. Elcoate has over 20 years of experience in the environmental testing industry and is currently a technical and regulatory expert for TestAmerica’s Air Testing Program and has been actively involved in Vapor Intrusion seminars across the nation.

About TestAmerica

TestAmerica is the leading environmental testing firm in the United States, including 39 laboratories and 28 service centers. TestAmerica provides innovative technical expertise and comprehensive analytical testing services. Specialty analyses include source and ambient air, aquatic toxicity, explosives, specialty organics, dioxins, drinking water, sediments and tissues, emerging contaminants, radiochemistry and mixed waste testing.

TestAmerica affiliate companies include EMLab P&K, the leader in analytical microscopy and indoor air quality; QED Environmental Systems, Inc., the leading supplier of groundwater sampling equipment and remediation pumping systems; TestAmerica Drilling Corp., provider of innovative environmental and geotechnical drilling, and TestAmerica Air Emissions Corp. (METCO Environmental), specializing in air emissions testing. TestAmerica currently employs over 3,200 professionals dedicated to exceptional service and solutions for our clients’ environmental testing needs.

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