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New EPA SOP for Analysis of Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewaters by ICPMS

About this webinar:

Current air quality regulations in the United States require SO₂ scrubbing for most coal fired plants, which results in the formation of Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) wastewaters.  These wastewaters often contain significant concentrations of a variety of metals and anions causing interferences with current analytical methods for toxic metals analysis by ICP/MS.                             

TestAmerica Laboratories, working in conjunction with Agilent Technologies, developed a new SOP for the Analysis of Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewaters for the US EPA.  This presentation will provide an understanding of the analytical challenges to this wastewater matrix and the analytical method developed to overcome the interferences.

Topics the presentation will cover:

• What is Flue Gas Desulfurization
• Why is it an issue
• Interferences to existing analytical methods
• New SOP Method highlights
• Data Quality

Who should attend?

• Coal Industry Stakeholders
• Consultants and Engineers
• Regulators

A question and answer session will immediately follow the presentation. At the conclusion of each webinar, you will be asked for your feedback and opinions for future webinar topic to be developed by TestAmerica.