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SESSION 10

CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND

CONTROL G. J. Kupchik, American Public Health Asso­ciation, New York, Ν. Υ. 10019, Presiding

9:00 Announcements 9:05 Standard Reference Materials

for Environmental Pollution Analysis as Viewed by the Laboratory Super­visor—A Status Report. J. C. Whi te, Oak Ridge Nat ional Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn. 3 7 8 3 0

9:25 Criteria and Standards for Air Quality Control. Ar thur C. Stern, Universi ty of Nor th Carol ina, Chapel Hi l l , N. C. 2 7 5 1 4

9:45 Progress on Standardization of Methods for Ambient Air Sampling and Analysis. G. J . Kupchik, E. R. Hendr ickson, M. D. Thomas, Amer i ­can Public Health Associat ion, New York, Ν. Υ. 10019

10:20 Application of Derivative Flame Spectrometry to Simulated Standards for Dust Particulates. T. C. Rains, Oscar Menis, Nat ional Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C. 2 0 2 3 4

10:40 River Sampling and Analysis. Robert S. Ingols, Georgia Inst i tu te of Technology, At lanta , Georgia 3 0 3 3 2

11:00 Selection of Analytical Measure­ments for Water Quality Control. Κ. Η. Mancy, Marcel Schmid , Univer­sity of Mich igan, Ann Arbor, M ich . 48107 ; H. E. Al len, U. S. Bureau of Commerc ia l Fisheries Biological Laboratory, Ann Arbor, Mich. 4 8 1 0 7

11:20 The Potential Role of Analytical Chemistry in Solid Wastes Technol­ogy. Andrew W. Breidenbach, H. Lanier H ickman, Jr., Jack DeMarco, Nat ional Center for Urban and Indus­t r ia l Heal th, C inc innat i , Ohio 4 5 2 0 2

11:40 Discussion

T h u r s d a y Afternoon, Oct . 10

SESSION 11 METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION

OF URANIUM A N D / O R IMPURITIES IN PROCESS SAMPLES

O. A. Vita, Goodyear Atomic Corp., Piketon, Ohio 45661, Presiding

2:00 Solvent Extraction Separations with Bathophenanthroline; Applica­tions to the Microanalysis of Ele­ments in Uranium by Atomic Absorp­tion. O. A. Vita, Goodyear A tomic Corp., Piketon, Ohio 4 5 6 6 1

2:20 Absolute Determination of Ura­nium Isotopic Concentration by a Gas-Source Spectrometer. L. Chaussy, R. Boyer. Presented by M. Megin, Commissar ia t a l'Ener­gie A tomique , Fontenay-Aux-Roses, France

2:45 The Precise Determination of Uranium in Impure Uranyl Nitrate and Uranium Oxides. C. R. Walker, 0 . A. Vita, Goodyear A tomic Corpora­t i on , Piketon, Ohio 4 5 6 6 1

3:15 Continuous Uranium Concentra­tion Control by Alpha Measurements. H. Bouzigues, C. Toussaint . Pre­sented by M. Megin, Commissar ia t a l 'Energie A tomique, Fontenay-Aux-Roses, France

3:35 A Universal Solvent Extraction-Titration Method for the Rapid and Accurate Analysis of Uranium in Com­plex Solutions. C. R. Walker, O. A. Vita, Goodyear A tomic Corporat ion, Piketon, Ohio 4 5 6 6 1

SESSION 12

NUCLEAR METHODS IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

ANALYSIS Oscar M. Bizzell, U. S. Atomic Energy Com­mission, Division of Isotope Development, Washington, D. C. 20545, Presiding

2:00 The AEC Program for Develop­ing Isotope Techniques for Environ­mental Pollution Control. W. E. Mot t , Oscar M. Bizzell, U. S. A tomic Energy Commiss ion , Division of Isotope De­ve lopment , Washington, D. C. 20545

2:20 Nuclear Analysis Methods for Problems in Environmental Science— The Detection and Quantitation of Trace Elements and Substances. G. W. Leddicot te, A. Abu-Samra, C. R. Johnson, Universi ty of Missour i , Co­lumbia, Mo. 6 5 2 0 1

2:40 Stable Sulfur Isotopes as Trac­ers for Atmospheric Diagnostics. Jo­seph Forrest, Leonard Newman, Brookhaven Nat ional Laboratory, Up­ton , Ν. Υ. 11973

3:15 Radiation Tracing of Environ­mental Pollutants—Review and Pro­posals. A. S. Gold in, D. W. Moeller, Kresge Center for Envi ronmenta l Heal th , Harvard Universi ty, Boston, Mass. 02115

3:35 Studies of the Application of Radioisotope Techniques in Stream Pollution Problems in the Paper and Pulp Industry. R. M. Chatters, R. D. Rice, R. L. Petersen, Washington State Universi ty, Pul lman, Wash. 9 9 1 6 3

3:55 Discussion

1968 Detroit Anachem Conference

The 16th Detroit Anachem Confer­ence will be held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel, Detroit, Mich., Sept, 25 to 27. This annual meeting is sponsored by the Association of Analytical Chemists. Highlight of the meeting will be the presentation of the Anachem Award to Eugene Sawicki of the National Center for Air Pollution Control in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Sawicki will deliver an ad­dress entitled: Our Deteriorating En­vironment ?

The detailed technical program of the Detroit Anachem Conference is given below.

PROGRAM Wednesday, Sept. 25, 1968

Morn ing Session

SYMPOSIUM ON ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

8:45 Welcome to Conference. John Cramer, Wyandot te Chemicals Corp., General Chai rman of 1968 Anachem Conference

9:00 Fluorescence Analysis of Organic Compounds. George G. Gui lbaul t , Louisiana State Universi ty in New Or­leans

10:15 Phosphorescence Analysis of Or­ganic Compounds. W. J. McCarthy, West Virginia Univers i ty, Morgantown, W. Va.

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