ASTM Michael E. Beard Conference: Asbestos and Fibrous Mineral Analysis and Research Sponsored by ASTM Committee D22 on Air Quality

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1 ASTM Michael E. Beard Conference: Asbestos and Fibrous Mineral Analysis and Research Sponsored by ASTM Committee D22 on Air Quality January 28-29, 2016 Grand Hyatt San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Conference Chairmen: Owen S. Crankshaw Crankshaw Scientific Consulting Research Triangle Park, NC, USA James R. Millette, Ph.D. Millette Technical Consulting Lilburn, GA, USA James S. Webber, Ph.D. Webber Environmental Health Consulting Pleasantville, NY, USA Larry S. Pierce, Ph.D. Fiberquant Inc. Phoenix, AZ, USA About the Event This meeting is a two-day set of presentations on asbestos and fibrous mineral topics, which is geared toward those who work in laboratories and those who use and interpret laboratory analytical data. The meeting will follow the policies established for similar ASTM D22 conferences to encourage the presentation of the most recent work in the field and to allow open and frank discussion of new ideas and interpretation of presented data. No proceedings from the conference will be published, and electronic recording of presentations in any format will not be permitted. This ASTM-International Conference is dedicated to the memory of Michael E. Beard ( ). Mr. Beard served for many years as the Chair of ASTM Subcommittee D22.07 on Sampling and Analysis of Asbestos. This subcommittee remains responsible for developing methods and guides for monitoring asbestos in various media. One of Mike's most valuable contributions was in the long-term stewarding of the ASTM D22 Johnson Conference on asbestos sampling and analysis.

2 THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016 DAY 1 (8:00 am 5:20 pm) 7:30 Registration Opens 8:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks Owen S. Crankshaw, James R. Millette, James S. Webber, and Larry S. Pierce, Conference Co-Chairmen 8:30 Review of the 2013 Johnson Conference James S. Webber, Webber Environmental Health Consulting Session 1: Analysis of Soil and Vermiculite Morning Session Chair: James R. Millette 8:50 Comparative Methods Study - Results of Sampling and Analysis of Bulk Soils: Sumas Mountain Naturally Occurring Asbestos Site Julie Wroble, U.S. EPA 9:10 Experiences with the ASTM Asbestos in Soil Method Andreas Saldivar, AMA Analytical, Inc. 9:30 A New Approach to Analysis of Asbestos in Soil. The Determination of Releasable Asbestos Fiber Concentrations using a Fluidized Bed Asbestos Segregator (FBAS) Ed Cahill, EMSL Analytical Inc. 9:50 Break 10:10 The Current State of the Fluidized Bed Asbestos Segregator (FBAS) Design and Method Validation Jed Januch, U.S. EPA 10:30 Method Comparison Study for Asbestos In Soil David Berry and Jed Januch, U.S. EPA

3 10:50 Development of a Venturi-Based Asbestos Segregator (VAS) System for Soil Samples Hyunwook Kim et al., Catholic University of Korea 11:10 Vermiculite as a Problem Matrix for Analysis Two New Methods Announced by NY State DOH for Analysis of Sprayed On Fireproofing Containing Vermiculite (SOF-V) Ed Cahill, EMSL Analytical Inc. 11:30 Screening Vermiculite from Libby, MT Using an Inexpensive Chemical Test James R. Millette, Millette Technical Consulting 11:50 Lunch Break Session 2: Asbestos and Non-Regulated Fibrous and Elongate Minerals Afternoon Session Chair: James S. Webber 1:00 Cumulative Summary of the Variety, Size, and Aspect Ratio of Respirable Elongated Mineral Particles (REMPs) Compiled During Analysis of over 400 Human Lung Tissue Samples Lee Poye, J3 Resources Inc. 1:20 Difficulties of Characterizing Erionite in Air Samples Martin Harper, NIOSH 1:40 Asbestos and Other Fibrous Minerals: The Scientific Basis and Analytical Challenges in Establishing Risk-Based Occupational Exposure Limits James Rasmuson et al., Chemistry and Industrial Hygiene Inc. 2:00 Pre-investigation of Occurrence, Distribution and Morphology of Naturally Occurring Asbestos (NOA) for the Janghang Double Track Railway Project Yul Roh et al., Chonnam National University, South Korea

4 2:20 The Case for Petrographic Analysis by Thin-Section PLM and Thin- Section/Fracture Surface SEM/FE-SEM to Determine the Presence of Asbestiform Minerals in Suspect Naturally Occurring Asbestos (NOA) Samples Mark Bailey, Asbestos TEM Labs Inc. 2:40 Break 3:00 Heavy Media Separation for Very Trace Level Amphibole or Serpentine from Cosmetic or Pharmaceutical Talc Products Gary Tomaino, Minerals Technologies Inc. 3:20 Reconsidering Richterite Sean Fitzgerald, SAI Inc. 4:00 Use of the Fluidized Bed Asbestos Segregator (FBAS) to Determine Low Levels of Eroionite in Soils Martin Harper, NIOSH 4:20 Russian Anthophyllite: Mineralogical Characteristics and Evaluation of Cancer Potency Andrey Korchevskiy et al., Chemistry and Industrial Hygiene Inc. 5:00 Encapsulation Within Asbestos-Containing Materials: Fact or Myth? Steve Compton, MVA Inc. 5:20 Conference adjourns for the day 5:45 Reception (5:45 7:15 pm)

5 FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2015 Day 2 (8:00 am 5:00 pm) Continuation of Session 2: Asbestos and Non-Regulated Fibrous and Elongate Minerals Morning Session Chair: Larry S. Pierce 8:00 Asbestos in Drinking Water at Random Hotels in the US and Europe - Cause for Concern? Alan Segrave, Bureau Veritas 8:20 Analytical Issues for Intergrown Serpentine Mineral Phases in Natural Occurrences of Asbestos Jeff Wagner, California Department of Public Health Session 3: Quality Assurance, Training, and Interlaboratory Studies 8:40 Production of Reference Materials for Asbestos in the Optical Microscopy Analytical Laboratory J. Todd Ennis, RTI International 9:00 Teaching TEM for Asbestos Analysis James R. Millette, Millette Technical Consulting 9:20 Development of a TEM Method for PCM Equivalency - ASTM WK John Harris, LabCor Inc. 9:40 Break 10:00 The Challenges of NOA Identification on TEM: EDXA Limitations Robyn Denton Ray, EMSL Inc. 10:20 A Proposed Method for TEM Analysis of Elongated Mineral Particles Rich Lee, RJ Lee Group

6 10:40 Challenges in the Analytical Protocol for Asbestos and Fibre Analysis in the SEM Reiner Koenig, APC GmbH 11:00 Zone Axis Amphibole Confirmation: What It Is and What It Is Not Sean Fitzgerald, SAI Inc. 11:20 THE CDRP NOA Database - A Powerful Database and Expert System for Handling Air Sampling Data from Large Naturally Occurring Asbestos Projects Mark Bailey, Asbestos TEM Labs Inc. 11:40 Sampling and Analytical Considerations Related to Occupational Exposure Limits for Various Nanomaterials Alan Segrave, Bureau Veritas 12:00 Lunch Break Session 4: Interaction between the Labs and NVLAP, Auditors, and Government Agencies Afternoon Session Chair: Owen S. Crankshaw 1:20 EPA Asbestos Enforcement, the Liberty Fibers Case Peggy Forney, U.S. EPA 1:40 Current Status of ASTM D2207, Method Development, and Web-Based Learning Opportunities Project Frank Ehrenfeld, IATL 2:00 NVLAP PLM Lab Assessments: the Common Problems Tom Laubenthal, Cardno Inc. 2:20 NVLAP TEM Lab Assessments: the Common Problems James S. Webber, Webber Environmental Health Consulting

7 2:40 Break 3:00 Evaluation of the Use of K-factors in Analysis Kate March, LabCor Inc. 3:20 Common Material, Big Problems: Analytical Challenges Encountered When Analyzing Vermiculite-Containing Materials for Asbestos Myron Getman, New York State Department of Health 3:40 NVLAP Panel Discussion Hazel Richmond, National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program, NIST 4:10 Closing Remarks and Questions/Discussion Owen S. Crankshaw, James R. Millette, James S. Webber, and Larry S. Pierce 5:00 Conference Adjourns