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Course Agenda
Day 1:
Monday, Feb 21, 2011 Surface water quality sampling
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1:00pm |
Moderator/program start (Teresa Olczyk, UF) |
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1:05pm |
Welcome by the UF/IFAS TREC Director (TBD, UF) |
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1:15pm |
Overview of program and group introductions (Kati Migliaccio, UF) |
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1:30pm |
Presentation: Water quality research and Extension at IFAS (Mike
Dukes, UF) |
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2:00pm |
Presentation: Water quality regulations and policy development
(Tatiana Borisova, UF) |
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2:30pm |
Presentation: Water quality standards - designated uses and
numeric criteria Development (Tom Obreza, UF) |
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3:00pm |
Presentation: Project planning and quality system implementation
for water quality sampling programs (Delia Ivanoff,
SFWMD) |
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3:30pm |
Presentation: Uncertainty in measured data (Daren Harmel, USDA
ARS) |
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4:00pm |
Presentation and hands-on activity: Soil water samplers (Yuncong
Li and Tina Dispenza, UF) |
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5:00pm |
Log and store samples in the chemistry lab (Qingren Wang, UF) |
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6:30pm |
Reception at hotel (catered event). Discussion on funding
opportunities and collaborations and networking
opportunity. |
Day 2:
Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 Surface water quality sampling
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8:00am |
Breakfast at TREC |
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8:15am |
Presentation: Sampling pore-water from sediment (Meifang Zhou,
SFWMD) |
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8:45am |
Presentation: Water quality field measurements (David Struve,
SFWMD) |
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9:15am |
Demonstration of instruments for field measurements (Meifang
Zhou, SFWMD) |
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9:45am |
Presentation: Surface water quality sampling (Kati
Migliaccio, UF) |
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12:00am |
Drive to the Everglades National Park |
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12:15pm
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Working picnic at the Everglades National Park and meet Robert
Johnson, Director of South Florida Natural Resources
Center, Everglades National Park |
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2:00pm |
Demonstration and hands-on activity sampling wetland
(wearing waders/boots) (Qingren Wang and Tina
Dispenza, UF) |
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3:00pm |
Drive the SFWMD pump station 331 |
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3:45pm |
Tour SFWMD Pump station 331 (Ramon Garza, SFWMD) |
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4:10pm |
Demonstration and hands-on activity, canal water samples (Xiohui
Fan and Tina Dispenza, UF) |
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6:00pm |
Log and store samples in the chemistry lab (Qingren Wang, UF)
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Day 3:
Wednesday, Feb 23, 2010 Field measurement, coastal water
and groundwater sampling
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8:00am |
Breakfast at TREC |
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8:15am |
Presentation: Costal water quality sampling (Chris Kelble, NOAA) |
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8:45am |
Demonstration of costal water analysis (Dave Wanless, NOAA) |
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9:50am |
Everglades Alligator Farm, airboat ride; demonstration and
hands-on activity sampling wetlands (Tina Dispenza
and Qingren Wang, UF) |
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12:00pm |
Lunch at TREC |
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1:00pm |
Presentation: Nitrogen isotopes – nutrient tracing (Brian Katz, USGS) |
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1:30pm |
Presentation: Sampling and analysis of emerging pollutants (David
Alvarez, USGS) |
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2:00pm |
Presentation: Overview of UF/IFAS water quality laboratory (Rao
Mylavarapu, UF) |
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2:30pm |
Presentation: Groundwater sampling (Adam Foster, USGS) |
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3:00pm |
Demonstration and hands-on activity: Groundwater sampling at TREC
(Tina Dispenza and Qingren Wang, UF) |
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4:30pm |
Log and store samples in the chemistry lab (Qingren Wang, UF) |
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5:00pm |
Dismissed, dinner on your own |
Day 4:
Thursday, Feb 24, 2010 Laboratory analyses
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8:00am |
Breakfast at TREC |
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8:15am |
Presentation: Quality management system and auditing concerns for
water quality sampling (Labie Silky or John Labie,
ELCAT/DOH) |
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8:45am |
Presentation: Laboratory qualifications for water quality
monitoring (NELAC) (Labie Silky, ELCAT/DOH) |
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9:15am |
Hands-on water chemical analysis in the TREC Soil and Water
Laboratory (1 hour/station)
Station 1. Quick testing kits and meters (Cl, NO3,
PO4, NH4, K, Cu, Fe, pH, EC)
(Kiah Barrette & Alan Wright)
Station 2. Ion Chromatograph (Cl, NO2, NO3,
PO4) (Gao Bin)
Station 3. Auto-analyzer (low P) (Guiqin Yu & Kelly Morgan)
Station 4. Atomic absorption spectrometer (K, Cu, Fe) (Chung
Nguyen & Gurpal Toor)
Station 5. Discrete Analyzer (Cl, NO2, PO4)
(Henry Mayer & Zhenli He) |
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12:00pm |
Catered sandwich/salad lunch (front conference/seminar room) |
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1:00pm |
Hands-on water chemical analysis in the TREC Soil and Water
Laboratory
Station 1. Quick testing kits
Station 2. Ion Chromatograph
Station 3. Auto-analyzer
Station 4. Atomic absorption spectrometer
Station 5. Discrete Analyzer |
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6:00pm |
Catered dinner; guest speaker (Douglas Yoder,
Deputy Director, Miami-Dade Water and Sewer
Department) |
Day 5:
Friday, Feb 25, 2011 Waste water treatment plant and water
quality
data analysis
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8:00am |
Breakfast at TREC |
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8:15am |
Evaluating water quality data: censored values and other issues
(Joffre Castro, NPS) |
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8:45am |
Water quality sampling experimental design (Linda Young, UF) |
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9:15am |
Water quality statistical analysis: trends and principle
component analysis (Linda Young, UF) |
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9:45am |
Breakout sessions for exploring collaborative proposal writing
and forming research groups for 2011 cycle (NIFA,
NSF, others)* |
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11:30 am |
Program evaluation and discussion (Ed Hanlon, UF) |
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12:00pm |
Box lunch to go |
* This will
consist of breaking into groups based on recent and expected
RFAs and exploring collaborations for writing grant
proposals. |
