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Location: CDFA Center for Analytical Chemistry
3292 Meadowview Road
Sacramento, CA 95832
Date: February 9-10, 2005
Registration Fee: $50 (Includes Lunches)

Wednesday
2/9/05
7:00 Registration
8:00 Welcome & Introduction
8:15 Regulatory/Program Updates ~ Kent Kitade & Maryam Khosravifard
9:15 Licensing & Registration Process ~ Suzanne Turcottes & Maryam Khosravifard
10:00 Break
10:30 Question & Answers ~ ACRS Staff
11:15 Homeland Security & Fertilizer ~ Presentation by William Yoshimoto
Noon Lunch Break (Included)
13:30 AA ~ Varian
15:00 Break
15:30 ICP/MS ~ Agilent Technologies
16:30 Microwave Digestion ~ CEM Technologies

Thursday
2/10/05
8:00 Non-Nutritive Metals (As, Cd, Pb) Analysis ~ CAC
Sample Preparation ~ Stan Kobata
9:00 EPA 3051B Method ~ Harry Welte
10:00 Break
10:30 Continue on EPA 3051B
11:30 Quality Control on Metals Analysis ~ Mark Lee
Noon Lunch Break (Included)
13:00 Heavy Metal ~ Richard Jacobs, FDA
14:00 CDFA Gypsum Analysis ~ Harry Welte
14:30 CDFA Nitrogen Analysis ~ Stan Kobata
15:00 Break
15:30 ISO 17025 Laboratory Accreditation ~ Stan Kobata
 Adjourn
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