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Pittcon is the world’s largest annual conference and exposition for laboratory science. We invite you to visit www.pittcon.org to see all that Pittcon 2010 has to offer— the latest technology and instrumentation from nearly 1,000 exhibitors from more than 85 countries, a diverse Technical Program of over 2,200 sessions, and over 100 Short Courses to enhance your educational experience at Pittcon.

This year we are co-programming with a number of organizations including The Society for Applied Spectroscopy, American Chemical Society, Association for Laboratory Automation, Association of Lab Managers, Japan Analytical Instruments Manufacturers Association, Professionals' Network in Advanced Instrumentation Society, ANALíTICA Latin-America, Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry, and Lab Manager Magazine.

• Webcasts of 10 symposia sessions available to registered conferees for 60 days after the event

• Technology Park

• Five specialized areas on the exhibition floor: New Exhibitor, Life Sciences, Laboratory Informatics, Green Zone, and the French Pavillon which consists of 10 French exhibiting companies

• Registration includes a complimentary ticket to Pittcon Night at Universal Studios®

• Plenary Lecture, "The Role of High-End Instrumentation" presented by Alan G. Marshall, Kasha Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University and Director of the Ion Cyclotron Resonance Program at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

• Posters will be displayed in two areas on the floor

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Almost one year ago, I began my work as Administrator. It has been a deeply fulfilling 12 months and a wonderful homecoming for me. As our first year together draws to a close, we must now look to the tasks ahead.

In my First Day Memo, I outlined five priorities for my time as Administrator. We have made enormous strides on all five, and our achievements reflect your hard work and dedication. By working with our senior policy team, listening to your input and learning from the experiences of the last 12 months, we have strengthened our focus and expanded the list of priorities. Listed below are seven key themes to focus the work of our agency.

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Release on: 01/07/2010

The United States Environmental Protection Agency today proposed the strictest health standards to date for smog. Smog, also known as ground-level ozone, is linked to a number of serious health problems, ranging from aggravation of asthma to increased risk of premature death in people with heart or lung disease. Ozone can even harm healthy people who work and play outdoors. The agency is proposing to replace the current standards.
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Release date: 01/15/2010

Consistent with EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s commitment to reach out to communities historically underrepresented in EPA decision-making, the agency is requesting public input on a draft plan for assessing the potential impacts of its hazardous waste recycling rule on low-income, minority and tribal populations. To encourage safe recycling and to help conserve natural resources, EPA’s Definition of Solid Waste (DSW) rule published in October of 2008, modified the regulations for hazardous materials that are recycled, also known as hazardous secondary materials. EPA is reaching out to stakeholders, including the environmental justice community, requesting public comment before the analysis begins.

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Lisa P. Jackson EPA Administrator announced that the EPA is initiating new federal rulemaking on stormwater and concentrated animal feeding operations to reduce water pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. This action complements ongoing work by EPA and the states to strengthen regulatory controls on major sources of pollutants consistent with shared commitments to implement the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load, the limit on the amount of pollution that can flow into the Bay and its tidal creeks and rivers.

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The U.S. EPA is proposing water quality standards to protect people’s health, aquatic life and the long term recreational uses of Florida’s waters, which are a critical part of the state’s economy. In 2009, EPA entered into a consent decree with the Florida Wildlife Federation to propose limits to this pollution. The proposed action, released for public comment and developed in collaboration with the state, would set a series of numeric limits on the amount of phosphorus and nitrogen, also known as “nutrients,” that would be allowed in Florida’s lakes, rivers, streams, springs and canals.

Nutrient pollution can damage drinking water sources; increase exposure to harmful algal blooms, which are made of toxic microbes that can cause damage to the nervous system or even death; and form byproducts in drinking water from disinfection chemicals, some of which have been linked with serious human illnesses like bladder cancer. Phosphorus and nitrogen pollution come from stormwater runoff, municipal wastewater treatment, fertilization of crops and livestock manure. Nitrogen also forms from the burning of fossil fuels, like gasoline.


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