Hands-On Operator Training Days: Drinking Water Sampling and Shipping

Date
April 17, 2014, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm

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This spring, Alloway will be introducing our newest line of training options, Hands-On Operator Training Days. These workshops feature small class sizes where participants learn through hands-on instruction that takes place in the field or laboratory. At each workshop, participants have the opportunity to earn 4 Ohio EPA approved contact hours. 

On Thursday, April 17th, 2014 from 10:00 A.M. to 2:30 P.M., Alloway will be holding a workshop on Drinking Water Sampling and Shipping at the Alloway Marion facility, located at 1776 Marion-Waldo Rd., Marion, Ohio. Geared towards the water professional, this course provides a thorough overview of sampling topics and common pitfalls to avoid sample recollection. Alloway instructors will demonstrate proper sampling and shipping techniques for drinking water analyses, including:  

  • Total Coliform 
  • Trihalomethanes 
  • Haloacetic Acids
  • Nitrite
  • Nitrate

For each test, Alloway’s instructors will illustrate:

  • Where to find information on the frequency and number of samples to be collected
  • Procedures explained and demonstrated on how to collect a sample
  • Illustrations on how to prepare samples and cooler for shipping and/or transporting
  • Preservation and holding time requirements
  • Completion of paper work for samples
  • Situations that require samples to be rejected for analysis

The standard fee for this workshop is $69, with Alloway's routine analytical customers receiving a special VIP rate of $29, which includes lunch.