Best Practices For Field Screening and Sample Collection

Having access to information while screening on the field is vital but so is having that information in the most accurate way possible. In this class you will be introduced to the most advanced field screening tools on the market today. We will also explore the importance of laboratory confirmation of the information gathered in the field and the methods used in confirming that data.

Will Elcoate is a National Air Account Manager for the Air Program for Alpha Analytical Laboratories. He holds a BS in Chemistry from Bath University in the United Kingdom. He has over 30 years of experience in the Environmental Laboratory testing Industry and is the practice lead for Alpha’s Air Program.

Brian Bendis is a Technical Sales Representative at Pine Environmental. He holds a B.S. in Marine Science from Jacksonville University and an M.S. degree from the University of South Florida College of Marine Science. He has more than 20 years of professional experience in the Florida environmental sector which has afforded experience such as implementing remote, autonomous water quality monitors for use in estuarine studies and performing Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) duties in response to the Deepwater Horizon tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico