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Featured Speaker: Don Shelly
Location: Westwood Tavern Schaumburg, IL
Date: Wednesday November 5, 2025
Time: 6pm – 9pm
Join us before the Dinner Lecture from 6 pm to 6:30 pm for a Happy Half Hour of networking and fun!
This presentation will discuss the development of a novel method for analyzing salmon for the pollutant 6PPD-Quinone. 6PPD-Q was pinpointed in 2020 as the cause of mysterious mass deaths of coho salmon in the Pacific Northwest. Fish exposed to it showed erratic behavior and died before spawning. Although coho salmon are the best-known victims of this poison, other species may also be at risk, and environmental toxicologists are still investigating the broader ecological consequences.
Don Shelly has over 35 years of experience in the analytical chemistry industry, including over 15 years as a bench chemist in contract laboratories. He’s seen every problem and knows how to fix them. Don is a world-renowned expert in solid-phase extraction and extract cleanup. He has authored publications on QuEChERS cleanup, solid-phase extraction, and reference material usage. Don has years of experience in tracking down and eliminating laboratory contamination.
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CCDG Dinner Lecture: A Method for Emerging Contaminants from Tire Particles in Salmon
REGISTER HERE
Featured Speaker: Don Shelly
Location: Westwood Tavern Schaumburg, IL
Date: Wednesday November 5, 2025
Time: 6pm – 9pm
Join us before the Dinner Lecture from 6 pm to 6:30 pm for a Happy Half Hour of networking and fun!
This presentation will discuss the development of a novel method for analyzing salmon for the pollutant 6PPD-Quinone. 6PPD-Q was pinpointed in 2020 as the cause of mysterious mass deaths of coho salmon in the Pacific Northwest. Fish exposed to it showed erratic behavior and died before spawning. Although coho salmon are the best-known victims of this poison, other species may also be at risk, and environmental toxicologists are still investigating the broader ecological consequences.
Don Shelly has over 35 years of experience in the analytical chemistry industry, including over 15 years as a bench chemist in contract laboratories. He’s seen every problem and knows how to fix them. Don is a world-renowned expert in solid-phase extraction and extract cleanup. He has authored publications on QuEChERS cleanup, solid-phase extraction, and reference material usage. Don has years of experience in tracking down and eliminating laboratory contamination.
REGISTER HERE
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