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Katrina Varner
USEPA/ORD/NERL-LV/ESD/ECB
P.O. Box 93478
Las Vegas, NV 89193-3478
varner.katrina@epa.gov
Education:
B.S., Developmental and Cellular Biology, minor in Social Services
University of Nevada, Reno, 1987
Experience:
1990-Present
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/National Exposure Research Division,
Las Vegas
Environmental Research Scientist
Development of solid phase extraction procedures for pesticides. Research
chemist performing method development to analyze for organotins utilizing
capillary electrophoresis and ion trap mass spectrometry.
Project Manager of the Underground Storage Tank Program
Management of research, development and evaluation of monitoring parameters
for groundwater, develop techniques for screening of soil & water
and development of monitoring methods, and development of advanced instrumentation
for spectroscopic determination of organic compounds. Collection, compilation,
and evaluation of results from field monitoring UST projects. Performance
of all budgets and various paperwork for initiation, continuance, and
completion of projects for contracts, Co-ops and IAGs.
1989-1990 FiberChem, Inc.
Organic Chemist
Research and development of fiber optic chemical sensor for environmental
applications. Development of quality control programs for hydrocarbon
and trichloroethane sensors and research SOPs.
1987-1989
Las Vegas Valley Water District
Chemist I
Performance of routine inorganic water analysis, including wet, physical,
instrumental, and colormetric analysis. Organic analysis of herbicides
and pesticides as well as analysis of trihalomethanes by means of both
purge & trap and Hall/FID gas chromatography.
Publications:
- 12 EPA Published Reports
- Seven peer-reviewed journal articles
- Three published conference proceedings
Presentations:
- 10 oral conference presentations
Other significant work:
- EPA method (under review): LC/MS speciation of organotins in biomedia
- Determination of organotins which contaminated the drinking water supply in South Carolina resulting in the identification of the responsible (polluting) parties