PFAS Testing

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were once considered a safe group of chemicals. However, the detection of these compounds within our air, water, and soil has confirmed their place as persistent pollutants within nature and turned the tide of public opinion firmly against them.

As governments are spurred to take action, many sample preparation procedures have arisen for the most common PFAS compounds. Biotage understands the need for simple and robust sample preparation procedures and has a number of solutions which are designed to help you become compliant with the top regulatory methods around the world.

Highlighted Applications

Extraction of PFAS in Drinking Water in compliance with US EPA Method 537.1

These application notes describe a procedure for those laboratories seeking to become compliant with EPA regulations.

Extraction of PFAS in Drinking Water in compliance with ISO 21675

These application notes outline the procedure of PFAS extraction for those seeking to follow ISO 21675.

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Extraction of PFAS in Drinking Water in Compliance with EPA Method 533

These application notes outline a procedure for those seeking to become compliant with EPA Method 533.

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Extraction of PFAS in Drinking Water Following DIN 38407-42

These application notes outline a procedure for those seeking to follow DIN 38407-42 for large volumes of water.

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PFAS Testing: Low Background with Automated Solvent Evaporator

Environmental laboratories require a system which is clean, reliable, and affordable
to evaporate the extracts resulting from the preparation of samples for PFAS testing. This document will outline a protocol that was developed for the TurboVap® LV system to evaporate extracts in methanol to dryness consistent with typical environmental PFAS procedures.

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Recommended Products

EVOLUTE® PFAS

Non-polar and weak anion exchange functionality combined together to extract strongly acidic analytes from aqueous samples through a dual, mixed-mode mechanism.

ISOLUTE® 101 SPE Columns

Non-polar polymeric (PS-DVB) phase for extraction of polar analytes from aqueous samples.

Biotage® VacMaster™ 10 and 20

Sample processing manifolds: up to 10 or 20 SPE or filtration columns to be processed simultaneously under vacuum.

TurboVap® LV

Evaporation of up to 48 samples with independent control of flow in each row.

TurboVap® LV Multi Rack

48 Positions, 10-20 mm Tubes

The Problem of PFAS – Background

If you’ve been in the environmental arena as long as I have, seeing a “chemistry” term on the nightly news in conjunction with pollution is usually nothing to worry too much about. Sure, it’s an indicator that something bad has happened locally, but usually the news is a bit more…wild, than it needs to be and everything turns out just fine. After all, sensationalism is what gets the viewers!

Resources

Environmental analysis: Smarter sample prep

How to streamline analysis, meet regulations and achieve laboratory compliance with solid-phase extraction.

How environmental labs can save time and boost productivity with automated solid-phase extraction

Editorial article that explores the benefits of adopting automated SPE for high-throughput environmental testing.

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Make your life easier. Simplify your workflow

Automated sample preparation reduces errors, improves method robustness and frees up laboratory personnel for other tasks.

Automation

Biotage evaporation systems are designed for fast solvent evaporation and minimizing sample transfer.

Evaporation & Concentration

The full range of SPE columns and disks packed with polymeric and silica based media.

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