Jon Thorn

Expertise: PFAS, Hydrocarbon Forensics

Jonathan (Jon) Thorn is the Technical Director and PFAS Practice Leader based at Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environment Testing. Jon has worked in the field of environmental analytical chemistry for over 28 years.

For the last eight years, his primary focus has been the analysis of PFAS in environmental samples, focusing on development and implementation of analytical methods in difficult matrices, including ground water, wastewater, landfill leachate, sediment, soil, biosolids, environmental tissues, agricultural products, and animal blood. Prior to PFAS, Jon’s primary focus was hydrocarbon forensics, focusing on PAH, alkylated PAH, and petroleum biomarkers. He received his B.S. in chemistry from Bridgewater State University in 1996.