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Over the past two decades, the USEPA and State regulatory agencies have worked to develop standards for addressing PFAS contamination in the environment. These standards depend upon available toxicity information and the rule-making process can be lengthy.
The views on PFAS have changed dramatically over the last 15-20 years. What was once viewed as a “better-living-through-chemistry” dogma by incorporating PFAS into many industrial aspects and consumer goods, has flipped to reckoning and remediation as the toxicological data continues to stack up.
PFAS destruction processes, like incineration or thermal oxidation, require rigorous monitoring of both destruction and removal efficiency and stack gas emissions. Additionally, facilities using PFAS in manufacturing processes warrant similar scrutiny.
As the investigation of sites contaminated with PFAS matures, and the prevalence of PFAS in the environment unfolds, there is a growing interest in identifying specific sources and their contribution to the contamination.
The complex chemistry of PFAS necessitates multiple analytical approaches, as no single method performs optimally across all target analytes and matrices. Since publishing Method 537 in 2008 (updated in 2018) for 18 PFAS in drinking water, the USEPA expanded its methodological framework with Method 533 in November 2019, specifically developed for shorter-chain PFAS using improved analytical techniques.
Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) have emerged as a concern at many sites as they are persistent, bioaccumulative, and have demonstrated toxicity in laboratory animals, therefore it is a critical need to understand their migration pathways and bioavailability for proper delineation and risk characterization.
Many sites have been required to add the analysis of PFAS to their ground water sampling plans. Military bases, airports, landfills and manufacturing facilities are sites where PFAS contamination may be present due to the use of PFAS in activities such as fire suppression, waste disposal, or industrial processes.
PFAS are a family of synthetic fluorinated compounds which have been utilized in the United States for decades. PFAS are used in a wide variety of industrial and commercial applications such as textiles, aqueous film forming foams (AFFF), metal plating, semi-conductors, paper and food packaging, coating additives, cleaning products, and personal care products.
This session will cover key considerations for EPA Method TO-15 and TO-17, including advanced techniques like synchronous SIM/Scan, innovative solutions for managing complex sample matrices, and best practices for aligning laboratory capabilities with project data quality objectives (DQOs).
The quality of data generated by the laboratory is only as good as the quality of the sample collected in the field. The objective of all environmental projects is to collect relevant and valid data. The environmental testing laboratory needs to work closely with the field sampler(s) to successfully execute any sampling program and to collect a quality sample.
