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The Discovery of Novel PFAS in Environmental Samples.
Citation:
Strynar, M. The Discovery of Novel PFAS in Environmental Samples. Australasian Land & Groundwater Association (ALGA) PFAS - Management into the Future, Virtual, April 28, 2021.
Impact/Purpose:
The analysis and detection of novel PFAS in environmental samples, including water, takes a specific set of equipment and approaches. This talk with discuss the procedures and the difficulties at each step of the process. This talk will help better in the understanding of this complex topic and as a resource for future reference.
Description:
PFAS are a group of man-made compounds that have found in all sorts of environmental media for decades. Many are well known compounds (e.g. PFOS and PFOA) that have robust methods for the detection and quantitation. Many others are either emerging or have yet to be detected in environmental samples. High resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) is an ideal analytical tool used to investigate the compounds. PFAS have unique characteristics that make them stand out from other chemicals found in environmental samples.
