| Abstract Title: | Polymeric SPESorbents for PFASExtraction and Clean-up in Different Matrices |
| Presenter Name: | Mr Gersthagen T |
| Company/Organisation: | LCTech GmbH |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
Abstract Information :
Analyzing PFAS compounds is challenging. The analytical interest in these compounds has rapidly increased in the last few years. The US EPA (e.g. US EPA methods 537.1,533 and 1633), US DoD and european authorities have already published several methods for PFAS anal ysis in drinking water and environmental matrices. The analysis of PFAS from food and feed is also an emerging topic. The EURL has just recently published a guidance document for the analysis of PFAS in food and feed. Dedicated lab equipment helps to avoid blind values and standardizes the processes in sample preparation. Laboratory equipment for shaking like the MIX-Traction will help to save extraction time. An automated SPE-System like the FREESTYLE can save time and costs and delivers reliable and reproducible SPE results. The vaccum centrifuge D-EVA allows parallel concentration of a large number of samples. A cruicial part is using suitable SPE columns. Currently, there are single cartridge SPE solutions for drinking water. The aim is to reduce costs per cartridge. More demanding sample matrices, for instance, environmental and food/feed matrices are handled with more elaborate dual SPE or a combination of SPE and dispersive clean-up. The challenge is to develop a SPE solution that is less cost intensive and at the same time as effective as a dual SPE or a combination of SPE and dispersive clean up.
