Do we already know everything there is to know about PFAS testing?

This class of compounds continue to be headlines in the news and social media, but the question above should be a constant rhetorical question! Is there more to be discovered?

Yes! Especially when the entire PFAS lifecycle is considered. Want to know more?

Watch the presentations and learn more about:

The PFAS lifecycle: prepare for the future as testing repertoires expand beyond drinking water
How internal scientists at SCIEX can help and ensure the success of your lab with the latest developed methods, tips and tricks
What our industry partners are working on, how they tackle their challenges, and develop customer solutions to meet their needs

Day 1 agenda

Where else can you access expert scientists and application specialists for free sessions on PFAS testing? Everything from detailed explanations of the PFAS lifecycle relevance, regional perspectives, applications beyond drinking water, our SCIEX scientists are here to present their findings, as well as answer any questions you may have in a roundtable discussion.

The PFAS lifecycle: how it relates to our everyday life

Why are there 9 components?
How do I prepare to test for matrices that are not drinking water?
Are there any other areas of testing I should be aware of?

Karl Oetjen, Market Development Manager, Food and Environmental, SCIEX

Consistency with PFAS testing in complex food matrices: fact or fiction?

Learn how you can maintain single-digit CV for PFAS testing in food matrices in over 7000 injections
How to optimize sample prep according to your testing method
Hear about how the 7500+ can future proof your lab for technical challenges for different components of the lifecycle

Craig Butt, Senior Manager, Scientific Marketing, Applied Markets, SCIEX

Analysis of unrecognized Fluorine-containing compounds in environmental samples using LC-MS and ¹⁹F NMR

What was his latest findings on novel functional groups within PFAS?
Career paths: how PFAS testing led him on his current journey
What is the next hot topic to research within the PFAS lifecycle?

Andrew Folkerson, Associate Application Scientist, SCIEX
Yuki Liang, PhD Student, University of Toronto

SCIEX OS software: calculated columns and custom flagging for PFAS applications EPA methods 533 and 1633

How decision trees can aid in the direction of choice for EPA PFAS methods
Customer columns: what are they and why are they useful?
Find out how various features within SCIEX OS can help in data analysis from other lifecycle components

April Quinn-Paquet, Global Marketing Product Manager, Software, SCIEX

Regulations and guidelines, trends and solutions for PFAS analysis

Learn about the EU’s approach to testing expansions in comparison to the EPA
Are there connections to the EU-wide ban of PFAS announced last year?
Learn how the PFAS lifecycle is engrained into the approaches for testing in different European countries

Jianru Stahl-Zeng, Senior Technical Marketing Manager, SCIEX

Identifying and avoid false positives during routine PFAS analysis

How to approach PFAS analysis if one to start from scratch
Be aware: Sporadic PFAS Contamination can and should be avoided
Why the need to identify false positives?

Larry Zintek, Organic Methods Group Leader, US EPA

Beyond the known: comprehensive analysis of PFAS exposure

How testing regimes from the Australian and New Zealand region differ from other parts of the globe
What is the next big component of the PFAS lifecycle for the Australian focus?

Pradeep Dewapriya, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland

Day 2 agenda

We have invited a long list of distinguished industry leaders to speak on their area of expertise, and how their work also fits into one or two of the components within the PFAS lifecycle. You do not want to miss what these experts discuss their work and how they are preparing for life beyond testing for drinking water!

Assessing PFAS indoors using targeted LC-MS/MS and total fluorine approaches

Going beyond cosmetics, how are we exposed to PFAS while indoors
What are the different ways we can test for indoor PFAS exposure?

Amy Rand, Assistant Professor, Carleton University

Addressing PFAS measurement challenges through NIST reference materials and data

NIST’s role as the United States’ National Metrology Institute (NMI) enables the organization to provide high quality measurements, materials, and data to support chemical measurement challenges, including those related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
The process of development and the intended use of NIST reference materials to ensure quality of targeted PFAS measurements will be described
Recent work by NIST has developed high quality data and databases to support the non-targeted analysis for PFAS using high resolution mass spectrometry

Ben Place, Research Chemist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Detection of PFAS in foods: interlaboratory comparison of two analytical methods

How collaborations between the FDA and food manufacturers such as Nestle is beneficial to the wider scientific community
How levels of instrumentation can differentiate between matrices within the lifecycle

Susie Genualdi, Research Chemist, Food and Drug Administration

Improving non-target screening of PFAS using ¹⁹F NMR to identify unknown organofluorine

Learn how non-targeted approaches can help in novel PFAS identification
Tackling different components of the PFAS lifecycle matrices through new technologies

Jeremy Gauthier, Postdoctoral fellow, University of Toronto

Phenomenex + SCIEX: A combined solution for PFAS testing

Unleashing the powerful partnership of Phenomenex and SCIEX for PFAS testing needs
Adaptable consumable solutions for all facets of testing within the PFAS lifecycle
Why Phenomenex? You’ll find out.

Richard Jack, Global Market Development Manager, Food and Environmental, Phenomenex
Sam Lodge, Senior Business Development Manager, Phenomenex
Holly Lee, Food LCMS Scientist, SCIEX
Simon Robert, Staff Application Scientist, SCIEX

Human exposure to PFAS from aqueous film forming foams (AFFF) contaminating groundwater and surface waters

Take a look at the research approach to how PFAS exposure through drinking water can impact your daily life
Are dried blook spots the next ideal matrix to test for PFAS?

Christian Lindh, Associate Professor and Senior University Lecturer, Lund University

Estimating historical PFAS exposure using biobanked dried blood spots