Maintaining control over water testing is essential for ensuring accuracy, compliance, and responsiveness in environmental monitoring. Whether assessing drinking water, groundwater, surface water, or recycled water, precision and reliability are vital for safeguarding public health and operational integrity. Adhering to EPA standard methods provides a consistent framework that enhances credibility, allowing organizations to achieve reliable and comparable results across different regions and projects.

Advancements in analytical techniques, such as mass spectrometry, empower professionals to detect trace levels of contamination with exceptional specificity. By bringing water testing in-house, organizations gain direct oversight of their processes, reduce reliance on external laboratories, and accelerate decision-making. An internal testing system not only streamlines workflows but also strengthens proactive contamination management, ensuring water quality remains a priority at every stage.

Uncover the following resources:

• Industry collaborations: 
  • A customer story. Dr Lily Sanchez, Supervising Chemist at Orange County Water District (OCWD)
• Technical notes:
  • Automated solid-phase extraction system for the analysis of PFAS in drinking water
  • Analysis of PFAS in drinking water with EPA method 537.1
  • Analysis of PFAS at low parts-per-trillion (ppt) levels in drinking water via EPA method 533
  • Direct injection analysis of 6PPD-quinone in water
  • SCIEX OS software calculated columns and custom flagging for PFAS applications: EPA methods 533 and 1633
  • Simultaneous quantitation of ultrashort-, short- and long-chain PFAS in water by a single direct injection LC-MS/MS method
  • EPA method 533 for PFAS analysis in drinking water at low ppt levels
  • Application of EPA method 544 for the analysis of microcystins and nodularin in drinking water
• Blog:
  •     PFAS testing: 2024 in review and what to expect for 2025