Agilent unveils rapid PFAS testing protocol for drinking water

Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the availability of an optimised and verified eMethod for PFAS Analysis in Water by LC/TQ for testing perand polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking and surface water using liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. PFAS—known as ‘forever chemicals'—are a group of man-made chemicals that include PFOA, PFOS, GenX, and many others. PFAS have been manufactured and used in a variety of industries worldwide since the 1940s. Environmental contamination of PFAS compounds continues to be a highly visible environmental issue. Customers can now use Agilent's PFAS drinking and surface water solution to run real samples within hours, eliminating the requirement for an exhaustive investigation, optimisation, and method development that often took weeks. The solution includes optimized analytical protocols (sample preparation protocol, step-by-step workflow guide, and ready-to-run acquisition and quantitation methods) and a detailed list of consumables, supplies, and lab equipment necessary to implement the complete analytical protocol.