Sarah De Luca, the Business Development Manager for North American Environment, Health and Safety, Conventional Labs at SGS sits down with Dr. Bharat Chandramouli for our first ever SGS Live on Wednesday, March 24th at 1:00 PM EDT/10:00AM PDT. Their discussion, entitled Emerging Contaminants: A History of Concern, will examine the life cycle of contaminants […]
Author Archives: Karen Metius-House
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Feb
Feb
Problem While PFAS in drinking water and other ecosystem components have raised alarms throughout the world for some time, PFAS in ambient air is receiving increasing attention for numerous reasons including: Reports of elevated concentrations in communities adjacent to factories producing or using PFAS Evidence of PFAS emissions from incinerators causing elevated concentrations nearby Once […]
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Nov
Nov
The new SGS AXYS testing method is now an approved alternative for industry regulation. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its approval of SGS AXYS Method 16130 as a method and alternate test procedure for the detection of dioxins. It now becomes one of the testing solutions aimed at reducing human exposure to […]
News, PCBs, PFAS
SGS Experts Offer Expertise on Emerging Contaminants at the Upcoming Virtual AEHS Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water and Energy
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Oct
Oct
Two experts from SGS will share their knowledge on issues related to emerging contaminants with the virtual AEHS Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water and Energy audience, October 19-23. Dr. Bharat Chandramouli, Ph.D., SGS Environmental Laboratory Product Manager, North America, and Geoffrey Pellechia, SGS National Sales Manager, PFAS and Ultratrace, will be presenters at AEHS. A […]
News
SGS’S Dr. Bharat Chandramouli to Present on GC-MS/MS Approaches for Chlorinated POPs Analysis at Waters Online Dioxin Symposium, September 22
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Sep
Sep
GC-HRMS is currently used to analyze chlorinated dioxins and furans, PCBs, pesticides and other halogenated compounds. New approaches, such as GC-MS/MS, require compatibility with existing methods and quality criteria to demonstrate equivalency with GC-HRMS data. Bharat Chandramouli, Ph. D., Environmental Laboratory Product Manager, North America at SGS and Coreen Hamilton, Ph. D., Senior Scientist, SGS […]
News
SGS’S DR. BHARAT CHANDRAMOULI TO PRESENT ON GC-MS/MS APPROACHES FOR CHLORINATED POPS ANALYSIS AT NEMC VIRTUAL CONFERENCE, AUGUST 18
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Aug
Aug
GC-HRMS is currently used to analyze chlorinated dioxins and furans, PCBs, pesticides and other chlorinated and brominated contaminants. New approaches, such as GC-MS/MS, show promise as alternatives but require new development and the testing of compatibility with existing methods and quality criteria to demonstrate equivalency with GC-HRMS data. SGS AXYS has been at the forefront […]
News
DR. BHARAT CHANDRAMOULI OF SGS TO PRESENT ON PFAS MONITORING AT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS AT ECOS VIRTUAL CONFERENCE, JULY 29
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Jul
Jul
PFAS in wastewater and biosolids present a difficult challenge as they are not removed/destroyed through conventional treatment. The conversion of precursors into persistent perfluorinated carboxylates and sulfonates during treatment poses further human and ecological risks. To discuss this issue, Bharat Chandramouli, Ph. D., Environmental Laboratory Product Manager, North America at SGS, joins an expert panel […]
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Jun
Jun
Bharat Chandramouli, Ph. D, Environmental Laboratory Product Manager, at SGS North America, joins an expert panel at the upcoming A&WMA ACE Virtual Conference to discuss, “Ambient Air Methods, Analytical Challenges and Breakthroughs Associated with PFAS”, Tuesday, June 30, 1:30 PM – 3:15 PM ET. The science related to PFAS in air is still in progress, […]
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Jun
Jun
The annual DoD EMDQ Workshop, usually a source of great information and networking, was cancelled this year. To cover updates that would have been discussed at the workshop, the DoD team hosted an informative webinar on multiple topics. Highlighted below are some PFAS methods updates from Janice Willey’s May 19 presentation. The PFAS Isotope Dilution […]