SGS AXYS speaking on PFAS and Sampling at the Inaugural Virtual Workshop on November 15 – 18, 2021 SGS AXYS Analytical Services Ltd. (SGS AXYS) is featuring work on PFAS Analytical and Sampling Considerations at the inaugural virtual 2021 Federal Contaminated Sites National Workshop, held from November 15-18, 2021. As a world leading specialist in […]
Author Archives: Karen Metius-House
11
Nov
Nov
SGS AXYS Analytical Services Ltd. (SGS AXYS) will be featuring our work on PFAS, Chlorinated Paraffins, Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products and more at the virtual edition of SETAC North America 42nd Annual Meeting, SciCon4, November 14-18, 2021. As a world leading specialist in the measurement of persistent organic pollutants and emerging contaminants, SGS AXYS […]
14
Sep
Sep
September 15, 2021. On September 2, 2021, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the availability of the EPA 1633 Draft PFAS method for the measurement of PFAS in wastewater, surface water, groundwater, soils, and tissue. For all matrices, EPA 1633 provides a standardized and validated approach for PFAS monitoring. Whether it is tissue, […]
27
Aug
Aug
Time and time again, we can find members of our SGS team in the mix in providing important innovations and updates within so many different business sectors in regions across the world. The following is another instance worthy of our SGS pride. On August 10, 2021, the note that follows was posted online as part […]
06
Aug
Aug
Aug 05, 2021 The US EPA has an interest in requiring higher levels of accuracy for PCB compliance testing to support National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements. The EPA thus approached SGS to validate a new high-accuracy method for reporting individual PCB congeners by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The resulting PCB Method 1628 draft is […]
Dioxin, Flame Retardants, News, PCBs, PFAS
SGS LIVE PRESENTS “EMERGING CONTAMINANTS: A HISTORY OF CONCERN”
18
Mar
Mar
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 […]
05
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 […]
02
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
13
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
17
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 […]
- 1
- 2