Environmental Source Samplers, Inc.
The EPA has partnered with the United States Department of Defense to create a draft of the first EPA-validated laboratory analytical method. This method will be able to test for per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in eight environmental media. This list of media includes: wastewater, surface water, groundwater, and soils.
This partnership has developed a single – laboratory validated method that will test for forty different PFAS compounds. These methods will also help to produce a multi – laboratory validation study of the method by the year 2022. This application may also be used for different applications such as the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits while also supporting NPDES implementation. This method provides a consistent method for measuring PFAS that maintains quality control procedure for the Clean Water Act.