Pace® has been testing biota (plant and animal tissue) for various pollutants for years. Recently, we’ve seen an increasing number of requests to analyze PFAS levels in biota. Since this topic is relatively new for many in our PFAS-oriented audience, we recently conducted an online webinar to cover some basics. I’ll share highlights from that webinar in this post. It is also available in its entirety on demand:

In October, Pace® conducted a webinar on the final rule designating PFAS as Hazardous Substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), or what most of us commonly think of as “Superfund.”

Pace® has been conducting sampling of environmental matrices for PFAS testing since 2013. Today, we employ more than 40 field sampling teams around the country. In addition, Pace® is a US EPA-approved UCMR laboratory and has sampled and tested thousands of samples during UCMR 3, 4, and 5 You could say we know a thing or two about sampling for emerging contaminants like PFAS.

The USEPA’s 2021-2024 PFAS Strategic Roadmap calls for a number of actions related to PFAS in biosolids. In this post, we’ll provide our assessment of the challenges PFAS in biosolids present and the best ways to analyze for them.

The world of PFAS contamination, testing, and regulation has been moving forward at breakneck speed as the U.S. EPA continues to implement its PFAS Strategic Roadmap for 2021-2024. To help Pace^® customers stay up to date, we’re compiling the latest news and developments we think should be on everyone’s radar.

The world of PFAS contamination, testing, and regulation has been moving forward at breakneck speed as the U.S. EPA continues to implement its PFAS Strategic Roadmap for 2021-2024. To help Pace^® customers stay up to date, we’re compiling the latest news and developments we think should be on everyone’s radar.

The world of PFAS contamination, testing, and regulation has been moving forward at breakneck speed as the U.S. EPA continues to implement its PFAS Strategic Roadmap for 2021-2024. To help Pace^® customers stay up to date, we’re compiling the latest news and developments we think should be on everyone’s radar.

Are You Ready for UCMR 5?

In 2016, the U.S. EPA issued drinking water health advisories (HAs) based on available toxicity data for PFOA and PFOS of 70 ppt, individually or combined. While HAs are non-enforceable, many states used the EPA’s guidance to set state-level rules and regulations. Then, in 2021, the EPA revised its risk assessment for PFOA and PFOS and released draft risk values to the EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB).