PDC Laboratories Now Offers PFAS Testing
PDC Laboratories is TNI Certified for PFAS by Method 537.1 for Drinking Water and Ground Water. Several states accept the Kansas or Iowa certification and PDC will add state certifications as they become available. PDC is recognized as a leader in the industry, and has experienced analysts to utilize the LC/MS/MS technology that allows us to detect PFAS at low nanogram per liter levels in water. Method development and accreditation is underway for wastewater PFAS testing!
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State of Kansas Department of Health and Environment (Page 28) |
E-10338 |
DW; WW; SW |
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Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Page 2) |
IA 240 |
DW; WW; SW |
For more information, please contact:
Peoria Location
Groundwater Testing: Gail Schindler at [email protected] or 1-800-752-6651 x1716
Drinking Water Testing: Janet Clutters at [email protected] or 1-800-752-6651 x1743
McHenry Location
Drinking Water Testing: Christina Pierce at [email protected] or 1-815-344-4044 x1622
What is PFAS?
Per- & Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are a very large class of synthetic chemicals. These PFAS chains are made up of carbon atoms surrounded by fluorine atoms with different terminal ends.
Thousands of different variations that exist in commerce creates a complicated chemistry. These synthetic chemicals are widely used in industrial processes and in consumer products that have been in use since the 1940’s which are mobile via multiple air and water pathways. Some of the PFAS are known to be persistent in the environment, Bioaccumulative in organisms and toxic at relatively low (parts per trillion) levels. Most people have been exposed to PFAS and some PFAS chemicals can accumulate and stay in the human body for long periods of time. There is evidence that exposure to certain PFAS may lead to adverse human health and environmental effects. PFAS is an issue of growing and high concern.
Illinois EPA Health Advisory Levels for PFAS
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PFAS Analyte |
Acronym |
Health-Based Draft Guidance Level - (ng/L) |
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Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid |
PFBS |
2,100 |
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Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid |
PFHxS |
140 |
| Perflurooctanesulfonic acid |
PFOS |
14 |
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Perfluorooctanoic acid |
PFOA |
2 |
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Perfluorohexanoic acid |
PFHxA |
560,000 |
For information on PFAS compounds, including possible health effects, please visit the following websites:
Illinois EPA: https://www2.illinois.gov/epa/topics/water-quality/pfas/Pages/default.aspx
Illinois EPA: https://www2.illinois.gov/Pages/news-item.aspx?ReleaseID=22078
USEPA: https://www.epa.gov/pfas
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/biomonitoring/PFAS_FactSheet.html
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR): https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/index.html
The Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC): https://pfas-1.itrcweb.org/