Analytes of Interest

State-of-the-art sampling techniques and analytical methodologies are used to detect environmental contaminants in a variety of matrices.

  • Dioxins/furans
  • Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Aroclor and congeners
  • Planar PCBs / WH0 Toxic PCB / 209 PCB
  • Organochlorine pesticides (e.g., DDT, chlordane, toxaphane)
  • Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
  • Organotins(component of anti-fouling paint)
  • Pigments
  • Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) / Aliphatic hydrocarbons
  • PAH bile metabolites
  • Organophosphate pesticides (e.g., chlorpyrifos)
  • Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
  • Trace elements (e.g., lead, mercury, arsenic, etc.)
  • Semi - Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs)
  • Nutrients
  • Salinity
  • Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) and Polybrominated biiphenyls (PBB)
 
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