Environmental info kit

Resources and workflows for environmental and water testing

The analysis of environmental and water samples can present many challenges for scientists conducting both research and routine testing. Contaminants are numerous and diverse, and they often must be detected at extremely low levels in the presence of high matrix loads.

Researching non-targeted compounds can produce complex data that require comprehensive data mining tools as well as the skills of an analyst to interpret the results. The instrumentation used for this type of analysis must be sensitive and robust, and the data must be reproducible, accurate and easy to process.

SCIEX is a global leader in LC-MS/MS-based solutions for environmental and water testing, offering sensitive and robust instrumentation that is relied upon by routine laboratories across the world. This info kit is a compilation of useful content created by SCIEX and its collaborators that can help scientists gain confidence in reporting the right result every time.

Topics include:

• Environmental testing: Each of the last few years, we have compiled our most relevant applications and technical notes for environmental testing into a single compendium to provide scientists with a useful resource for method development.


• Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): While PFAS have been of interest to environmental researchers for years, increasing public concern over health and the environment along with the introduction of several new target compounds and associated regulations have made PFAS analysis a hot topic around the world. To address this demand, SCIEX has worked with collaborators to develop various methods and workflows.


• Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and pesticides: Analyses of residues and contaminants in drinking water and the environment are amongst the most important applications of LC-MS/MS, and the scope of compounds, such as PPCPs and pesticides, and their regulatory levels are constantly subject to review. SCIEX solutions cover everything from new methods for bringing notoriously difficult compounds into routine testing to full-scan, accurate mass spectrometry in environmental monitoring and research using advanced workflows.