Advances in PFAS Analysis: Analytical Challenges and Solutions

The goal of this session is to provide a forum for scientific and technical exchanges for researchers to discuss recent advances in analytical methodologies for the detection of per/poly-fluorinated substances (PFAS) in the environment and biological samples. The health and environmental impacts of PFAS have been widely recognized. Yet, the analysis of these compounds is challenging and expensive, and methods for rapid monitoring that can reach the recently released regulatory limits do not currently exist. The session will feature recent scientific and technological advances on the development of modern analytical technologies to address the challenges in PFAS analysis, with focus on: (1) analytical testing needs and strategies to enhance decision-making capabilities and determine the real-time effectiveness of intervention strategies and compliance with environmental monitoring and treatment; (2) the development of new methods of analysis, e.g. spectroscopic and low cost sensors, for rapid in situ monitoring of PFAS; (3) nanotechnologies, materials and methods for enhancing separation and detection techniques. Special emphasis will be aimed at the translational aspects of these technologies for field monitoring, commercialization and the regulatory aspects of novel technology in the environmental sector.