In March, researchers from the University of Florida announced that toilet paper could be a major contributor of PFAS in wastewater treatment systems. With these findings in mind, we briefly discuss implications and other contemporary consumer products that could serve as PFAS sources.

Envirolab, along with our innovative collaborators, the University of Tasmania and J3Seven, have been working on the development of a field portable PFAS analyser, after achieving a grant through the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Projects initiative. Group R&D Manager, Simon Mills, provides an update for February 2021.  

Well done to the Inorganics team at our Melbourne laboratory for achieving NATA Accreditation for the cyanide analysis, COD/TKN and various TOC/TC by NDIR.

Envirolab Group is pleased to announce Envirolab Services Melbourne has gained NATA Accreditation for the analysis of PFAS compounds in soils, solids and waters by LC-MS-MS. 

PFAS (e.g. PFOA/PFOS) are an emerging class of contaminants in Australia. Although manufacturing was phased out in 2002, the persistence of PFAS in the environment has become a significant concern in recent years as more research has become available to regulators. In 2016, Envirolab Group has commenced testing for PFAS.