Contaminants of Emerging Concern
Emerging contaminants, or contaminants of emerging concern, refer to a variety of different chemical pollutants, including pharmaceuticals, personal care products, endocrine disrupting compounds, pesticides and industrial by-products. These compounds have been found in surface and drinking water and are known to accumulate in the food chain with adverse effects. Advances in analytical instrumentation have allowed for the detection of these emerging contaminants, even at trace levels, and the monitoring of their impact. PerkinElmer, with extensive expertise in environmental testing, supports academic researchers, government scientists and drinking water professionals in their work to identify, trace and study these pollutants and ensure both environmental and human health.
Emerging Contaminants Analysis Solutions
Microplastics Analysis
With more than 80 years of delivering analytical solutions, PerkinElmer is a trusted partner for your microplastics analytical and research needs, including the ...
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PFAS
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of industrial chemicals that include such compounds as PFOA and PFOS, among many others. Their fluorine-c ...
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Endocrine Disrupters
Endocrine disrupting chemicals can mimic or interfere with hormones and can negatively affect human and animal health. These compounds, which include chemicals ...
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PPCPs
One of the most critical groups of emerging contaminants is pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), owing to their inherent ability to effect human ...
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Cyanotoxins
Cyanobacteria are commonly found in freshwater environments where they can produce blooms which can cause unpleasant odors and deplete oxygen levels, causing co ...
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LC/MS Instruments
No matter what your application or matrices, our liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (LC/MS) systems deliver the speed, sensitivity, exact mass informat ...
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