Analytical Challenges to New PFAS Methodologies and Panel Discussion with NYSDEC and PACE Labs

Annual Dinner Meeting with the Hudson - Mohawk Professional Geologists Association 

Analytical Challenges to New PFAS Methodologies and Panel Discussion with NYSDEC and PACE Labs

Presented by: 

Lindsay Boone (Technical Specialist PACE)

Joined by Dana Barbarossa (NYSDEC, Section Chief of the Training & Technical Support Section of the Div. of Env. Remediation) for Panel Discussion

PDH Credit is Approved

Abstract: 

An Update on Analytical Methods for PFAS and Organic Fluorine  

The EPA has been consistently updating regulations both proposed and enforceable on PFAS in a wide array of sample matrices.  Of note, the EPA announced a proposed rule to designate Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)—also known as Superfund.  The EPA has also added 29 PFAS to the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule which will begin in 2023 and impact our Nation’s drinking water systems.  Therefore, it is of the upmost importance for environmental professionals to understand the most up to date PFAS methods available to utilize at their project sites.  We will cover both speciated PFAS methods such as EPA 1633 and Total Oxidizable Precursor Assay (TOPS) as we as non-speciated organic fluorine methods (TOF, AOF, EOF, TF).  This presentation will aid in analytical decision making at PFAS impacted sights for cost efficiency and time management.

Biographies: 

Lindsay Boone is a Technical Specialist with PACE Analytical.  Her primary focus for the past several years has been on PFAS.   She has worked with numerous drinking water and wastewater professionals on a wide array of PFAS related issues such as sampling techniques, lab report interpretation, and analytical methodology selection.  Lindsay has worked at various environmental laboratories, life sciences, and analytical instrumentation manufacturer companies. She earned both her BS and MS degrees in chemistry at University of North Carolina Wilmington.  In her free time she enjoys boating and hanging out on the beach with her friends, family, and Great Dane “Bo”.

Dana Barbarossa is a Chemist 3 and Section Chief of the Training and Technical Support Section of the Division of Environmental Remediation at the NYSDEC where she oversees the quality of the sampling and analytical program as the Division Quality Assurance Officer and also oversees technical staff that supports the Division. From 2004-2010, Ms. Barbarossa was an analytical chemist with NYSDEC responsible for forensic pesticide analysis. Ms. Barbarossa previously worked as an analytical chemist for Northeast Analytical from 2001-2004. Ms. Barbarossa was responsible for managing the Volatile Organic Analysis lab as well as extraction and analysis of various other organic contaminants. Ms. Barbarossa received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in 2001.