PCB Congeners

USEPA and World Health Organization research have identified compounds similar in nature to dioxin, which appear to pose similar risks to both animals and humans. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) are one such family of compounds  – where increasingly lower detection limits are being sought to better characterize the associated health risks. Advances in instrumentation and method development make it possible to accurately quantify these contaminants at previously unreachable levels. Pace Analytical Services currently offers recently promulgated EPA Method 1668 for analysis of up to 209 PCB compounds at the congener level. One application of these new testing levels is the proposed modified 503 regulation for land application of biosolids – which requires a combined toxicity value for dioxin/furan and certain (12) PCB compounds. Pace Analytical is committed to remaining at the forefront of analytical development and process improvement to serve the evolving needs of the environmental community.

Ultra trace analysis of specific congeners

• Coplaner congeners by 1668
• All congeners by 1668A
• Toxic equivalency