In France, as in the rest of Europe, regulations to reduce the presence of perfluoroalkylated substances in water are evolving. Whether it's drinking water or waste water, analyses are important to protect the environment and public health.
Call on WESSLING for your regulatory analyses: a competent, accredited* analysis laboratory located in France. Would you like to have your waste water analysed? Or drinking water? Do you need to take a sample? Contact us now.
PFAS in water
The European Directive of 16 December 2020 concerns the quality of water intended for human consumption. This directive describes the sum of 20 PFAS and sets the environmental quality standard at 100 ng/L. However, this list is constantly evolving and will soon be extended to 28 molecules.
The WESSLING Group has the necessary equipment and skills to help companies and public authorities identify perfluoroalkyl compounds in water. We are also accredited by COFRAC* for the analysis of PFAS in water.
We also carry out any other water analyses you may require.
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*Accreditation no. 1-1364, scope available at www.cofrac.fr
PFAS in water
French ICPEs ("Installations Classées pour la Protection de l'Environnement") are particularly concerned by the regulation of PFAS in wastewater. As PFAS are persistent pollutants, their presence in wastewater can have consequences for the environment and human health. With the ministerial decree of 20 June 2023, ICPEs must control PFAS in their wastewater.
From sampling to analysis, we are one of the few laboratories in France with dual accreditation, recognised by COFRAC*.
Our team of professional samplers is able to carry out fractioned, accredited* water sampling.
We know that your PFAS projects demand responsiveness.
That's why we provide you with a dedicated customer service, which will assist you in setting up your projects: from quotation to planning, we set up your project quickly and we guarantee the intervention. We can also carry out any other environmental analyses you may require.
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*Accreditations n° 1-1364 and 1-6579, list of sites and scopes available on www.cofrac.fr
These substances, also known as "eternal pollutants", are ubiquitous and degrade only with great difficulty in nature. Once in the environment, these compounds quickly find their way into the food chain, and consequently into the human body. According to the European Environment Agency, they are suspected of having a negative impact on public health, for example by encouraging the development of cancer or inflammation.
Did you know that WESSLING, now part of ALS, has the expertise needed to analyze FTOHs in water?
To find out more, visit our dedicated page by clicking on the link below.
Your PFAS projects are urgent.
That's why we respond quickly and efficiently as soon as we receive your requests. We provide you with a personalised customer service dedicated to the implementation of your projects: from the quotation to the analysis, including the planning of the sampling, carried out 100% by WESSLING France.
At the same time, we carry out any other environmental analyses you may require.
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WESSLING provides you with specific 250mL PE bottles.
lqi < 0.05 µg/L in accordance with the concentrations required in the decree.
The analysis takes 5-6 days from receipt of your samples at the laboratory. We can also handle emergency projects, delivering results within 48 hours! Talk to us about it.
Thanks to the WESSLING customer portal, you can track the progress of your analyses and access your results online.
As PFAS are "eternal" pollutants, the advantage for you is that sampling is less time-consuming than for water or soil analyses. Between sampling and analysis, you can wait up to 28 days. If you have several samples to take over a given period, you can arrange to send them all at once. Always store samples in a cool, dark place!
Our current capacity is over 100 samples per day. Following major investments in equipment, we are now increasing this capacity.
Our laboratory is also able to analyze other matrices such as soils and foodstuffs for the presence of PFAS.