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Published Date: July 17, 2026

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Portable system cuts PFAS testing time to hours

For communities worried about PFAS contamination, waiting for test results can mean days of uncertainty.

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For communities worried about PFAS contamination, waiting for test results can mean days of uncertainty. A University of Tasmania trial has used a mobile laboratory equipped with portable liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) technology to test soil and water on site and provide an early indication of PFAS contamination within six hours.

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