The metrology aspects of PFAS

Early in her career, Dr. Jessica Reiner realized that she cared more about ensuring the accuracy of the measurements she was making than making the measurements themselves. This realization, combined with experience in working with PFAS, led to her current role as Research Chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Join us to hear an insider’s perspective on the PFAS topic, with a deep dive into the analytical methods used to detect, quantify, and identify PFAS species. Jessica and her team use LC-MS, anion exchange chromatography, and other orthogonal methods in their work and they focus on creating, validating, and maintaining reference materials (RM) and standard reference materials (SRM) that are used to help ensure that PFAS measurements are accurate and comparable with those made in other laboratories around the world. From challenges around defining a PFAS, to creating a stable, ultra-low concentration standard, to detecting ultra-high concentrations PFAS, Jessica provides an ace analytical chemist’s perspective grounded in the metrology of it all. As always, and in addition to the great science, you’ll get to learn about Jessica’s personal career path, the ups and downs of her work, and hear her advice for career development. Related episodes: Season 4, Ep.2: The father of green chemistry Season 2, Ep.7: Fresh urban water Season 1, Ep.3: There’s chemistry in the air! Bonus content! Access bonus content curated by this episode’s guest by visiting for links to recent publications, podcasts, books, videos and more. View the video of this episode on . A free thank you gift for our listeners! Request your free Bringing Chemistry to Life t-shirt on our episode website . Use code 0chemRcks in August, and BCTLisn3R in September. We read every email so please share your questions and feedback with us! Email helloBCTL@thermofisher.com

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