What is dioxin testing?

Identify toxic emissions and protect human health with dioxins and furans testing from SGS. They are carcinogenic and therefore harmful to human health. Being persistent organic pollutants, dioxins and furans do not degrade in the environment and bioaccumulate in the food chain.

How is dioxin detected?

High-resolution gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (HR-GC/MS) analysis is the preferred test to measure individual congeners as well as the total dioxin TEQ concentration. The US Environmental Protection Agency has developed Method 8290 to guide laboratories in performing this analysis.

How do you test for dioxin in the air?

Dioxins are identified and quantified by high resolution gas chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (HRGC-HRMS) employing HRGC with a capillary column and double-focusing type HRMS. Resolution should keep greater than 10,000 in general and may require greater than 12,000 depending on internal standards.

What are dioxin emissions?

Dioxins are called persistent organic pollutants (POPs), meaning they take a long time to break down once they are in the environment. Dioxins are highly toxic and can cause cancer, reproductive and developmental problems, damage to the immune system, and can interfere with hormones.

What is the dioxin chemical?

Dioxins are a group of chemically-related compounds that are persistent environmental pollutants (POPs). Dioxins are found throughout the world in the environment and they accumulate in the food chain, mainly in the fatty tissue of animals.

What foods are high in dioxin?

Fatty foods such as meat, poultry, seafood, milk, egg and their products are the major dietary sources of dioxins. Accidental exposure to large amount of dioxins could lead to the development of chloracne, a skin condition, excessive body hair and other skin lesions such as skin rashes and skin discolouration.

How do I rid my body of dioxin?

Proper incineration of contaminated material is the best available method of preventing and controlling exposure to dioxins. It can also destroy PCB-based waste oils. The incineration process requires high temperatures, over 850°C.

Can you smell dioxin?

Dioxins are chemical compounds that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and chlorine. There are about 200 different dioxins, which have no smell or color.

What kind of test is done on dioxin?

The highly experienced Pace Analytical scientific staff performs dioxin/furan and dioxin-like compounds testing in virtually any matrix, utilizing the latest instrumentation and following USEPA methodologies. Dioxin-like compounds include PCB Congeners and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE).

Where can I find ultra trace level dioxins?

Ultra trace level dioxin/furan analysis is available by EPA 1613, SW-846 8290, Method TO-9 for ambient air and Methods 0023A and 23 for source emissions testing. Current EPA methods are for 17 of the 210 congeners.

How to report Toxic Equivalents of dioxins and furans?

Report formats are available that include the total dioxins and furans within a homologue series as well as total dioxins and furans. Toxic Equivalents (TEQ) will also be reported using the Toxic Equivalency Factor (TEF) values specified in your Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP).

How are dioxins and furans analyzed at Eurofins?

At Eurofins, we have integrated the analysis of dioxins and furans into the high-quality data and sample handling systems you have come to expect from us. We’ve put special emphasis on the analysis of dioxins and furans by: