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Case Study - Tetra Tech

by Catherine Weber | Tuesday, 15 March 2022 09:15
Learn how Alpha Analytical assisted Tetra Tech with routine testing, site investigation, site remediation, and long-term monitoring of PFAS contamination at the Martha's Vineyard Airport. 

Emerging Contaminants Workshop and Networking Event in New Hampshire

by Catherine Weber | Wednesday, 23 February 2022 09:49

Join Alpha and BCONE for a half-day in-person workshop focusing on recent regulatory developments in NH/VT involving investigations of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS). The event will feature the following speakers:

  • Jim Occhialini, Alpha Analytical - PFAS Basics
  • Heidi Caprood,...

New Educational Video: Best Practices for PFAS Sampling

by Meghan Sullivan | Monday, 03 January 2022 10:22

Join Alpha Analytical as we walk you through the proper sampling and handling techniques for collecting drinking water samples to be analyzed for polyfluorinated alkyl substances -- also known as PFAS. 

Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) chemical compounds are a class of emerging...


ASTM Publishes PFAS Analytical Methods Selection Guide

by Eileen Snyder | Friday, 19 November 2021 10:10

ASTM International Press Release

A new ASTM International standard will help laboratories to better determine the presence of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in environmental samples. ASTM’s committee on environmental assessment, risk management and corrective action developed the new...


Maine CDC will require PFAS Testing in Drinking Water

by Steve Knollmeyer | Monday, 15 November 2021 16:41

In response to the passage of Maine legislation LD 129, Maine Department of Health & Human Services has issued a bulletin on 9/27/21 2:05PM notifying community public water systems and non-transient, non-community (NTNC) schools and childcare facilities of the upcoming requirement to sample and...


Upcoming PFAS Monitoring for Small Massachusetts Drinking Water Systems

by Jim Occhialini | Tuesday, 28 September 2021 14:52

Water suppliers operating a community water system or non-transient, non-community (NTNC) water system serving less than 10,000 individuals are required to begin monitoring for PFAS in accordance with 310 CMR 22.07G. Four quarterly sampling rounds are required with the initial sampling to be...


Webinar: 1,4-Dioxane Analysis: Modern Techniques for Actionable Data

by Catherine Weber | Thursday, 11 February 2021 09:00

PFAS: Updated Guidelines for Sampling & Analysis

by Kevin Hoogerhyde | Wednesday, 18 November 2020 12:07

Highlights from the NYSDEC Part 375 Remedial Program Document


New Educational Video: Sampling Containers: Everything You Need to Know

by Catherine Weber | Friday, 04 September 2020 12:07

With the large variety of scenarios to consider before embarking on your sampling event, we have created this educational video to help you understand the steps that Alpha takes to support field sampling.


PFAS in environmental sampling products, Remediation Journal Paper

by Catherine Weber | Tuesday, 31 March 2020 13:35

Elizabeth Denly of TRC, Alpha Vice President Jim Occhialini, and three other authors, teamed up to write a paper, published in 2019 for Remediation Journal that explores the transfer of PFAS in the field during sampling events. 


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