Chase W. Holton, PhD, PE co-authored a new article published this week in Analytical Chemistry titled, “PFAS Screening in Soil by Combustion Gas Analysis with Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy.”
Co-authors include Junli Wang, Jordyn Dashiell, Diego Castellano, Mingrui Song, Haley Grable, Lauren Edwards, Plabon Islam Turzo, and David Hanigan.
The article explores a combustion-gas analytical approach for PFAS screening in soil, offering a field-deployable method that can support rapid site characterization. By using FTIR to selectively quantify SiF4, the method helps address a key challenge in total PFAS analysis: distinguishing PFAS from inorganic fluorine interference.
This work reflects the kind of applied research that helps move environmental investigation tools forward, especially for contaminated sites where faster screening can support better decision-making.
Congratulations, Chase, on this publication!
Read the article here: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.analchem.5c07128



