With a strong commitment toward continuous improvement, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Center for Analytical Chemistry (CAC) Research and Development team recently collaborated with the CAC Environmental Analysis team to optimize methods for reducing waste by reducing sample volume requirements for groundwater analysis.
The primary goal of the project was to reduce water waste by 75% through reducing the required sample volume from 1,000 mL to 250 mL without compromising analytical accuracy or sensitivity.
The CAC team successfully completed method validation and storage stability studies, marking a significant milestone in increasing efficiency and reducing resource consumption for groundwater.
Thanks to the CAC Research and Development team’s efforts, most of the waste containers for similar analyses in the laboratory have now been exchanged for smaller ones.
The Center for Analytical Chemistry is a branch of CDFA’s Division of Inspection Services.