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Update To Drinking Water Pesticides and Herbicides Offering

Jan 23, 2017

ALS Environmental have taken the decision to refine our current pesticide and herbicide offering on drinking waters. We experienced a number of challenges with our Drinking Water Pesticide analysis in 2016 which resulted in delays and cancellations to samples. We have taken the opportunity to review the analytical parameters in each of our Pesticide suites to improve the resilience and quality of the data that we produce.

Since opening the Wakefield laboratory in 2010 we have increased our standard range of pesticides. These methods and additional tests have been developed to meet customer demands as new pesticides have been required. During the review we have ascertained which pesticides are now the most commonly requested with the aim of rationalising our suites and removing historical compounds that are generally no longer required. Please see below for the list of the updated analytical suites and also a list of the parameters which will be removed from 30th January 2017.

Table 1: List of removed pesticide compounds ALS will not be offering from 30th January 2017 

WPC43 Polar Pesticides WPC45 Acid Herbicides WPC46 Extra Pesticides WPC50 Non Polar Pesticides
Carbaryl Dinoseb Aldicarb 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene PCB118
Metalaxyl Iprodione Azinphos-ethyl Alpha-Chlordane PCB138
    Bendiocarb Alpha - Endosulphan PCB153
    Carbofuran Beta-Endosulphan PCB 180
    Demeton-s-methyl Beta - HCH PCB (7) Totals
    Disulfoton Carbophenothion Phorate
    Fonofos Fenitrothion trans-Chlordane
    Heptenophos Fenthion  
    Metamitron Hexachlorobutadiene  
    Phosalone Isodrin  
    Pirimiphos-ethyl Parathion-methyl  
    Pyraclostrobin PCB28  
    Tebuthiuron PCB52  
    Triadimefon PCB101  

By tailoring our offering to meet our customer requirements, we aim to increase laboratory
efficiencies and improve service levels for our core pesticide methods.

Table 2a: Updated ALS pesticides and herbicides analytical suites from 30th January 2017

WPC43 Polar Pesticides WPC45 Acid Herbicides
Atrazine Metazachlor 2,3,6-TBA
Cyanazine Epoxiconazole 2,4,5-T
Simazine Cyproconazole 2,4,5-TP
Trietazine Flusilazole 2,4-D
Carbetamide Chlorpyriphos-methyl 2,4-DB
Chlortoluron Chloridazon 2,4-DP
Diuron Kresoxim-methyl Asulam
Isoproturon Triallate Benazolin
Linuron Diflufenican Bentazone
Monuron Bromacil Bromoxynil
Chlorpropham Flutriafol Clopyralid
Diazinon Pendimethalin Dicamba
Chlorpyriphos-ethyl Propachlor Fluroxypyr
Propham Propiconazole Imazapyr
Prosulfocarb Propyzamide Ioxynil
Clomazone Chlorbufam MCPA
Difenoconazole EPTC MCPB
Flufenacet Boscalid MCPP
Flurtamone Metoxuron PCP
Quinmerac Tebuconazole Picloram
Oxadixyl   Triclopyr

Table 2b: Updated ALS pesticides and herbicides analytical suites from 30th January 2017

WPC46 Extra Pesticides. WPC50 Non Polar Pesticides.
Ametryn Methabenzthiazuron Aldrin op-DDE
Atrazine-desethyl Methiocarb Alpha-HCH op-DDT
Atrazine-desisopropyl Metribuzin Chlorothalonil op-TDE
Azinphos-methyl Mevinphos cis-Heptachlor Epoxide pp-DDE
Carbendazim Pirimicarb Cyfluthrin pp-DDT
Chlorfenvinphos Pirmiphos-methyl Cypermethrin pp-TDE
Dichlorvos Prometryn Delta-HCH Tecnazene
Dimethoate Propazine Deltamethrin Methoxychlor
Ethofumesate Propetamphos Dichlobenil cis-Permethrin
Ethoprophos Spiroxamine Dieldrin trans-Permethrin
Fenpropidin Terbuthylazine Endrin Trifluralin
Fenpropimorph Terbutryn Fenvalerate Fluazifop-butyl
Fluxapyroxad Triazophos Gamma-HCH Chlorthal-dimethyl
Lenacil   Heptachlor Pentachlorobenzene
Malathion   Hexachlorobenzene Parathion-ethyl
Metsulfuron-methyl   trans-Heptachlor Epoxide Methoxychlor

If you require any more information on the above, Request a Quote or for any other analytical enquiry, please contact your Customer Service Co-Ordinator or Contact us on 02476 421 213.