Effective monitoring of VOC contamination in water requires sensitive, reproducible and compliant analytical techniques. In this application note, we demonstrate how the SCION Versa headspace sampler coupled with GC‑MS meets the requirements of EPA Method 8260 for water analysis. The method achieves excellent performance in terms of linearity, precision and recovery, offering laboratories a dependable solution for VOC determination

Key learnings from this application note: 

1. Discover how the SCION Instruments’ Versa headspace sampler coupled with the SCION 8300 GC and SQ 8700 MS can be used to analyse water samples for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) with guidance from EPA method 8260 using a loop method.
2. Understand how headspace sampling can be used to analyse VOCs in water with minimal sample preparation, saving time and money compared to traditional sample preparation techniques.
3. Discover the importance of QC spiked samples to calculate recovery of your target analytes to ensure a good working method and to meet EPA method 8260 specified acceptance criteria.

Download this Application Note – Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Water using HS-GC-MS (Versa): EPA Method 8260