Environmental Resource & Workflow Toolkit Pack
Welcome to the Environmental Resource & Workflow Toolkit Pack.
This pack brings together a curated set of SCION application notes organised by the test suites environmental labs run every day—so you can quickly find proven approaches for your target analytes and matrices.
When you need practical support at any point in your workflow, you can refer to the curated Workflow Toolkit resources provided below.
Choose your Environmental Test Suite
Choose a suite below (VOCs, SVOCs/POPs, petroleum hydrocarbons, pesticides, air monitoring and emissions) to access the most relevant application notes.
Environmental Workflow Toolkit
Sampling → Storage → Prep → Analysis → Data Processing → QC → Reporting
This section of the resource is designed to help you move from sample to defensible report with fewer interruptions—by providing practical guidance.
Use the workflow stages below to jump to curated technical resources covering sampling and storage, sample preparation, analysis robustness, data processing, QC/quality, and reporting.
Sampling |
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| Environmental samples from air, soil and water | Sampling of air, soil and water for VOCs and SVOCs, types of sampling methods: passive and active. EPA SW-846 Hazardous Test Methods. | |
Storage |
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| Sample storage and stability | Best Laboratory Practice: Sample and Reagent Storage and Stability | |
Preparation |
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| Choosing a Sample Prep Technique | Sample Preparation – Choosing a Sample Preparation Technique, high level guide for beginners | |
| Derivatization | Sample Preparation – Derivatization Extraction | |
| SVOCs from solid matrices | Overview of EPA Methods for Organic Extraction of SVOCs from Solid Matrices | |
| GC-MS sample preparation and column choice guide | MS column phase guide by application. Sample preparation guide with decision tree | |
| HS Sampling | Headspace Sampling for VOCs using EPA Method 5021A. Matrix modifiers and chemical preservatives | |
| Headspace Sampling Optimization | Types of headspace, liners, vials and septa, method conditions, salting out | |
| How to improve LLE | How Can We Improve Our Liquid-Liquid Extraction Processes? | |
| How to improve SPE | How Can We Improve Our Solid Phase Extraction Processes? | |
| More Efficient Sample Preparation | Reducing solvent use, saving time and money. Precisa Series 390 Analytical Balance Electrostatic Cancellation System (ECS) | |
Analysis |
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| A Guide to Analytical Method Development | Beginners guide on best practice and steps around method development | |
| Column Care | Everything You Need to Know About Column Care for Gas Chromatography (GC) | |
| GC Column Installation – Quick Guide | Proper installation of GC column. Standby conditions, reconditioning | |
| Contamination vs. Carryover | What is contamination? What is Carryover? Causes, solutions and prevention | |
Data Processing |
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| Data Outliers | Analytical Data – Determining and Rejecting Outliers. How to spot an outlier. Statistical calculations to confirm outliers with confidence | |
| Good Integration | Best practice for integrating chromatographic data. Step by step guide. Overview of functions. | |
| NIST library compound scoring | Unknown data with Fullscan using NIST scoring | |
Quality Control |
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| Quality Control best practice | Analytical quality control. Calibration, QC samples | |
| Importance of Calibration | Importance of Equipment Calibration. How to calibrate and the benefits (balances, pipettes, pH meters) | |
| Importance of IS | Internal Standards – What are they? How do I choose, use, and benefit from them? | |
| Importance of standards | Importance of using analytical standards – qualitative and quantitative analysis, analyte confirmation, reference standards. | |
| Surrogate vs Internal Standards | What are they, what are the differences, how and why to use them |