California Pesticides VOC Regulatory Program Laboratory Testing
Volatile Organic Compounds in Pesticides Analysis
VOC Content Laboratory Solutions
Intertek laboratories are registered to provide clients volatile organic compound testing for pesticides and other products in order to meet the California regulation on VOC content. VOC chemicals testing include: Methyl bromide, 1,3-dichloropropene, Metam-sodium, Chloropicrin, Metam-potassium, Glyphosate, and many other compounds. The laboratories handle projects requiring multiple skill sets and combinations of analytical capabilities.
The California Technical Center laboratory is located in Benicia, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The analytical lab is equipped with a new state-of-the-art TGA Thermogravimetric analytical instrument. The following analytical test pricing allows clients to comply with the new California Department of Pesticides regulation. For basic testing of pesticide products, the laboratory offers the following pricing:
$255 per product sample submitted, or $85 per test performed. Pricing includes the mandated triplicate run testing required by the regulation. Samples are run for 11 hours at 115 degrees per the mandated methodology.
If the submitted sample fails the initial test at 115 degrees, the samples will require the second mandated 11 hour test at 55 degrees in triplicate. The charge for the extra test is $750, or $250 per analysis performed.
Please contact us to learn more, our California laboratory staff are ready to discuss your particular products and compliance with the California VOC pesticide regulation. The lab also provides FTIR/TGA analytical services for projects requiring more precise identification of chemical components.
California Regulatory Resources: Department of Pesticide Regulation .pdf TGA VOC Test Methodology .pdf |