A Better Way to Test for Dioxins Published in SW-846

EPA Method 4430

Around the world, awareness of dioxin contamination in the environment is on the rise. In the United States, fear of litigation is leading more chemical manufacturers and other potential polluters to test for dioxins in the environment surrounding their facilities. In Europe, food-contamination scares have fueled new testing initiatives. In Japan, garbage incineration practices — coupled with high consumption of fish — have necessitated careful government oversight. Amid this increasing public awareness, the only reliable analytical option to measure dioxin toxicity has been the traditional GC-MS technique — a method burdened by high labor costs, slow turnarounds and expensive equipment. The marketplace is ripe for a rapid, lower-cost dioxin screening test.

Enter Procept®, a rapid dioxin assay that’s faster and more affordable with the power to measure toxicity directly. And now, evaluated and approved for use in complying with the RCRA regulations. Brought to the market by Eichrom, Procept delivers some of the lowest dioxin detection limits among competitive dioxin screening tests. Procept’s user-friendly methodology is designed for use in analytical chemistry labs. It doesn’t use live cells, and there is no need for tissue culture infrastructure. That means faster, more accurate results generated in-house by environmental testing labs.

Procept is licensed from Hybrizyme Corporation.