Phytocontrol, expert in pesticide analysis in water

Pesticide residue analysis is Phytocontrol’s core business. We have unique expertise in this field and a large-scale, latest-generation analytical facility dedicated exclusively to detecting pesticides in food, water and cosmetics.

Pesticides are chemical substances that can have harmful effects on the environment, including water resources. When pesticides are used in fields, some of these substances can end up in surface water and groundwater.

Analysing pesticides in water is essential to protect the environment, safeguard public health, comply with regulations and assess the effectiveness of agricultural practices.

Managing pesticide risk in water

The Phytocontrol Waters division continues to innovate and invest in delivering ever more effective and relevant analysis, in line with regulations and the needs of water sector stakeholders.

Our laboratory offers 2 packages to support you with pesticide analysis in water:

Essential Pack

The Essential Pack offers analysis of 600 pesticide residues in clean, highly mineralised and carbonated waters, more than half of which are COFRAC accredited.

Our laboratory relies on the latest, environmentally friendly technologies to guarantee reliability, quality and responsiveness for your analysis results, with turnaround times of less than 6 days.

Phytocontrol holds approvals from the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Health for carrying out sampling and on-site analyses and/or analyses of water sanitary control parameters.

Advanced Pack

The Advanced Pack offers analysis of more than 800 pesticide residues in freshwater, more than half of which are COFRAC accredited.

This pack fully includes the active substances and analysis methods of the Essential pack. It also adds numerous molecules of interest and emerging compounds such as the metabolites chlorothalonil R471811, alachlor OXA, terbumeton-desethyl, chloridazon-desphenyl, and flufenacet ESA.

According to a study by ANSES’ Nancy Hydrology Laboratory, chlorothalonil R471811, a relevant metabolite of chlorothalonil (banned for use in France since 2020 as a plant protection product), was the compound most frequently quantified (in more than one in two samples), with the highest frequency of exceeding 0.1 μg/L: more than one in three samples. The other compounds with the highest non-compliance frequencies are the metabolites chlorothalonil SA, chloridazon-desphenyl (DPC) and chloridazon-methyl-desphenyl (Me-DPC), with 3.7%, 3.3% and 2.7% of non-compliant samples respectively.

This pack is more comprehensive and relevant for controlling organic contaminants in water, excluding highly mineralised and carbonated waters.

In response to technological challenges and the regulatory environment, Phytocontrol ensures a very high level of expertise for pesticide analysis in all types of water:

• Freshwater
• Atypical waters
• Drinking water

Phytocontrol independently delivers a 100% French leading-edge analytical service in terms of innovation, responsiveness and reliability, through close local support.

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