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Radionuclides

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DGT can be used for measuring, monitoring and investigating radionuclides. If the element is in a chemical form that binds to one of the standard DGT binding agents, as is the case for Pu(1-4) or…

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Pharmaceuticals

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DGT passive samplers with an HLB binding layer have proved successful for the measurement of pharmaceuticals. In Challis et al, 2016 (click link for full reference), it was used without a filter membrane. Such devices…

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Psychiatric pharmaceuticals

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DGT passive samplers with an HLB binding layer have proved successful for the measurement of psychiatric pharmaceuticals (Fang et al, 2019). Clicking on the link will provide the full reference. This publication preferred a polycarbonate…

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Perfluorinated compounds

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DGT passive samplers with a WAX (weak anion exchanger) binding layer have proved successful for the measurement of PFCs when it is used with a polyethersulphone filter membrane. (J. Luo, Nanjing University, Pers. Comm.) The…

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Nitrochloro benzenes

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DGT passive samplers with an HLB binding layer have proved successful for the measurement of NCBs when it is used with a GHP filter membrane (Zhang et al, 2019). Clicking on the link will provide…

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Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

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An HLB binding layer has proved successful for the measurement of EDCs (Chen et al, 2018). Clicking on the link will provide the full reference. It can be used with a PTFE membrane. Another publication…

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Pesticides and herbicides

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DGT passive samplers are increasingly being used for measuring pesticides. With an HLB binding agent, it has proved to be effective at measuring atrazine, chlorpyrifos, clofibric acid, clothianidin, diazinon, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam. This development  (Challis…

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Illicit drugs

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DGT passive samplers are increasingly being used for measuring illicit drugs. So far DGT with an XAD18 binding agent has proved to be effective at measuring amphetamine (AMP), ketamine (KET), and methamphetamine (METH) (Guo et…

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