ASMS 2026: Non-Target Analysis and Emerging Contaminants

MOG am: Environmental: Non-Target Analysis and Emerging Contaminants
Monday, June 1, beginning at 8:30 am in Room 6CF.

Join leading researchers and industry experts for an in-depth session on emerging contaminants, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) detection, and non-target analysis strategies shaping the future of environmental testing.

This session features cutting-edge research on:

• Ion mobility workflows for PFAS non-targeted analysis
• Advanced suspect screening and collision cross section (CCS) atlas development
• Improved PFAS coverage using mass defect-informed acquisition
• Microplastics detection with matrix assisted laser desorption ionization trapped ion mobility spectrometry mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-TIMS-MSI)
• Emerging biomarkers and environmental exposure analysis
• Harmonized approaches to drinking water treatment assessments

Presentations from experts will highlight the newest analytical workflows and technologies driving environmental science forward.

The session starts at 8:30 am with From Lab to Legislation: A Harmonized Experimental Approach to Drinking Water Treatment Assessments for Plant Protection Products, presented by Michael Kubicki of Bayer AG (Monheim, Germany).

At 8:50 am, Sheher Mohsin of Beyond Spectral Peaks (Barrington, IL) and Yale University (New Haven, CT) discusses Leveraging Ion Mobility for PFAS Non-Targeted Analysis using FluoroMatch IM 2.0 and a Collision Cross Section (CCS) Atlas.

Christine Fisher (U.S. Food & Drug Administration, College Park, MD) presents Improved Non-Targeted Coverage of PFAS Using Mass Defect Informed Data-Dependent Analysis at 9:10 am.

At 9:50 am, Spatial Detection of Polystyrene Plastics in Full-Body Murine Tissue with MALDI-TIMS-MSI will be presented by Karina A. Vargas (University of California-Davis, Davis, CA).

The session concludes at 10:10 am with Uncovering PFAS Bioaccumulation in Seal Livers: Insights from Suspect Screening and Nontarget Analysis Using HPLC-IMS-QTOF-MS; presented by Yanan Chen of Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA).