Environmental Sample Prep Series 2026
Environmental laboratories face increasing pressure to process complex matrices for both inorganic
and organic contaminants with higher efficiency, lower cost, and full regulatory compliance. This
four-part webinar series provides a comprehensive overview of modern sample preparation solutions
for heavy metals, mercury, and organic pollutants, including PFAS. Through practical guidance and
real-world examples, we will explore how advanced digestion, extraction, and direct analysis tools
streamline workflows, minimize errors, and improve data quality. Participants will gain actionable
strategies to enhance productivity and achieve more reliable environmental results across the entire
sample-to-analysis journey.
🎤 Live Q&A included – get your questions answered directly by our expert.
👇 4 EPISODES:
- New microwave digestion tools for heavy metals analysis of environmental samples
- Practical guidance to improve the journey from sample to heavy metals analysis for environmental labs
- Reliable mercury analysis in environmental samples: tools, techniques, and best practices
- Sample preparation workflow for organic pollutants and PFAS in environmental samples
🎤 Live Q&A included – get your questions answered directly by our expert.
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New microwave digestion tools for heavy metals analysis of environmental samples
Closed-vessel microwave digestion has become the benchmark for preparing environmental samples for
trace metals analysis. As laboratories face growing demands for faster turnaround, improved accuracy, and
lower operational costs, modern microwave platforms offer significant advantages. This webinar introduces
the new Milestone’s digestion solutions, including ETHOS LEAN, ETHOS, and ultraWAVE 2 eco, and demonstrates
how they improve sample throughput, minimize reprocessing, and enhance data quality. Through practical
examples and best practices, attendees will learn how these new tools streamline daily workflows and reduce the overall cost per sample while supporting even the most challenging environmental applications.
Speaker
Giulio Colnaghi
Marketing Manager
Milestone Srl
Marketing Manager
Milestone Srl
Overview
Overview of modern microwave digestion technologies for
environmental matrices and how they differ from traditional systems.
Best practices
Best practices to improve digestion quality, reduce re-runs, and
ensure reproducible results.
Strategies to optimize the digestion workflow
How new platforms (ETHOS LEAN, ETHOS, UltraWAVE 2 eco)
enhance throughput, minimize contamination, and lower the cost
per sample.
Practical guidance to improve the journey from sample to heavy metals analysis for environmental labs
The quality and reliability of elemental analysis in environmental labs depend heavily on the steps performed
before the sample reaches the analytical instrument. Choices related to acid purity, reagent dosing, filtration,
dilution, and vessel cleaning all influence detection limits, blank levels, safety, and overall efficiency. This
webinar provides practical, experience-driven recommendations to optimize each stage of the sample-to-analysis workflow. Attendees will learn how to minimize contamination, reduce manual operations, and
adopt more cost-effective and productive approaches, ultimately improving data quality while lowering the
total cost per sample.
Speaker
Gianpaolo Rota
Application Specialist
Milestone Srl
Application Specialist
Milestone Srl
Optimize acid management
How to optimize acid management, from purity selection to costeffective
purification strategies.
Manual vs. automated reagent dosing
Advantages of manual vs. automated reagent dosing, and their
impact on safety, contamination risk, and consistency.
How to maintain low blanks
Effective cleaning approaches to maintain low blanks, extend vessel
lifetime, and reduce reprocessing.
Reliable mercury analysis in environmental samples: tools, techniques, and best practices
Mercury analysis remains one of the most challenging tasks for environmental laboratories due to its
volatility, contamination risks, and the complexity of traditional wet-chemistry workflows. This webinar
presents a streamlined and highly reliable approach using Milestone’s DMA-80 direct mercury analyzer.
Attendees will learn how to eliminate digestion steps, reduce handling of reagents, and improve data quality
across solid and liquid environmental matrices. Practical guidance will be provided on controlling blank
levels, avoiding common pitfalls, and meeting regulatory requirements while reducing cost per sample and
simplifying day-to-day operations.
Speaker
Valentina Carrara
Application Specialist
Milestone Srl
Application Specialist
Milestone Srl
Principle of operation
Principles of direct mercury analysis and how it eliminates digestion
steps and reduces workflow complexity.
Best practices
Best practices for handling soils, sediments, waters, and waste
samples to ensure accuracy and reproducibility.
How DMA-80 reduces cost per sample
How DMA-80 reduces cost per sample, operator exposure, and
overall turnaround time
Sample preparation workflow for organic pollutants and PFAS in environmental samples
Environmental laboratories must increasingly process samples for a wide range of organic contaminants,
from legacy pollutants such as PAHs, PCBs, and pesticides to emerging compounds like PFAS, which
require exceptional contamination control. This webinar presents a modern, integrated sample preparation
workflow using Milestone’s ETHOS X extraction platform. Attendees will learn how advanced microwave
extraction improves recoveries, reduces solvent use, and accelerates turnaround time across soils,
sediments, and sludges. A dedicated focus on PFAS will provide best practices aligned with EPA 1633A
to ensure consistency, low blanks, and regulatory compliance.
Speaker
Luca Rota
Application Specialist
Milestone Srl
Application Specialist
Milestone Srl
Fundamentals of microwave extraction
Fundamentals of microwave extraction for both legacy organic
pollutants and PFAS.
Best practices
Best practices to prevent PFAS contamination and maintain
consistently low blanks.
Practical recommendations
Practical recommendations for processing soils, sediments, and
environmental solids.
Milestone™ SpA
Via Fatebenefratelli 1/5 - 24010 Sorisole (BG) - Italy
Phone: +39 035.573857 | Fax: +39 035.575498
Via Fatebenefratelli 1/5 - 24010 Sorisole (BG) - Italy
Phone: +39 035.573857 | Fax: +39 035.575498
Milestone™ SpA
Via Fatebenefratelli 1/5 - 24010 Sorisole (BG) - Italy
Phone: +39 035.573857 | Fax: +39 035.575498
Via Fatebenefratelli 1/5 - 24010 Sorisole (BG) - Italy
Phone: +39 035.573857 | Fax: +39 035.575498