Damon Carl, Ph.D., of Heritage Research Group discusses how the Thermo Scientific EQuan system significantly accelerates analysis time and throughput with the use of online sample preparation and extraction for the testing of herbicides, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products in water. With sub-ppt levels of detection, the EQuan system, when coupled to a Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantum Access MAX mass spectrometer, can analyze a single assay in 30 minutes, compared to the two-day method using traditional extraction techniques.