• Well-laundered (synthetic or 100% cotton clothing)​

• Powderless nitrile gloves​

• Silicone and HDPE plastics (tubing, buckets, brushes) ​

• Stainless steel​

• Waterproof clothing (polyurethane, PVC, wax-coated fabrics, rubber, neoprene)​

• Boots made of polyurethane and/or PVC​

• Wood clipboard​

• Pencils/Ballpoint pens​

• Lab provided labels​

• Thin/ultra thin tip sharpie​

• Lab provided PFAS-free water​

• PFAS-free soaps (Alconox®, Liquinox®, and Citranox®)

These materials can be touched with gloves or by hand, but the sampler must decontaminate after usage.​

• Sample coolers​

• Plastic bags​

• Tools​

• First aid kits​

• Sunscreen application ​

• Bottled water​

• Boot covers, if the sampler is not sampling in PFAS-free boots

Prohibited Materials

• Water/Stain treated clothing like Goretex and Scotchguard​

• Fire Resistant Clothing

• Large tip Sharpie​

• Clothing treated with a fabric softener​

• Teflon-lined or coated items​

• Insect Repellent​

• Latex gloves​

• Chemical or blue ice​

• Rain

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