PFAS Testing Market worth $0.95 billion by 2031 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to MarketsandMarkets™, the PFAS Testing Market is projected to reach USD 0.95 billion by 2031 from USD 0.50 billion in 2026, at a CAGR of 13.7% during the forecast period.

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PFAS Testing Market Size & Forecast:

• Market Size Available for Years: 2026–2031
• 2026 Market Size: USD 0.50 billion
• 2031 Projected Market Size: USD 0.95 billion
• CAGR (2026–2031): 13.7%

PFAS Testing Market Trends & Insights:

• North America market accounted for the largest share (47.4%) in 2025.
• By product type, the instruments segment is expected to register the highest CAGR of 14.5%.
• By technique, the liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LCMS/MS) is expected to register the highest CAGR of 15.0%.

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The PFAS testing market is seeing increased investment in high-sensitivity LC-MS/MS and HRMS instruments, automated sample-preparation systems, PFAS-specific chromatography consumables, and advanced data-analysis software. This investment is being driven by tightening regulations, growing demand for ultra-trace detection, expanded coverage of PFAS compounds, and the increasing complexity of environmental samples. Laboratories are also adopting automated, high-throughput testing workflows to improve efficiency, accuracy, reproducibility, and contamination control, creating strong growth opportunities for analytical instrument, consumable, and software providers.

The instruments segment held the major share in the PFAS testing market in 2025.

By product type, the PFAS testing market is segmented into instruments (liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), standalone mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, other instruments), consumables (sample preparation products, chromatography columns, reference materials & analytical standards, solvents, membrane & syringe filters, reagents, other consumables), and software & services. The instruments segment held the largest share of the PFAS testing market in 2025. Instruments are a key growth driver, fueled by the growing adoption of high-sensitivity LC-MS/MS and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) for ultra-trace detection and the analysis of expanded PFAS panels. While LC-MS/MS continues to dominate routine targeted testing and regulatory compliance applications, HRMS is gaining importance for suspect and non-targeted screening of emerging PFAS compounds. Laboratories are increasingly implementing automated solid-phase extraction (SPE), high-throughput sample-preparation platforms, direct-injection workflows, and PFAS-specific contamination-control components to enhance testing throughput, reproducibility, and data reliability. In response to stricter drinking-water and environmental monitoring requirements, instrument manufacturers are focusing on improved sensitivity, faster analytical cycles, broader analyte coverage, and enhanced automation, thereby supporting continued investment in advanced PFAS testing instruments.

The liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) segment accounted for a significant share of the PFAS testing market in 2025.

By technique, the PFAS testing market is segmented into liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), mass spectrometry, combustion ion chromatography, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), and other techniques. The LC-MS/MS segment held the largest share of the PFAS testing market in 2025. The LC-MS instrument segment is experiencing strong growth, driven by increasing demand for high sensitivity, selectivity, and reliable quantification of PFAS at ultra-trace concentrations. Regulatory methods such as EPA Methods 533 and 537.1 for drinking water and Method 1633A for wastewater, surface water, groundwater, soil, biosolids, sediment, landfill leachate, and tissue are supporting the adoption of LC-MS/MS platforms for standardized compliance testing. Laboratories are increasingly investing in advanced triple-quadrupole systems with improved detection limits, isotope-dilution capabilities, multiple-reaction monitoring, automated sample preparation, and high-throughput workflows to analyze broader PFAS panels and complex sample matrices. In parallel, instrument manufacturers are enhancing LC-MS platforms with improved sensitivity, faster analysis, expanded analyte coverage, and integrated software for data processing and quality control, thereby supporting continued investment in LC-MS instruments for environmental, drinking-water, food, and industrial PFAS testing.

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The water testing segment accounted for a significant share of the PFAS testing market, by application, in 2025.

Based on application, the PFAS testing market is segmented into water testing (groundwater and potable water testing, wastewater testing), soil testing, food and beverage testing, blood/serum testing, air monitoring, microbial testing, and other applications. The water testing segment held the largest share of the PFAS testing market in 2025. The water treatment application is expected to see strong growth in the PFAS testing market, driven by growing concerns about PFAS contamination in drinking water, groundwater, surface water, and industrial wastewater. Stricter environmental regulations, expanding monitoring programs, and increased investments in PFAS remediation are prompting water utilities, industrial facilities, and treatment operators to conduct regular testing before and after treatment. The growing adoption of advanced treatment technologies, including activated carbon, ion-exchange resins, reverse osmosis, and other membrane-based systems, is also driving demand for PFAS testing to evaluate removal efficiency and confirm compliance with regulatory limits. In addition, laboratories are adopting sensitive LC-MS/MS platforms, automated sample preparation, and broader PFAS analytical panels to monitor trace-level contamination and assess treatment performance, supporting continued growth in PFAS testing for water treatment applications.

Key Players

Leading players in the PFAS Testing companies include Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (US), Agilent Technologies (US), Danaher Corporation (US), Shimadzu Corporation (Japan), and Waters Corporation (US). among others.

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PFAS Testing Market - Investment & funding + Merger & Acquisition

Investment Funding Context

The PFAS testing market is supported by rising investment in environmental monitoring, water quality management, food safety, public health, and chemical regulatory compliance. Growing concerns about the persistence, bioaccumulation, and widespread presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are prompting governments, environmental agencies, utilities, food manufacturers, and industrial organizations to allocate more resources to PFAS detection and monitoring programs.

Investments in advanced analytical instruments, reference standards, sample-preparation products, reagents, laboratory automation, and data-management solutions are further expanding the market. Increased funding for PFAS monitoring across wastewater, drinking water, soil, food, air, and biological samples is prompting laboratories to strengthen testing capabilities and improve detection sensitivity, accuracy, reproducibility, and regulatory compliance. In addition, investments in environmental remediation and contamination assessment are driving demand for testing solutions that support large-scale and routine PFAS monitoring.

Revenue Shift Context

The PFAS testing market is gradually shifting from conventional environmental contaminant testing toward specialized, high-sensitivity, and standardized PFAS analytical solutions. Laboratories and testing organizations are increasingly prioritizing technologies and products that enable reliable identification and quantification of PFAS compounds, support lower detection limits, improve analytical consistency, and meet increasingly stringent regulatory requirements.

Traditional laboratory testing approaches and basic analytical procedures continue to account for a share of market demand, particularly among environmental laboratories, academic and research institutions, industrial facilities, and government testing agencies. However, revenue growth is increasingly concentrated in advanced analytical instruments, PFAS-specific reference standards, sample-preparation consumables, reagents, and specialized testing services. Demand is also rising for analytical solutions that can measure a broader range of PFAS compounds and support applications across water, wastewater, food, soil, air, and biological matrices.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions in the PFAS testing market have increasingly focused on expanding environmental laboratory networks, strengthening PFAS analytical capabilities, and improving geographic coverage as regulatory requirements and demand for PFAS monitoring continue to rise. Recent transactions have primarily involved major testing and analytical services companies acquiring specialized environmental laboratories with established PFAS expertise. This activity indicates a shift toward consolidated, high-capacity PFAS testing platforms that combine local laboratory access with broader analytical capabilities and regulatory expertise.

PFAS TESTING MARKET: MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, JANUARY 2024–SEPTEMBER 2026

Company Revenue Share Details

The PFAS testing market is highly competitive, with multinational environmental testing companies, specialized analytical laboratories, contract testing providers, and environmental consulting organizations. Key companies include Eurofins Scientific, SGS, ALS Limited, Pace Analytical Services, Intertek, Bureau Veritas, TÜV SÜD, QIMA, Agilent Technologies, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Merit Laboratories, Babcock Laboratories, and Enthalpy Analytical.

 Market leadership remains relatively fragmented because PFAS testing spans diverse applications, including drinking water, wastewater, groundwater, soil and sediment, air, contaminated-site assessment, industrial monitoring, food, and regulatory compliance. Vendors therefore compete on a mix of laboratory capacity, PFAS analytical methods, detection limits, geographic coverage, accreditation, turnaround time, and regulatory expertise. Eurofins, for example, has maintained a leading position in PFAS testing in North America through a large hub-and-spoke laboratory network and ongoing capacity expansion.

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