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# Chloroform analysis laboratory

## As an industrialist you wish to analyze the chloroform present in your products

### What is chloroform?

Chloroform (or trichloromethane) is a halogenated hydrocarbon. It materializes as a colorless, highly volatile liquid.

In the environment, chloroform has a tendency to escape into the atmosphere because of its high volatility and its low adsorption capacity. Its natural origins are mainly seawater and rock transformation.  

Chloroform is currently used :

- In the manufacture of chlorofluorinated hydrocarbons (Teflon for example)
- In the extraction of essential oils and alkaloids
- In the extraction of antibiotics, hormones, nicotine, quinine, vitamins… in the pharmaceutical industry
- As a solvent and purification agent in the plastics industry
- As an anesthetic

Note that chloroform is registered in the register of chemical substances Reach, with a ban on the marketing of mixtures in concentrations equal to or greater than 0.1% by weight and is part of the list of substances banned in cosmetic products by Regulation (EC) 2009/1223 on these products.

## FILAB laboratory assists manufacturers in the analysis of chloroform in their products

### Chloroform analysis techniques

With more than 30 years of experience in the analysis sector, [FILAB](https://filab.fr/en/) laboratory has innovative technical means and a team of quality experts. FILAB laboratory can help you solve your problems related to the presence of chloroform in your products thanks to the following services

- Determination of chloroform by [GC-MS](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-gcms.md)
- Research of organic compounds by [LC-MS](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-uplc/laboratory-analysis-hplc-lcms.md)