The LCGC Blog

HPLC Diagnostic Skills–Noisy Baselines

Just as medical practitioners are able to discern worrying features from a variety of medical physics devices (electrocardiogram, electroencephalogram, and ultrasound, for example), we need to develop the skill to identify worrying symptoms from our HPLC instrument output.
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Features

Entering the Second Dimension

LCGC Europe spoke to Alina Muscalu from the Organic Contaminants Section at Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) in Toronto, Canada, about the practical advances in environmental analysis using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC) for targeted and nontargeted analysis, and the benefits of incorporating a micro-electron capture detector (ECD) detector for environmental analysis. Read more

Stopping GC and GC–MS Problems Before They Start

This instalment of "GC Connections" focuses on simple proactive steps that users of a gas chromatograph can take to ensure that instruments will operate correctly over time. Discussion is organized around the basic zones of all gas chromatographs: gas supplies and pneumatics, inlets, columns, detectors, and data systems. Read more