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Atomic Perspectives
Choosing the Right Atomic Spectroscopic Technique for Measuring Elemental Impurities in Pharmaceuticals: A J-Value Perspective
Robert Thomas
How to select the optimum atomic spectroscopic technique for orally delivered drugs, based on the J-values described in the validation protocols outlined in USP Chapter <233>
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IR Spectral Interpretation Workshop
The C=O Bond, Part IV: Acid Anhydrides
Brian C. Smith
Acid anhydrides are unique in that they have two carbonyl groups in them. The intensity and position of their IR peaks can be used to determine which of the four types of anhydride exist in a sample.
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Sensitive Screening for Drugs of Abuse in Human Urine Using Single Quadrupole GC-MS and a Simple Solid Phase Extraction
Live Webcast: Thursday, March 29 at 8:00am EDT
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Spectroscopy Spotlight
Detecting Pathogenic Mycoplasmas with Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
An interview with Duncan C. Krause
Duncan C. Krause, of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Georgia, discusses his group’s work to establish a SERS method with silver nanorod-array substrates for detecting the pathenogenic mycoplasma that causes bronchitis and pneumonia.
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Monitoring Volatile Organic Compounds Using GC and GC-MS: Meeting the Challenge of Protecting the 981-Mile Ohio River
Live Webcast: Tuesday, March 20 at 11:00am EDT
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Advancing Forensic Analyses with Raman Spectroscopy
An interview with Igor K. Lednev
Igor K. Lednev, of the Department of Chemistry at the University at Albany, the State University of New York, has been developing the use of Raman spectroscopy for a variety of forensic applications, including determining the age of blood stains and linking gunshot residues to specific ammunition–firearm combinations.
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Pharmaceutical Applications of Raman Microscopy: From Development to Quality Control
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Featured Articles

2018 Salary Survey: Back to the Baseline
Ian Robertson and Jerry Sellors
Lewis Botcherby
Our annual spectroscopy salary and employment survey shows encouraging increases, but in many areas, spectroscopists have simply gained back ground that had been lost in recent years.
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Discover the Latest Advances in ICP-OES and ICP-MS Techniques
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Current Trends in Analytical Spectroscopy: Technique and Instrument Modifications for both New and Improved Measurements
Nicole Olson
This article discusses advances in techniques and modifications to technologies that are improving measurements and enabling well-established techniques to break into new and exciting fields of research. We survey developments in infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy, and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy.
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Analysis of Trace Metals in Pharmaceutical Products
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How Modern ED-XRF and ICP-OES Technologies Make the Elemental Analysis of Food, Cosmetics, and Pharmaceutical Samples More Efficient and Cost-Effective
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High-Throughput Analysis of Volatile Emissions From Packaging, Polymers and Natural Materials Using Direct MS
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Why and When to Couple IC with ICP-MS for Speciation Analysis
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Improving Extractables and Leachables and Trace Metal Testing of Pharmaceutical Packaging
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Understanding the Advantages of Microwave Extraction Technology for Environmental Laboratories
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