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May 2010 Issue Highlights

COLUMNS
CHEMOMETRICS IN SPECTROSCOPY
Classical Least Squares, Part I: Mathematical Theory

In this month’s installment, the authors begin a new subseries with the goal of explaining the classical least squares algorithm.
Howard Mark and Jerome Workman

ATOMIC PERSPECTIVES
Using Qualifier Ions to Validate Multielement ICP-MS Data in Complex Samples

Guest authors Steve Wilbur and Ed McCurdy discuss the role of qualifier ions in ICP-MS research in this month’s installment of “Atomic Perspectives.”
Steve Wilbur and Ed McCurdy

ARTICLES

Pittcon 2010 New Product Review

Howard Mark brings readers his annual report on all that was new and innovative at Pittcon, held this year in Orlando, Florida, at the Orange County Convention Center.
Howard Mark



Using ICP-OES for Accurate Monitoring of Metallic Contaminants in Water According to U.S. EPA Method 200.7

ICP-AES, specified by the U.S. EPA Method 200.7, is capable of fulfilling requirements for analyzing a total of 32 metals and trace elements in supplied water, natural water, and wastewater. Here, the authors look at this method and its application to water analysis.
Matthew Cassap



AA Delivers Powerful, High-Sensitivity Flame/Furnace Analysis


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AFM-Raman: Fact, Fiction, Results and the Future
LIVE WEBCAST: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 11:00 AM ET

This webcast will review the best spatial resolution obtainable with standard Raman microscopy and then discuss when and how combining Raman with AFM will be beneficial. Different AFM/Raman techniques will be described, including tip enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS).
» REGISTER FREE at www.spectroscopyonline.com/fact


Defense Applications of Raman Spectroscopy
LIVE WEBCAST: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET


Join Dr. Augustus Fountain as he discusses portable and benchtop applications of Raman technology in the field of defense and security.

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