calendar7 August 2015
Volume 11 Issue 14
The Column

7 August 2015 Issue

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Modern sample preparation methods for POPs

Modern sample preparation methods for POPs

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) pose an on-going threat to human health, but are often trapped within environmental samples, thereby making analysis challenging. Bethany Degg of The Column spoke to Lourdes Ramos from the Department of Instrumental Analysis and Environmental Chemistry Institute of Organic Chemistry of the CSIC (Madrid, Spain) about her innovative research on new sample  preparation methods for POPs.

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Tips for saving solvent in GPC/SEC

Tips for saving solvent in GPC/SEC

Tetrahydrofuran (THF)is set to be classified as carcinogenic as proposed by the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC). Analytical laboratories therefore need to find ways to reduce THF solvent use and waste, far beyond the demands of green chemistry. This instalment of Tips & Tricks presents different strategies to meet this goal.

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HPLC 2015 Beijing preview

HPLC 2015 Beijing preview

The 43rd Symposium of HPLC and Related Techniques (HPLC 2015 Beijing Conference) will take place at the Beijing International Conference Centre, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, from 21–25 September 2015.

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HPLC in biomolecule analysis

HPLC in biomolecule analysis

An excerpt from LCGC’s e-learning tutorial on high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods for biomolecule analysis at CHROMacademy.com

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News update: Diagnosing infection in the air using MS

News update: Diagnosing infection in the air using MS

Investigating yeast products in sparkling wine, diagnosing infection using MS, and the latest company news and on-line highlights are featured in this issue.

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