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A new study introduces a comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (2D-LC–MS/MS) method for the analysis of 112 pesticides in corn-based products. The method exhibits high precision, lower limit of quantification values, and successful detection of trace levels of pesticides in real samples, offering promise for the analysis of complex matrices.

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Scientists have developed a new method for predicting and assessing the source of black inks using direct analysis in real-time mass spectrometry. By applying dimensionality reduction techniques and likelihood ratio analysis, the researchers achieved high accuracy in identifying ink sources, demonstrating the potential of this approach in forensic ink analysis.

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A new methodology for trapping polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from vehicular emissions using an in-tube extraction device (IT-FEx) and analyzing them through gas chromatography-barrier ionization discharge detection (GC-BID) has been developed and tested successfully, according to a study published in the Journal of Chromatography A.

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Scientists have developed an automatic and highly efficient method to authenticate single herbal powders using microscopy-guided in situ auto-sampling combined with matrix-assisted laser desorption–ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI–MS).

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The 51st International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques (HPLC 2023) will be held at the Conference Center Düsseldorf (CCD) in Germany, from 18–22 June 2023.