August 2023

What critical components can help to resolve the separation challenges related to pesticides analysis in food?

In his keynote lecture at HPLC 2023, Alejandro Cifuentes from the Laboratory of Foodomics, Institute of Food Science Research, CIAL, CSIC in Madrid, Spain, highlighted the promising application of foodomics in addressing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) (1).

Markes International has recently entered into a partnership with ExtraTech Analytical Solutions to globally distribute ExtraTech’s vacuum-assisted caps for headspace microextraction.

How do you judge the potential success of separating two polymers using GPC/SEC?

This month we interview Selina Tisler from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, about her work using supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) to detect very polar compounds and compounds of unknown toxicity in wastewater effluents, and her recent investigation into the migration of compounds from reusable plastic bottles into drinking water using a nontargeted screening approach.

An examination of how greening analytical methods is directly connected to greening the sample preparation step

In this interview, Hroncich talks with editor Patrick Lavery about her experience and what readers can expect for the future.

The level of uncertainty provided by most forensic laboratories for reported blood alcohol results has been woefully underassessed. Not only is this bad science, but someone’s civil liberties may be at stake.

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