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Eurofin Announces Exova Purchase

January 17, 2017

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Eurofins Scientific has announced the purchase of Exova’s environment testing business located in Eastern Canada in a deal estimated to be worth $13 million CAD.

Agilent Thought Leader Award Presented to Shane Snyder

January 17, 2017

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Agilent Technologies has announced that Shane Snyder, Ph.D., has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in recognition of his research in water analysis, and the exploration of new approaches to determine the quality and safety of drinking water.

AOAC International Award Nominations Open

January 17, 2017

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AOAC International are now accepting nominations for the Harvey W. Wiley and the Fellow of AOAC International awards.

Highlights from the 2016 Archives

January 17, 2017

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Selected highlights from The Columns 2016 archives.

Analyzing VOCs from the Great Barrier Reef

January 17, 2017

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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR) stretches over 2300 km and is composed of over 3000 individual reef systems. The health of the reef therefore often comes under international scrutiny. Hilton Swan from Southern Cross University in Australia has been investigating volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from the Great Barrier Reef using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). He recently spoke to The Column about this work.

Identifying EDCs in Paper Mill Wastewaters

January 17, 2017

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Researchers investigating paper mill effluents and their impact on surface waters in Slovenia have identified endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) and their mutagenic and genotoxic properties using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS).

The LCGC Blog: Nontraditional Research Funding: More than One Way to Skin a Cat

January 17, 2017

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As I wrote the title of this LCGC Blog instalment, I could not help but wonder where the cliché “more than one way to skin a cat” came from. Turns out it is from Mark Twain in his 1889 work, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. I have never read that book, but I certainly have heard this saying used more than once - even if it might offend some cat lovers. Of course, it means simply that there is more than one way to do something.

Vol 13 No 1 The Column January 17, 2017 North American PDF

January 17, 2017

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Click the title above to open The Column January 17, 2017 North American issue, Volume 13, Number 2, in an interactive PDF format.

Vol 13 No 1 The Column January 17, 2017 Europe and Asia PDF

January 17, 2017

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Click the title above to open The Column January 17, 2017 Europe & Asia issue, Volume 13, Number 1, in an interactive PDF format.

NACRW Excellence Award Nominations Now Open

December 14, 2016

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Nominations for the 3rd Annual Excellence Award from the North American Chemical Residue Workshop (NACRW) are now open.