The Column-02-22-2012

February 22, 2012

The level of pollutants present in water bodies is most commonly judged against set environmental quality standards (EQSs) that vary among different countries.

February 22, 2012

Banned substance use in sports still remains a controversial and highly publicized subject. A team of scientists from the Italian Sports Medicine Federation in Rome, Italy, has developed a screening procedure specifically designed for the detection of saccharides and polyalcohols in human urine, focusing specifically on dextran, hydroxyethyl starch and mannitol.

February 22, 2012

Incognito laments the lack of knowledge of some analytical scientists and calls for more opportunities for professional development in 2012.

February 22, 2012

A team of scientists has conducted an experiment using capillary-scale ion chromatography with suppressed conductivity detection to analyse gunshot residues, sweat and latent human fingerprints.

February 22, 2012

The 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award has been awarded to Professor Milos V. Novotny, Indiana University, Indiana, USA.

February 22, 2012

A recent discovery in the Atai mountains of southern Siberia has presented some of the oldest known evidence of dog domestication.

February 22, 2012

Pittcon is returning to the sunny city of Orlando, the fourth largest airport destination in the United States.