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In the first video update to LCGC TV of 2015, Gérard Hopfgartner from the University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, discusses the advances in ion mobility mass spectrometry, highlighting the benefits of the technique and how it can be hyphenated to both 1D and 2D LC.

Safe and effective gas cylinder setup and use requires the right pressure regulators, fittings, tubing, and filters as well as careful attention to procedure. This month's instalment reviews how to get the best results from laboratory gas cylinders, how pressure regulators work, and what filters should be installed in gas lines.

This year's symposium was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. In this review, Ron Majors covers HPLC and UHPLC column and sample preparation highlights, summarizes the awards presented, and reviews the overall liquid-phase chromatographic trends.

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In this article, we discuss radical MS, an increasingly important area of MS development and the application to bioanalysis. At the current stage, most of the research is performed by a small set of academic groups; it is likely that these types of fundamental studies will attract more attention and even be commercialized in the near future.

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We present a brief review of this year's ASMS conference, which took place June 14–19, 2014, in Baltimore, Maryland

The study of sewage using chromatographic techniques is a rapidly expanding area that can provide insights into the consumption of illicit drugs. Measuring illicit drug concentrations can provide authorities with a close to real time identification of consumption trends and rates in specific geographical areas.

Alberta's oil sands produce 1.9 million barrels of oil each day and contributes to 55% to all Canadian crude production.1 This industrial activity poses a potential threat to the regional environment, with concerns over potential water contamination from toxic chemicals. LCGC spoke to Jonathan W. Martin, an associate professor from the Division of Analytical & Environmental Toxicology at the University of Alberta (Alberta, Canada) about the analytical challenges he faces and solves in this research.