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Click the title above to open the LCGC Asia Pacific November 2016 regular issue, Vol 19, No 4, in an interactive PDF format.

Click the title above to open the LCGC Europe November 2016 regular issue, Vol 29, No 11, in an interactive PDF format.

Click the title above to open the LCGC North America November 2016 Advances in Biopharmaceutical Analysis Supplement, Vol 34 No s11, in an interactive PDF format.

Click the title above to open the LCGC North America November 2016 regular issue, Vol 34 No 11, in an interactive PDF format.

Many gas chromatographers are not fully aware of safe practices for handling high-pressure gas cylinders. Gas chromatography (GC) operators should be trained to properly transport, install, connect, and maintain their gas supplies, as well as to deal with emergencies. In the first of a two-part series, this month’s “GC Connections” examines the principal hazards and safety issues surrounding the compressed gas cylinder. Next month’s instalment will present safe procedures for routine cylinder use.

A group of researchers have characterized carotenoid and chlorophyll in different sweet bell peppers using offline multidimensional supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) combined with reversed-phase liquid chromatography (LC) for the first time.

Phenomenex has announced that it will be acquired by Danaher Corporation, a Fortune 150 science and technology company. Phenomenex will continue to operate as a standalone company, and will retain the Phenomenex brand, its personnel, and site locations.

Discovering and identifying molecular biomarkers in large liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) data sets requires automation without loss of accuracy. Benjamin Van Mooy from the Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution reveals a lipidomics strategy using LOBSTAHS to identify lipid, oxidized lipid, and oxylipin biomarkers in high mass accuracy high performance (HP) LC–MS data.

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This article highlights the analytical advantages of analyzing raw milk for aflatoxins, focusing on M1, using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detection - without derivatization. Leveraging M1’s native fluorescence, this is particularly welcome since this approach affords the requisite analytical sensitivity with minimal method complexity.

The migration of chemicals through polymeric materials is difficult or impossible to model theoretically, placing an emphasis on experimental assessment to provide reliable empirical data. This article describes an investigation into the permeation of volatile chemicals through thin polymer membranes based on dynamic headspace, and how the information generated may be of value industrially - specifically in the fields of food packaging and personal protective equipment.

Click the title above to open The Column October 24, 2016 Europe & Asia issue, Volume 12, Number 19, in an interactive PDF format.

Click the title above to open The Column October 24, 2016 North American issue, Volume 12, Number 19, in an interactive PDF format.

This application note shows the fast and simple analysis of nine cannabinoids of interest using an Agilent 1260 Infinity HPLC in an entry level setup. Results obtained from actual cannabis samples were cross validated on another system (LC–MS/MS) using UHPLC separation techniques.

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A group of researchers have characterized carotenoid and chlorophyll in different sweet bell peppers (Capsicum annuum L.) using offline multidimensional supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) combined with reversed-phase liquid chromatography (LC) for the first time.

Phenomenex (Torrance, California, USA) has announced that it will be acquired by Danaher Corporation (Washington, D.C., USA), a Fortune 150 science and technology company.

This Tuesday, October 11 session of the 2016 Gulf Coast Conference will be held in room 371 D of the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.

A Tuesday session on process and mass spectrometers begins at 9:00 am and takes place in Room 370 D at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.

The Tuesday afternoon session on gas chromatography (GC) applications includes three talks from instrument vendors.

The Wednesday afternoon session on multi-dimensional chromatography includes two talks from instrument vendors.

I am quite excited about some recent work we and others have performed related to fuels analysis using gas chromatography and vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy (GC–VUV).

The Waters’ scientists responsible for the development of the QTOF mass spectrometer have been honoured at the annual Human Proteome Organization.

VUV Analytics has awarded Adam Hall their fall 2016 academic grant, providing Hall’s laboratory with VUV detectors to perform novel research in the field of forensic chemistry.

The ban on organotins has not led to a significant reduction in marine pollution according to research published by the Polish Academy of Sciences. Researchers found unacceptable levels of harmful organotins in the muscle and liver tissues of fish species collected in the southern Baltic Sea coastal zone, exceeding the good environmental status boundaries.