Environmental Analysis

Here are the top five articles that the editors of LCGC International published this week.

In a recent study, scientists evaluated different microextraction methods using green analytical chemistry (GAC) metrics.

A group of Malaysian and American scientists recently analyzed the benefits of using green metrics for detecting emerging contaminants (ECs) using analytical methods.

In a recent study, scientists from Europe reflected over how more testing protocols must be created to monitor and control micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) in soil.

Yuefei Ruan from the City University of Hong Kong, China, discusses the relevance of target analysis, extractable organofluorine analysis, high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) screening, and the oxidative conversion of precursors for the analysis of PFAS in aquatic environments.

Here are the top five articles that the editors of LCGC International published this week.

Adopted 35 years ago, the Montreal Protocol is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer. It addresses ozone depletion caused by industrial chemicals and remains a landmark environmental agreement in the phasing out and ban of the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances (ODSs).

The 26th Norwegian Symposium on Chromatography was held 21–23 January 2024. The symposium has strong traditions in the Norwegian separation science community, serving as a forum for excellent scientific talks, networking, and social events.

EuSP2024 | GSAC2024 — The 3rd European Sample Preparation Conference and 2nd Green and Sustainable Analytical Chemistry Conference will both take place from 15–18 September 2024 in Chania, Crete, Greece.

A study has proposed targeted methods, developed using gas chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry, to measure human plasma protein binding and hepatocyte clearance in 73 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.

Microextraction using sustainable green solvents, followed by mass spectrometric analysis, comprise a combined approach that is still in its infancy.

Joycelyn Tan, a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge, is the 2024 recipient of the Darlene Solomon Award, co-sponsored by Females in Mass Spectrometry and Agilent Technologies, and created to provide support for up-and-coming women scientists.

Scientists from Auburn University recently investigated how natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) can be incorporated into high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) mobile phases.

This upcoming, one-day online event will focus on the latest chromatographic research in environmental analysis and sustainability.

Conventional sample preparation can be time- and resource-consuming, and a green analytical methodology can be a game-changer for scientists, in addition to facilitating selective and sensitive separations.

Scientists from the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences are investigating a new dispersive solid phase extraction (DSPE) method for extracting phenolic compounds from aqueous samples.

Joycelyn Tan of the University of Cambridge recently won the Darlene Solomon Award for her notable research into mass spectrometry.

The company’s new service will provide expedited testing to customer around the world.

In this edition of “Inside the Laboratory,” Kevin Schug, PhD, a full professor of chemistry at the University of Texas at Arlington, discusses his laboratory’s group work in environmental monitoring around water and soil quality near oil and gas extraction, using techniques such as liquid chromatography (LC), gas chromatography (GC), supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), and coupling these techniques with mass spectrometry (MS).

Metrohm USA announced Katelyn Michael as the 2024 winner of its Young Chemist Award for her work on the degradation of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS).

A new study from the University of Tübingen presents a new Python-based open-source software tool for PFAS detection.

Bryan Troxell and other StrideBio scientists used size-exclusion chromatography with UV and multiangle light scattering (SEC-MALS) to measure changes in different viruses.

At Pittcon 2024, LCGC International editor Patrick Lavery sat down with Omowunmi Sadik of the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to talk about the importance of sustainability in future scientific research.

This year’s conference highlighted how analytical scientists are exchanging research to tackle some of the world’s most critical problems.

Webinar Date/Time: Thu, Mar 28, 2024 11:00 AM EDT