May 17th 2024
Here are the top five articles that the editors of LCGC International published this week.
Technology Forum: Environmental Analysis
March 30th 2012From sample prep to low detection levels to automation, environmental analysis provides unique challenges for analytical chemists. Participants in this Technology Forum are Kory Kelly of Phenomenex (Torrance, California) and LCGC Editorial Advisory Board member Pat Sandra of the Research Institute of Chromatography (Kortrijk, Belgium).
Environmental Analysis Technology Forum
March 20th 2012From sample prep to low detection levels to automation, environmental analysis provides unique challenges for analytical chemists. Participants in this Technology Forum are Kory Kelly of Phenomenex (Torrance, California) and LCGC Editorial Advisory Board member Pat Sandra of the Research Institute of Chromatography (Kortrijk, Belgium).
Changes from EPA Method 218.6 to 218.7 Yield Improved Detection Limits for Hexavalent Chromium
February 22nd 2012Chromium is a naturally occurring metal that is widely used in steel making, plating, tanning, paints, dyes, and wood preservation. The most common environmental forms are trivalent Cr(III), hexavalent Cr(VI), and the metallic form Cr.
Dioxin food safety crisis in Germany
January 24th 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific?s Global Food Safety Response Centre in Dreieich, Germany has announced that it is monitoring the dioxin crisis in Germany where animal feed additives may have been tainted with industrial fats containing the toxic chemical.
Lab-on-a-Chip GC for Environmental Research
The development of a microfabricated comprehensive GC that can be used as a portable measurement device.