Environmental Analysis

Webinar Date/Time: Fri, Oct 27, 2023 11:00 AM EDT

Alasdair Matheson spoke to Jacob de Boer of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam about a recent innovative research project investigating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in fast food packaging.

The Green Analytical Chemistry Workshop (1st TGAC) will be held 5–6 February 2024, at Novotel Paris-Charenton, Paris, France.

Núria Fontanals, Senior Researcher in the Analytical and Organic Chemistry Department at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, outlines the benefits of passive sampling in liquids and how the approach can evolve in the future.

Click here to open the Hot Topics in PFAS September 2023 United Kingdom issue, Volume 41, Number s9, in an interactive PDF format.

In a presentation at the 2023 edition of the Cannabis Science Conference, Scott Churchill made two main recommendations for growers to head off the spread and invasiveness of pathogens.

Scientists from Dalian Maritime University in Dalian, China, are testing a new amphetamine-type stimulant extraction system on wastewater and urine samples.

A team of scientists from Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain, is investigating a new method for testing water samples for contaminants of emerging concern.

A pair of scientists from Gdańsk University of Technology (GUT) in Gdańsk, Poland, used the method to analyze the presence of antibiotics in animal products like milk and eggs.

Webinar Date/Time: Tue, Oct 3, 2023 11:00 AM EDT

A new method of extracting and analyzing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from water and fish samples has been created.

Small modifications to the way measurements are approached can enable reductions in the waste generated and carbon dioxide produced during an analysis.

The 27th International Symposium on Separation Sciences (ISSS 2023) will be held 24–27 September 2023 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Here’s a sneak preview of what attendees can look forwards to.

Matrix interferences can impact routine analysis with triple quadrupole methods for monitoring and quantifying PFAS in food.

There are many benefits of using high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) in analyzing PFAS accumulating in living organisms. This article shows how HRMS, when combined with exposure-relevant mixtures, can help elucidate more about PFAS toxicity and exposure.

Accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) is widely viewed as a better alternative to GC–MS when analyzing persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The authors explain why new technological developments offer many benefits and accelerate POP sample preparation processes.

The investigation of airborne PFAS transmission is important in preserving the outdoor urban environment. The authors explain why GC–MS/MS and LC–MS/MS are the best techniques for analyzing airborne PFAS.

The presence of PFAS in the environment requires governmental agencies to establish regulatory limits for PFAS in human essentials, such as drinking water. LC–MS/MS can be used to analyze a wide range of sample types containing PFAS, but avoiding PFAS contamination is critical for this technique to work effectively.

LCGC spoke with Leon Barron from the Imperial College London about his work measuring contaminants of emerging concern in water.

The authors introduce a new high-throughput approach for analyzing environmental micropollutants.

A recent study highlighted a cost-effective, time-efficient method that can extract polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from water and fish samples over traditional SPE methods.

ExTech is the largest conference dedicated to extraction technology, a field within separation chemistry that has seen remarkable growth over the past three decades.

LCGC’s Senior Technical Editor Jerome Workman, Jr examines the history of chemicals classified as POP, or persistent organic pollutants, and PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, then reviews their place in today's environment and assesses risks for the future.

Webinar Date/Time: Wed, Aug 23, 2023 11:00 AM EDT

In this LCGC blog, we reflect on the movement to make analytical chemistry more environmentally friendly.