GC–MS

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Root exudates—substances secreted by living plant roots—are challenging to sample, as they are typically extracted using artificial devices and can vary widely in both quantity and composition across plant species.

University of Valladolid scientists used a miniaturized method for analyzing biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) emitted by tree species, using headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography and quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC–QTOF-MS) has been developed.

In this installment, we will review the fundamental terminology and data analysis principles in benchtop GC–MS. We will compare the three modes of analysis—full scan, extracted ion chromatograms, and selected ion monitoring—and see how each is used for quantitative and quantitative analysis.

Here is some of the most popular content posted on LCGC International this week.

Using pyrolysis-gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, scientists from Fudan University and the Putuo District Center for Disease Control and Prevention detected and quantified microplastics in newborn stool samples.

Emanuela Gionfriddo and Madison Williams from University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, NY, USA discuss the important role that solid-phase microextraction (SPME) techniques with gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC–MS) can play in the analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

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Here is some of the most popular content posted on LCGC International this week.

Here is some of the most popular content posted on LCGC International this week.

A study has compared solid-phase extraction (SPE) to traditional normal-phase liquid column chromatography (LCC) methods for the analysis of hydrocarbons by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS).

Here is some of the most popular content posted on LCGC International this week.

Guangdong University of Technology researchers used a gas chromatography-based method to detect nonylphenol isomers in sewage and wastewater sludge.

Here is some of the most popular content posted on LCGC International this week.

Thermal desorption and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry were used to create a method for detecting airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) samples.

In this Q&A interview, Samiksha Singh discusses her team’s latest research in microplastics research, which provided insight into how marine monitoring can improve mitigation of plastic pollution.

A team of researchers has evaluated approaches in exposome research, highlighting sample preparation, MS-based platforms, and data acquisition strategies.

A list of the Top 10 LCGC Articles of the Month: Highlighting Diverse Topics in Separation Science

Scientists from the China University of Sciences combined magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE) with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) to analyze perfluoro carboxylic acids (PFCAs) in different water environments.

Here is some of the most popular content posted on LCGC International this week.

Here is some of the most popular content posted on LCGC International this week.

Jiangsu Police Institute scientists recently created a solid-phase microextraction (SPME)-based method for determining amphetamine-type stimulants.

In the first LCGC Blog of 2025, Caitlin Cain of the University of Michigan highlights the divide between gas and liquid chromatographers, and why both types of techniques should be in the same conversations.

In this LCGC International interview with José Fernando Huertas-Pérez who is a specialist in chemical contaminants analytics and mitigation at the Nestlé Institute for Food Safety and Analytical Sciences at Nestlé Research in Switzerland, In this interview we discuss his recent research work published in Food Chemistry on the subject of a method for quantifying multi-residue pesticides in food matrices using gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (GC–MS/MS) (1).

LCGC International sat down with Jose Bernal to discuss his latest research in using pyrolysis gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (Py-GC–MS) and other chromatographic techniques in studying microplastics in food analysis.