May 2024

Elia Psillakis from the Technical University of Crete, Greece presents an update on the latest developments on sustainability and separation science.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Method 1633 signifies a pivotal shift in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) determination, extending beyond drinking water.

Selected ion flow tube mas spectrometry (SIFT–MS) offers real-time measurements directly from air without chromatography or sample preparation, providing an attractive alternative for these hard-to-measure volatile organic compounds.

Yelena Sapozhnikova from the United States Department of Agriculture spoke to The Column about her innovative research investigating PFAS in plastic food storage bags using targeted and non-targeted liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry.

The 72nd American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics will take place 2–6 June 2024 in Anaheim, California.

Michelle Colgrave of Edith Cowan University and Australia’s national science agency is the recipient of the 2024 Harvey W. Wiley Award.

The allocation, which amounts to more than $62 million in U.S. dollars, is part of a larger package targeting five new projects in total.

French scientists recently created a new analytical method for quantifying micropollutants in different species of gammarids.

The North Carolina Collaboratory’s partnership with Thermo Fisher Scientific’s mass spectrometry instruments is designed to further research into per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

In this edition of The LCGC Blog, Katelynn Perrault and James Harynuk discuss the technological needs one faces when setting up a workstation for chromatography data analysis.

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