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The most accurate method for measuring dioxins and related compounds, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), is isotope dilution?selected ion monitoring?mass spectrometry (ID-SIM-MS). To use the method correctly, however, analysts need to take various factors into account, such as proper spiking of the extraction and injection standards and establishing proper quality control approaches that are applicable to ID-SIM-MS. Below, renowned dioxins expert Yves Tondeur of SGS-Analytical Perspectives in Wilmington, North Carolina, answers questions about dioxin analysis that were raised during a recent web seminar.

A Day At The Races

"Just Enough" Sample Preparation

The refractive index detector can be frustrating to use because of its extreme sensitivity to temperature and other variables. However, it can see things that no other detector can see.

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A review of the role of CE for analysing organic acids

An excerpt from LCGC's e-learning tutorial on ion-trap and time-of-flight analaysers at CHROMacademy.com

Analysis time can be reduced 10–30% by switching from constant-flow-rate mode to a constant-pressure gradient-elution mode.

A review of the principles of these analyzers and their relative advantages and disadvantages over other mass analyzer types

An exploration of the usefulness and relevance of the van 't Hoff equation using various examples from the literature

LCGC Emerging Leader - 2013 Nominations

Click the title above to open the LCGC North America December 2012 Corporate Capabilities Supplement, Vol 30 No s12, in an interactive PDF format.

Click the title above to open the LCGC North America December 2012 regular issue, Vol 30 No 12, in an interactive PDF format.

Bruker?s micrOTOF-Q range is widely acknowledged in setting standards in performance and reliability against which all other accurate mass ESI mass spectrometers are judged.

Analytical and nano scale Thermo Scientificâ„¢ Accucoreâ„¢ 150-C18 and 150-C4 columns are rugged and easy to use. The columns are designed to improve protein and peptide assay robustness by enhancing peak capacity and run times at moderate operating pressures.

New drugs from natural origin are being explored to treat diabetes.

Professor Milton Hearn has been awarded the prestigious 2012 Leighton Memorial Medal of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI). Hearn is the director of the Australian research council special research centre for green chemistry at Monash University, Clayton, Australia.

PerkinElmer (Massachusetts, USA) has announced the acquisition of Haoyuan Biotech (Shanghai, China), an infectious disease diagnostics company, for the reported amount of $38 million.

Waters (Massachusetts, USA) has selected the MTM research centre at Orebro University (Orebro, Sweden) as a new Centre of Innovation.

Dr Shabaz Mohammed from Utrecht University, The Netherlands, spoke to LCGC Europe about his group's activities in protein analysis and the importance of shotgun proteomics.

Waters - UltraPerformance Convergence Chromatography (UPC2) for Extractables Analysis

Waters NuGenesis®® 8 is a comprehensive data management and workflow solution that combines data repository, E-lab notebook, sample management, laboratories inventories, and e-record lifecycle management to provide easily accessible data.

Professor Milton Hearn has been awarded the prestigious 2012 Leighton Memorial Medal of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI).

Founded on state-of-the-art Core Enhanced Technologyâ„¢ and utilizing vast experience in phase bonding and packing, Thermo Scientificâ„¢ Accucoreâ„¢ HPLC columns provide a unique chromatography solution to enhance laboratory workflow and efficiency. Available in a wide range of stationary phase selectivities and compatible with almost any instrument, these columns provide an excellent return on investment.

The 20th International Symposium on Electro- and Liquid-Phase Separation Techniques (ITP2013) was held for the first time in Spain (Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands) on 6?9 October 2013.

Lost In The Woods?

Incognito believes that taking some time to step back and look at the broader picture could make your laboratory perform more efficiently and effectively.

A group of scientists in Taiwan1 has identified micro-particles within human urine that could be used for the non?invasive diagnosis of bladder cancer.

Two novel peptides have been identified within the crude extract of Asian scorpion Buthus martensi Karsch venom using two-dimensional high perfomance liquid chromatography (2D-HPLC) and tandem mass spectrometry (MS?MS).

A group of investigators in the USA2 recently published a study indicating that environmental changes have a greater impact than genetic modifications on the metabolome of crop plants.