Environmental Analysis

On the occasion of Earth Day, University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student and chemist Katelyn Michael speaks with LCGC about the methods she has been using to attempt to degrade known PFAS.

As LCGC International celebrates Earth Day, we spotlight the current chromatographic research that is advancing environmental analysis and sustainability efforts. In this interview, we spoke to Daniel Armstrong, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Texas at Arlington, about his work using mathematical strategies to minimize analytical method greenness scores (AMGS) in HPLC enantioseparations.

To commemorate the celebration of Earth Day, LCGC International sat down with Laura Kuger of the Institute for Functional Interfaces (IFG) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology to talk about her latest research in using magnetic field-controlled chromatography to fractionate rare earth-containing phosphors.

In this written interview with Dwight Stoll, LCGC Columnist and Professor of Chemistry at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota to address the pressing issues of sustainability and environmental awareness in separation science.

On this Earth Day, LCGC sits down with Toby Astill of Thermo Fisher Scientific to talk about laboratory testing of PFAS and how companies and industry work in tandem with governments and regulatory agencies to share information and effect changes in standards.

In this interview, Angela Calderón of Auburn University discusses the importance of using more environmentally friendly analysis techniques.

LCGC International sat down with Zacariah Hildenbrand, chief science officer of Infinity Water Solutions and Partner of Medusa Analytical, to discuss the latest trends and challenges in cannabis analysis.

Here is a compilation of some of the latest studies in environmental analysis.

Richard Bade of the Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS) within The University of Queensland (Australia) and colleagues have recently published a paper outlining the development and application of a new workflow utilizing the open-source platform InSpectra, aiming to complement targeted analysis and identify geographical spatial trends in wastewater samples across multiple countries. Bade spoke to LCGC International about their research paper and the work that inspired it.

In this interview to commemorate Earth Day, Ana Torres-Agullo and Silvia Lacorte share the results of using Pyr-GC-Orbitrap-MS to simultaneously determine the presence of 10 polymers in the air.

To commemorate Earth Day, LCGC International is profiling several chromatographers and their recent work in environmental analysis. We compile the Q&A interviews here for your enjoyment and ease of accessibility.

In celebration of Earth Day, we spotlight a few of our “Focus on Environmental Analysis” columns, which showcase how chromatography is being used in industry to bring about significant, positive change in environmental analysis and sustainability.

Here are the top five articles that the editors of LCGC International published this week.

The 2024 Analytica trade fair brought together thousands of exhibitors and attendees from around the world. Many are focused on developing sustainable technology.

Here are the top five articles that the editors of LCGC International published this week.

At Analytica 2024 in Munich, Germany, LCGC International sat down with Elia Psillakis of Technical University of Crete to discuss circular analytical chemistry and the importance of sustainable chemistry.

At Analytica 2024, an afternoon session on Wednesday April 10th focused on environmental analysis, addressing topics such as PFAS analysis, non-target screening, and anthropogenic compounds.

At Analytica 2024, four speakers tackled the issue of water quality and how the detection of what is contained therein continues to evolve.

Here are the top five articles that the editors of LCGC International published this week.

In a recent study, scientists evaluated different microextraction methods using green analytical chemistry (GAC) metrics.

A group of Malaysian and American scientists recently analyzed the benefits of using green metrics for detecting emerging contaminants (ECs) using analytical methods.

In a recent study, scientists from Europe reflected over how more testing protocols must be created to monitor and control micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) in soil.

Yuefei Ruan from the City University of Hong Kong, China, discusses the relevance of target analysis, extractable organofluorine analysis, high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) screening, and the oxidative conversion of precursors for the analysis of PFAS in aquatic environments.

Here are the top five articles that the editors of LCGC International published this week.

Adopted 35 years ago, the Montreal Protocol is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer. It addresses ozone depletion caused by industrial chemicals and remains a landmark environmental agreement in the phasing out and ban of the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances (ODSs).

The 26th Norwegian Symposium on Chromatography was held 21–23 January 2024. The symposium has strong traditions in the Norwegian separation science community, serving as a forum for excellent scientific talks, networking, and social events.

EuSP2024 | GSAC2024 — The 3rd European Sample Preparation Conference and 2nd Green and Sustainable Analytical Chemistry Conference will both take place from 15–18 September 2024 in Chania, Crete, Greece.

A study has proposed targeted methods, developed using gas chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry, to measure human plasma protein binding and hepatocyte clearance in 73 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.

Microextraction using sustainable green solvents, followed by mass spectrometric analysis, comprise a combined approach that is still in its infancy.

Joycelyn Tan, a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge, is the 2024 recipient of the Darlene Solomon Award, co-sponsored by Females in Mass Spectrometry and Agilent Technologies, and created to provide support for up-and-coming women scientists.