April 1st 2025
Microplastics and nanoplastics have been identified in the lungs of wild birds using laser direct infrared (LDIR) chemical imaging and pyrolysis gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (Py-GC–MS), in the first multi-species evidence of these plastics in bird lungs.
Gulf Coast Conference: John Wasson Discusses Data Retrieval From Chemical Processing Plant Streams
October 25th 2023At the 2023 Gulf Coast Conference, LCGC spoke with John Wasson of Wasson-ECE Instrumentation, who discussed the process of retrieving high-quality, real-time data from chemical processing plant streams. This interview was one of four conducted live at GCC 2023.
Gulf Coast Conference: Kevin Schug Discusses Predicting Gas Phase Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectra
October 25th 2023At the 2023 Gulf Coast Conference, LCGC spoke with Kevin Schug of the University of Texas at Arlington, about predicting gas phase vacuum ultraviolet spectra using machine learning. This interview was one of four conducted live at GCC 2023.
Gulf Coast Conference: Application of GCVUV Techniques to Petroleum Specifications and Regulations
October 23rd 2023Dan Wispinski, the Standard Methods Development Manager for VUV Analytics, held a lecture at the Gulf Coast Convention in Galveston, Texas, which focused on the adoption of gas chromatography–vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy (GC-VUV) technology.
Examining Volatile Aromatic Congeners in Irish Whiskey Using GC–MS and GCO
September 20th 2023Professor Kieran N. Kilcawley of Teagasc Food Research Centre and of University College Cork and his colleagues are using gas chromatographic (GC) techniques to explore how to analyze the quality and taste of Irish whiskeys through congener profiles.
Analyzing Extractables in Pharmaceutical Packaging Material with 2D-GC-TOF-(MS)
August 26th 2023As part of the upcoming Recent Advances in Gas Chromatography meeting, Nicholas Morley will look at how two-dimensional gas chromatography-time-of-flight-mass spectrometry analyzes pharmaceutical packaging.
GCxGC/TOF-MS and GC-TOF-MS Comparisons To Be Made at Science and Industry Museum
August 26th 2023Two-dimensional gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GCxGC/TOF-MS) and gas chromatography–time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC-TOF-MS), two different gas chromatography techniques, will have their procedures and uses compared at the Science and Industry Museum, in Manchester, UK.
Review of Packed Sorbent Solid-Phase Extraction and Microextraction Methods From Manual to Automated
August 15th 2023Studies published over the last five years have focused on fully or semi-automated approaches and their applications in extraction of both organic and inorganic pollutants, while modern robotic tools and 3D printing are starting to make impacts.