Characterization of Wastewater from Unconventional Drilling and Current Treatment Options
On Wednesday, January 17, Tiffany Liden, a graduate student at the University of Texas at Arlington, will present a talk titled, “Characterization of Produced Water and Current Treatment Options.” The presentation will take place at 10:30 am in Room 381B.
On Wednesday, January 17, Tiffany Liden, a graduate student at the University of Texas at Arlington, will present a talk titled, “Characterization of Produced Water and Current Treatment Options.” The presentation will take place at 10:30 am in Room 381B.
Approximately 81% of the nation’s energy needs, Liden reports, are supported by fossil fuels. Increasingly, those fossil fuels are being supplied through unconventional oil and gas development from shale and tight sand formations. As unconventional oil and gas development has grown, so have concerns about water usage, the volumes of wastewater produced, and the need to dispose of the wastewater. To develop environmentally responsible wastewater reuse options, it is important to understand the constituents in the wastewater, current waste management strategies, and challenges within the various treatment modalities. Comprehensive analysis of the wastewater matrix requires multiple analytical techniques, including inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy, total organic carbon measurements, and gas chromatography.
Best of the Week: Food Analysis, Chemical Migration in Plastic Bottles, STEM Researcher of the Year
December 20th 2024Top articles published this week include the launch of our “From Lab to Table” content series, a Q&A interview about using liquid chromatography–high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC–HRMS) to assess chemical hazards in plastic bottles, and a piece recognizing Brett Paull for being named Tasmanian STEM Researcher of the Year.
Using LC-MS/MS to Measure Testosterone in Dried Blood Spots
December 19th 2024Testosterone measurements are typically performed using serum or plasma, but this presents several logistical challenges, especially for sample collection, storage, and transport. In a recently published article, Yehudah Gruenstein of the University of Miami explored key insights gained from dried blood spot assay validation for testosterone measurement.
Determination of Pharmaceuticals by Capillary HPLC-MS/MS (Dec 2024)
December 19th 2024This application note demonstrates the use of a compact portable capillary liquid chromatograph, the Axcend Focus LC, coupled to an Agilent Ultivo triple quadrupole mass spectrometer for quantitative analysis of pharmaceutical drugs in model aqueous samples.
