February 2013
Volume 45, Number 2
The wide variety of topics explored in this issue include advances in the detection of volatile organic compounds in food; a TOF-MS method to analyze synthetic cathinones in bath salts; and applications of a portable, miniaturized dispersive Raman sensor that offers high-quality, fluorescence-free Raman spectra.
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Table of Contents
Friday, December 21, 2012
Ron Bargiel
Pittcon® is the largest annual conference and exposition for laboratory science. This “must-attend” event offers an extensive technical and educational program conducted by world-renowned scientists ...
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Friday, February 15, 2013
Sumedh Phatak
Commercial testing laboratories that offer services for trace metals analysis have realized a variety of potential growth opportunities given the current passing of various local and international ...
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
David Barden
The detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is important for a variety of reasons, many of which stem either from the need to ensure that damaging chemicals are controlled or eliminated, or the...
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Noelle M. Elliott, Avinash Dalmia, Carl Schwarz, Amanda M. Leffler, Frank Dorman
Synthetic cathinones are gaining popularity as drugs of abuse and are often sold in bath salts. Currently, there is no standard method to quickly screen and confirm cathinones in bath salts.
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Friday, February 01, 2013
Katriona Scoffin
An ion chromatography system is used in many industries and across a wide range of applications. This article gives an overview of ion chromatography systems and explains the IC analysis process. ...
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Huawen (Owen) Wu, Jack Qian, Eric Bergles, Lin Chandler
Chemical examination and investigation for environmental analysis often demand portable,
versatile, and real-time analytical techniques with high specificity and accuracy, and direct and noncontact ...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Richard Jack, Lillian Chen, Brian De Borba, Jeff Rohrer
Perchlorate is identified as an environmental contaminant found in drinking, ground, and surface waters. The origins of perchlorate are both natural and anthropogenic. In its natural origin, ...
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Thursday, January 17, 2013
Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
Expanded bed adsorption (EBA) was introduced in 1999 with adsorbents that were used for pressure-driven packed beds. These had densities in the range of 1.1–1.5 g/mL, which was not much higher than ...
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Friday, February 01, 2013
Caitlin Smith
For the study of molecular structure, X-ray diffraction is a very powerful method that enables scientists to analyze the specific angles of diffracted X-rays and their intensities. X-ray diffraction ...
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Lynn Vanatta
In modern scientific laboratories, the electrospray mass spectrometer is being used extensively. The instrument is highly specific and for many applications is quite sensitive.
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