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3 July 2015
 
 

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Slideshow: The Top 10 HPLC and UHPLC Column Myths
Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary defines a myth as “an ill-founded belief held uncritically, especially by an interested group”. Could that group be misinformed chromatographers? Find out by clicking through “The Top 10 HPLC and UHPLC Column Myths” slideshow!
Automated Pressurized Liquid Extraction and Concentration
Do You Want To Increase Your Throughput, Reduce Errors And Solvent, Get The Best Recoveries Possible For Your Extractions?
The FMS PLE is an automated Pressurized Liquid Extraction system for the rapid extraction of a variety of compounds in environmental, biological, food samples and packaging materials. With the PLE, just load solid, semi-solid, or liquid samples into the PLE cells, and go. The entire extraction and concentration process is performed automatically and unattended producing excellent consistent results and high recoveries in minutes for the toughest samples.
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RAFA Event Preview
The 7th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA 2015) will take place at the Clarion Congress Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic, on 3–6 November 2015.
  

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Questions of Quality: Where Can I Draw The Line?
Can chromatographers integrate peaks manually? If they can, when can they do it?
New ACE 1.7µm Advanced Selectivity UHPLC Phases
ACE Advanced Selectivity Phases offer chromatographers an extremely powerful tool for UHPLC method development and are now available with ultra-inert, high efficiency 1.7µm particles. These phases offer chromatographers greater choice for alternative selectivity, without compromising stability or robustness. Available 1.7µm phases include ACE SuperC18, C18-AR, C18-PFP, C18-Amide, CN-ES and C18 and all phases are fully scalable with existing 2, 3, 5 and 10µm particle sizes.
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LCGC TV: 2D GC In Food Analysis
Comprehensive gas chromatography (GC) is a multidimensional technique that has the potential to increase peak capacity resolution when separating complex mixtures. In this new video from LCGC TV, Luigi Mondello from the University of Messina, Italy, discusses how developments in 2D GC technology have advanced the field of food analysis.
NEW: The 2015 Pharmaceutical reference materials catalogue from LGC
From Atorvastatin to Zopiclone: the new Pharmaceutical reference materials catalogue from LGC is now available. LGC now offers over 3,500 impurity and drug substance reference standards, and a selected range of primary standards produced under ISO Guide 34, which fulfill ICH, FDA and other regulatory body requirements. All products in the catalogue are linked directly to the LGC webshop for easy online ordering. Download catalogue. Learn more

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Event Review: New Developments in the Analysis of Complex Environmental Matrices
A review of New Developments in the Analysis of Complex Environmental Matrices, which was held on 6 February 2015 at the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Burlington House, London, UK, and was organized by the Environmental Chemistry Group and the Separation Science Group.
Agilent Premium Refurbished Instruments
Your lab's instrument purchasing decisions just got a lot easier. If you have a limited budget, there's no reason to limit your analytical capability. The Agilent Premium Refurbished Instrument Program offers budget-stretching savings of 20-50% on premium GC/MS, LC/MS and ICP/MS systems and accessories. Learn more

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Methadone Linked to NDMA Contamination in Drinking Water
Methadone, a drug prescribed for managing the symptoms of heroin withdrawal and chronic pain, has been linked to the formation of the carcinogenic compound N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in drinking water. Understanding which compounds contribute to NDMA formation in water could lead to tailored wastewater treatment approaches to remove the risk of contamination.
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