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21 July 2016
 
The LCGC Blog: Proper GC Column Installation – The Simplest Way to Improve Your Gas Chromatography
Tony Taylor discusses the issues related to column installation and describes how to properly prepare and install the column into the gas chromatograph, after all “The beginning is the most important part of the work” – Plato, The Republic.
SPE of Base, Neutral, and Acid Semi Volatiles in Industrial Wastewater
Solid Phase Extraction has long been used to analyze semi-volatile organics in clean matrices. Methods like EPA 525.3 and EPA 8270D outline performance data for a variety of analytes and products. Advances in packing materials and automated extraction systems have made once unheard of extractions of matrices commonplace for SPE. The FMS TurboTrace® ABN SPE system can improve the quality and increase throughput for laboratory extractions. Learn more
How Does it work? Part 2: Mixing and Degassing
John W. Dolan examines the different techniques used for liquid chromatography (LC) mobile-phase mixing, discusses the differences the factors responsible for different results, and the problems which may occur.
Data Integrity at Your Fingertips
The Thermo Scientific™ Virtuoso™ Vial Identification System imprints customizable sample data DIRECTLY onto Thermo Scientific vials, ensuring sample identity. Virtuoso is fully programmable and can be operated with an easy-to-use touch screen, reducing labeling errors, and enhancing sample security. The system improves productivity, traceability, and data integrity. Click here for our blog on how automating sample vial labeling can help make your lab more robust.
LCGC TV: Pesticide Residue Analysis: Low Detection Levels and Specificity vs. Generality
Pesticide analysis has many challenges, with many residues and many possible matrices. Christina Robb from The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station discusses how she develops methods that can offer low detection limits and are sensitive to tolerance levels. She also reveals how she balances generality and specificity when developing a method.
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 The Importance of Specifications for Method Transfer
Incognito shares his thoughts on the importance of specifications for method transfer in gas chromatography (GC), and examines the consequences of missing values or overlooked parameters often takes as system defaults.

Is the Art of HPLC Method Development Dead?
CHROMacademy's Tutor Scott Fletcher discusses whether HPLC method development has become a dying art.
 
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