Total Mercury in Cork Stoppers Using Direct Mercury Analysis
Stopper-derived cork is an effective biosorbent of bivalent mercury at environmentally relevant concentrations and conditions. To prevent mercury poisoning, it is necessary to accurately quantify ... Read more

USP <232>/<233> and ICH Q3D Elemental Impurities Analysis: Agilent’s ICP-MS Solution
USP<233> recommends the use of modern instrumental techniques (Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) or ICP-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)), in place of the colorimetric ... Read more

Considerations When Analyzing Real-World Samples by ICP Spectrometry
Dealing with a sample matrix high in total dissolved solids (TDS) is a common challenge for ICP spectrometry. The challenges encountered include interrupted runs, signal ... Read more

Wastewaters Following EPA 200.7 with the Avio 500 ICP-OES
The prevention and control of water pollution is of critical importance to protecting both human and environmental health. This work focuses on the analysis of ... Read more

Determination of Heavy Metals in Cannabis
Milestone’s ETHOS UP with MAXI-44 high-throughput rotor offers multiple benefits for sample preparation in trace metals analyses of cannabis plants and derivatives, yielding excellent recoveries ... Read more

Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Up-Conversion Materials
Lanthanide-based up-conversion materials are often characterized by fluorescence spectroscopy, but these measurements can be challenging. Highly sensitive and precise spectrometers are required to study their ... Read more

Demonstration of Fluorescence Background Removal in Raman Spectroscopy
The topic of this brief application note is the correction of fluorescent background during the application of Raman spectroscopy to personal care products. ... Read more

Plastic Recycling with NIR Spectroscopy
In this application note, we examine how existing methods of plastic sorting for recycling can be costly and not as effective as NIR spectroscopy in ... Read more

Pharmaceutical Raw Materials ID Using the Spectrum Two N FT-NIR
This work describes how the Spectrum Two N™ FT-NIR can be deployed using a workflow approach, suitable for a regulated environment, to overcome a range ... Read more

Peptide Sequencing Using Continuity™ Miniature Mass Spectrometer
BaySpec’s newly developed Continuity™ is the most sensitive transportable mass spectrometer capable of sub-ppb detection limits. Featuring continuous atmospheric pressure inlet, the instrument can be now deployed for onsite peptide sequencing in real time. ... Read more