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Molecular Spectroscopy Workbench
Use of Raman Spectroscopy and 2D-COS for the Detection and Characterization of Chemical Interactions
Fran Adar
Two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS) can reveal subtle chemical interactions that are difficult to discern when analyzing individual spectra. A demonstration of the subtleties of this technique can be seen in the analysis of ethanol–water and ethanol–methanol mixtures.
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Discover the Latest Advances in ICP-OES and ICP-MS Techniques
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Atomic Perspectives
The Impact of Illegal Artisanal Gold Mining on the Peruvian Amazon: Benefits of Taking a Direct Mercury Analyzer into the Rain Forest to Monitor Mercury Contamination
Robert Thomas
Illegal artisanal gold mining using mercury amalgamation is poisoning people and the ecosystem in the Amazon rain forest. By taking the technique of direct mercury analysis to a remote, field-based laboratory, the team of Professor Luis Fernandez is measuring the extent of the contamination in a wide variety of samples, including soil, fish, air and human hair.
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Re-think Quantitative Analysis: Solutions for Challenging Measurements
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Chemometrics in Spectroscopy
Using Reference Materials, Part I: Standards for Aligning the X-Axis
Jerome Workman, Jr. and Howard Mark
The use of reference materials to align or test the wavelength–wavenumber axis for optical spectroscopy is essential for quantitative and qualitative methods. This article provides details for using reference materials with ultraviolet, visible, near-infrared, infrared, and Raman spectroscopy methods.
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Feature
Handheld FT-IR Spectroscopy for the Triage of Micro- and Meso-Sized Plastics in the Marine Environment Incorporating an Accelerated Weathering Study and an Aging Estimation
Pik Leung Tang, Rick McCumskay, Mike Rogerson, Cath Waller, and Rodney Forster
Four of the most prevalent commodity plastics were analyzed on-site using handheld FT-IR spectroscopy to determine changes correlated with accelerated weathering in the marine environment.
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The Application Notebook

Atomic Application Notes
Turn to page 6 to see Atomic application notes
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Molecular Application Notes
Turn to page 10 to see Molecular application notes
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ON DEMAND WEBCASTS
Analyzing Mercury in the Peruvian Amazon: Assessing the Impact of Illegal Artisanal Gold Mining
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SERS Based Raman Module: Technology Overview including examples for Pharmaceutical and Law Enforcement Applications
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Single Cell Mass Spectrometry: An Emerging Technique for Metabolomic and Metal Content Analysis of Single Cells
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Discover the Latest Advances in ICP-OES and ICP-MS Techniques
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