08 July 2016 Issue

Look inside for practical advice on separation science and thought–provoking commentary.

ISC 2016 preview

A preview of the upcoming 31st International Symposium on Chromatography (ISC 2016), which will be held 28 August–1 September 2016 at University College Cork, Ireland..

Detecting carcinogens in drinking water

Water contamination has come to the forefront of global debate as a result of high profile cases such as those in Flint, Michigan, USA, or the pollution of the Ganges River in India. Koji Kosaka of the National Institute of Public Health in Japan, has investigated the contamination of the Yodo River Basin in Japan, with the precursors of the carcinogen N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). He recently spoke with The Column about his use of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to uncover the source of contamination and the chemical precursors responsible.

The past, present, and future of The Chromatographic Society

Meeting biopharmaceutical demands with MS

The rapid growth of biologics in development, the increasing demand for more robust analytical technologies to directly monitor the critical quality attributes (CQAs) of these new drugs, and longer term industry initiatives aimed at improving quality and productivity are all fueling a greater need for mass monitoring with mass spectrometry (MS).

Analyzing hormones using low and high MS

This study looks at the performance of an Orbitrap-based LC–MS method for EPA Method 539.

Setting the split ratio in shoot-and-dilute GC

News update: Analyzing honeybee pesticides

LC–MS and GC–MS analysis of honeybee pesticides, the latest company news, and the news in brief are featured in this issue.