Using isotope fingerprints to improve protection of the environment In
the first post of this interview, Dr. Andi Smith and Dr. Jack Lacey from
the National Environmental Isotope Facility, Nottingham,...
Part 1: Understanding How Isotope Fingerprints Are Used for
Environmental Investigations In many countries, institutions are
investigating ways to detect and measure pollution levels, allowing
regulat...
The global media frequently reports pervasive air, land and water
pollution events and their associated risks for human and environmental
health. Governments and institutions are focused on improved w...
When investigating for a forensic case, the first step is to collect
physical evidence. In some cases, however, the evidence required can
only be uncovered by means of analytical techniques. Anything ...
Food fraud is a significant global problem. It most commonly involves
either simply mislabeling a foodstuff to defraud consumers about its
true origin or adulteration of food and beverages with cheape...
Fraud in the food and beverage industry and how applying isotope
analysis technology can detect it is well documented, as my colleague
Paul Dewsbury has noted in previous Analyte Guru blog posts.As th...
The ProblemOrganically grown products, such as fruit and vegetables, are
more expensive because the farming practices used for growing them are
more environmentally friendly, the yield of good quality...
Selling bottled water is big business with a global market estimated at
280 billion liters in 2014 and consumers in the USA averaging
consumption of 128 liters per person per year. The absence of both...
Researching for a nice bottle of wine to take to a party, I did what
many of us do and performed an internet search. High on the results and
distracting me from my task was the following story: World’...
I love the term honey laundering, and in this continually growing food
fraud scandal wouldn’t it be wonderful, almost romantic, if it were
actually the bees that were perpetrating the crime and making...