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Introduction Ethylene Oxide (EtO) has been banned within the EU since 1991. Countries like Germany had already banned it in 1981. But it is still used in countries like India, the U.S. and Canada to k...
Once every now and again a topic hits the headlines in the analytical world so hard that within a year everybody is talking about the best way to solve the problem, and the best solutions to use. Ever...
Do you struggle to transfer validated HPLC methods between labs or different instruments? Is your business losing money or missing critical deadlines due to the struggle? You are not alone. Transferri...
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Exploring the HAAs Workflow Opportunity For contract labs considering adding or expanding their application offering to include the determination of HAAs in drinking water, the question of which instr...
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The use of performance-enhancing anabolic substances has been banned since the 1970s in competitive sports. However, substances, especially steroids, are still frequently detected and misused in sport...
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It was Pittcon 2019 when the Thermo Scientific™ TriPlus 500 Headspace Autosampler was introduced to the market of volatiles organic compounds (VOC) sampling for GC and GC-MS. Thermo Scientific TriPlus...
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