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SmartStatus: The intelligent way to get more from your GC, GC-MS instruments

Under pressure to increase productivity with decreased resources, resulting in wasted time and money, unnecessary consumables and instrument down time? To help you prevent unnecessary costs, the easy-to-use Thermo Scientific™ SmartStatusTM software p...

How to characterize chemicals in e-cigarette liquids with Orbitrap GC-MS

There are several analytical challenges associated with the analysis of e-cigarette liquids using gas chromatography (GC) or GC with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). To have good coverage of the chemical content, you need to use a GC or GC-MS platform that...

Food contact materials (FCM) analysis: 5 FAQs

To preserve quality and reduce food wastage during transport, food products are often packaged in materials such as plastics, aluminum cans or glass, particularly those that are transported overseas as part of global food supply chains. But there are...

4 important facts about environmental contaminant analysis

Environmental contaminants are chemicals present in a range of sources within the environment (such as the air, or water sources) that can be harmful to human health if ingested at high concentrations. These contaminants can find their way into or on...

4 tips to optimize efficiency when testing for pesticide residues

Pesticides have a large impact on the environment, biodiversity and human health. The increase in the global food trade and the application of pesticides to food continues to place the spotlight on pesticide residues testing. More than ever, food man...

Testing for plastic additives in pharmaceutical packaging: How's your output?

Polymeric materials are widely used in the pharmaceutical industry to manufacture medical devices such as containers, syringes and inhalers. However, during storage or use, chemicals might leach from these materials into the pharmaceutical product an...