ESSLAB Guest Blog Series: Dr L.U. Ent

The first instalment of ESSLAB's Guest Blogger series, an interview with Dr L. U. Ent - Chromatographer Extraordinaire.

Read the full article to find out everything there is to know about eluent; it's properties, uses, and how to store it to get the best analytical results.

Niamh Lundy
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Ensure Safe Delivery of Hazardous CRMs

Dangerous Goods

Due to the wide variety of analyte and matrix combinations available, many CRMs fall into at least one hazard group, classing them as 'Dangerous Goods' meaning they must be handled, packed and shipped in specific ways.

Niamh Lundy
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How do you rate your analytical chemistry data - good, bad, or just a number on a spreadsheet?

Chemist
A recent thought-provoking blog in the LCGC Journal* reviewed current practice in accredited laboratories highlighting concerns that many current analytical methods have not kept pace with recent developments in technologies.
Niamh Lundy
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Environmental Cyanide Analysis Methods - Engineered to Assure Water Quality and Consumer Safety

Cyanide is a complex chemical that exists in various states throughout nature, encompassing a wide range of substances containing carbon-nitrogen bonds. 

It has been made infamous by crime novels and war movies as a rapid and deadly poison. 

Niamh Lundy
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Recent developments in the use of Certified Reference Materials for baby food safety analysis

The most common heavy metals found in baby food are inorganic arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury, which are in the World Health Organisation's top 10 chemicals of concern for infants and children.

Terry Jenkins
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Releasing Agents from Inorganic Ventures

Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) is a high throughput, easy-to-use, and inexpensive technology primarily used to analyse compounds in solution by applying wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
Terry Jenkins
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What are pH Buffers?

Inorganic Ventures pH Buffers

PH buffers are solutions which prevent large variations in pH levels. Every pH level produced has a specified buffer capacity and buffer range. The capacity of the buffer refers to the amount of acid or base which can be added before the pH alters substantially.

Terry Jenkins
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6 Reasons to Stop Preparing Your Own Analytical Standards in the Lab

Custom stamdards

Tired of the limitations associated with purchasing standard reference materials through stock catalogs?

Custom single and multi-element certified reference materials (CRMs) from Inorganic Ventures represent an easier, cost-effective and faster way to secure the right analytical standard reference material for your specific use.

Terry Jenkins
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ICP Instrument Calibration Standards

Spectroscopic applications typically require excellent accuracy and precision to ensure the ongoing validity of results. Today’s analytical ICP instruments are extremely well designed and can produce quality data for over a decade if the instrument is well maintained.

Terry Jenkins
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