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Why Internal Standards Matter At the recent ESSLAB ICP Academy, two discussions sparked genuine debate — Internal Standards (IS) and Trace Metal Impurities in CRMs. Despite incredible advances in ICP-OES and...
Is your CRM truly fit for purpose, or are you relying too heavily on the expiry date? Proper CRM management goes beyond the label—requiring routine...
Heavy metal contamination in food, particularly chocolate and protein powders, poses serious health risks. This blog highlights environmental sources, health impacts, and the need for...
Regular oil changes are essential for engine health, as degraded oil loses its ability to lubricate, cool, and protect, leading to wear, corrosion, sludge buildup,...
In pharmaceutical R&D, artificial gastric and intestinal fluids are essential for simulating human digestive conditions during in-vitro dissolution testing. These fluids, replicating physiological pH and...
Turbidity, caused by suspended particles, affects water quality and photometric analysis by scattering light. ESSLAB provides MACHEREY-NAGEL’s NANOCOLOR® spectrophotometers, which automatically detect and correct turbidity...
Recent studies highlight the dangers of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) migrating from plastics and rubber in consumer goods and PPE into human skin. Firefighters face...
Discover how synthetic sweat is revolutionizing research into "forever chemicals" like PFAS. Developed by Pickering Laboratories, advanced artificial sweat formulations simulate chemical interactions with skin,...
This E-Insight addresses the potentially harmful effects that everyday products could have on our health when in contact with bodily fluids. From clothing to jewellery, the furniture we...
This E-Insight addresses how Microplastics (MPs) and Nanoplastics (NPs) from melamine cleaning sponges are significant pollutants which have serious health and environmental impacts. These tiny...
ESSLAB is actively assisting environmental agencies and water utility companies across the UK and Europe in addressing the key issues identified by the recent UK...