As LCGC International celebrates Earth Day, we spotlight the current chromatographic research that is advancing environmental analysis and sustainability efforts. In this interview, we spoke to Daniel Armstrong, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Texas at Arlington, about his work using mathematical strategies to minimize analytical method greenness scores (AMGS) in HPLC enantioseparations.
To commemorate the celebration of Earth Day, LCGC International sat down with Laura Kuger of the Institute for Functional Interfaces (IFG) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology to talk about her latest research in using magnetic field-controlled chromatography to fractionate rare earth-containing phosphors.
Sustainability and Environmental Awareness in the World of Separation Science
April 22nd 2024In this written interview with Dwight Stoll, LCGC Columnist and Professor of Chemistry at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota to address the pressing issues of sustainability and environmental awareness in separation science.
Thermo Fisher PFAS Expert Discusses Laboratory Testing, Regulatory Partnerships
April 22nd 2024On this Earth Day, LCGC sits down with Toby Astill of Thermo Fisher Scientific to talk about laboratory testing of PFAS and how companies and industry work in tandem with governments and regulatory agencies to share information and effect changes in standards.
Richard Bade of the Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS) within The University of Queensland (Australia) and colleagues have recently published a paper outlining the development and application of a new workflow utilizing the open-source platform InSpectra, aiming to complement targeted analysis and identify geographical spatial trends in wastewater samples across multiple countries. Bade spoke to LCGC International about their research paper and the work that inspired it.
Technical Articles: A Focus on Environmental Analysis
In celebration of Earth Day, we spotlight a few of our “Focus on Environmental Analysis” columns, which showcase how chromatography is being used in industry to bring about significant, positive change in environmental analysis and sustainability.