From the Publisher: Timing is Everything
And as usual, Spectroscopy will not simply be a spectator at Pittcon, as we have a great many new products to offer as well.
This edition of Spectroscopy's Application Notebook should be reaching all of our loyal readers and advertisers just in time for what is easily the biggest event of the year: Pittcon. Held in Chicago, Illinois, for the third time in the last six years, Pittcon 2009 promises to be just as important and critical as ever before, with organizers still expecting to have 20,000 attendees, even with the highly publicized economic conditions being what they are. As one conference-goer put it: "If you were going to go to one event this year, it would still be Pittcon."
Michael J. Tessalone
Among other things, Pittcon still affords attendees that unique opportunity to meet and network with all of your colleagues and business associates in one place, in person. The chance to have everyone you might e-mail or call on the phone in one place makes this conference critical to the field of analytical chemistry, and for this reason, we are looking forward to this year's conference and the opportunity to meet as many old friends as possible and make as many new ones as possible.
Edward Fantuzzi
And as usual, Spectroscopy will not simply be a spectator at Pittcon, as we have a great many new products to offer as well. Our e-newsletter coverage will be expanding significantly, to include more targeted coverage of the topics and events our readers demand. With newsletters aimed at homeland security readers coinciding with the Defense, Security, and Sensing Conference in April; aimed at the laser and optics readers coinciding with the CLEO/QELS Conference in June; and again aimed at our laser and optics readers coinciding with the Optics and Photonics Conference in August, this year promises to expand our industry-leading digital coverage even further.
Please feel free to stop by our booth (#2357) to discuss any of our newest products or just to say hello. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this issue, which our staff has worked so hard to put together for you.
See you in Chicago.
Michael J. Tessalone
Science Group Publisher
Edward Fantuzzi
Publisher
Testing Solutions for Metals and PFAS in Water
January 22nd 2025When it comes to water analysis, it can be challenging for labs to keep up with ever-changing testing regulations while also executing time-efficient, accurate, and risk-mitigating workflows. To ensure the safety of our water, there are a host of national and international regulators such as the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), World Health Organization (WHO), and the European Union (EU) that demand stringent testing methods for drinking water and wastewater. Those methods often call for fast implementation and lengthy processes, as well as high sensitivity and reliable instrumentation. This paper explains how your ICP-MS, ICP-OES, and LC-MS-MS workflows can be optimized for compliance with the latest requirements for water testing set by regulations like US EPA methods 200.8, 6010, 6020, and 537.1, along with ISO 17294-2. It will discuss the challenges faced by regulatory labs to meet requirements and present field-proven tips and tricks for simplified implementation and maximized uptime.
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