Efforts to understand the complex mixture of organic compounds in water from around the globe.
Category: Analytical Chemistry
How Analytical Chemistry Helped to Reveal Our Coal Burning Past
The relationship between humans and this strange sediment may go back further than you think…
Just Breathe: Detecting Diseases with Exhaled Breath
Researchers utilize a mass spectrometry method to detected biomarkers relevant for identifying respiratory diseases in exhaled breath.
Are you inhaling plastics?
Title: Microplastics in the atmosphere of Ahvaz City, IranAuthors: Sajjad Abbasi, Neamatollah Jaafarzadeh, Amir Zahedi, Maryam Ravanbakhsh, Somayeh Abbaszadeh & Andrew Turner.Journal: Journal of Environmental SciencesYear: 2023 Since the invention of plastics, humanity has found countless uses for this class of wonder-materials. From drinking straws to…
Tires in your salad? Lettuce absorbs pollutants from tire wear, study finds
Researchers show that lettuce plants can metabolize tire wear products into new compounds with unknown toxicities.
Toxic food for thought: detecting illegally added chemicals in fresh food products
Researchers develop a novel method for detecting illegally added formaldehyde in food products.
Electrified nanopipettes decrease diagnostic time for amyloid diseases from days to hours
Researchers at the University of Montpellier develop a diagnostic test for Parkinson’s disease with a glass pipette and electric current that’s quick, accurate and inexpensive.
Miniature Device Detects Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria With Ease
A hand-held device to detect antibiotic resistant bacteria? Some researchers in Singapore made this idea a reality.
Soaking up the sand: using solvents to detect chemical warfare agents
Researchers explore the best options for extracting nitrogen mustards, a chemical warfare agent, from sand.
Just Breathe… A Cutting-Edge Method to Diagnose Lung Cancer
Can exhaled breath be used to diagnose lung cancer? A recent study explores this possibility.