Identification of suspect substances depends on reference materials that are in short supply. Attempts to understand and control new synthetic recreational drugs are being hindered by analysis laboratories' inability to obtain pure samples of the compounds, experts say. The growing problem of synthetic drugs — which include mimics of cannabis and amphetamine — came [Read More...]
Multi-Residue Analysis of 90 Emerging Contaminants In Liquid And Solid Environmental Matrices By Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Abstract Reported herein is new analytical methodology for the determination of 90 emerging contaminants (ECs) in liquid environmental matrices (crude wastewater, final effluent and river water). The application of a novel buffer, ammonium fluoride improved [Read More...]
Analytical laboratories in the pharmaceutical industry may serve many masters: manufacturing operations needs to release product quickly; quality assurance protects patients; product development requires analyses to support understanding of product stability, delivery systems and other factors. A contract analytical laboratory that works with many pharmaceutical companies, McCrone Associates (Westmont, Ill.) has used Raman microspectroscopy to solve [Read More...]
