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Faecal indicator bacteria enumeration in beach sand: a comparison study of extraction methods in medium to coarse sands [registered users only]
Twenty-two methods of extracting faecal bacteria (enterococci and Escherichia coli) from sand were evaluated to recommend a standardized extraction technique. [November 16, 2009]

Arsine trap for soil emissions
A novel solid-phase device for trapping airborne methylated arsines that are emitted from soil revealed the extent of their evolution from paddy soils that had been treated with manure and flooded. [November 9, 2009]

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Thermal treatment has been evaluated for the preservation of the proteomes of post-mortem murine heart and brain tissue as an alternative to snap freezing. It had the most beneficial effect on the brain, reducing the degradation of high-molecular-weight proteins. [October 26, 2009]

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Shimadzu's New GC-2010 Plus Capillary Gas Chromatograph Drives Precision, High-speed Trace Level Analysis
[November 16, 2009]

ASTM Publishes New Rapid Screening Methods for BPA using Waters ACQUITY UPLC Technology
[November 16, 2009]

Agilent Technologies Expands Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Portfolio with New High- Throughput Injectors
[November 12, 2009]

Year of Education: Update #1
[November 10, 2009]

Introduction to Automated Genomic Sample Preparation
[November 5, 2009]

Particles for selectivity in UHPLC
[November 4, 2009]

Malvern Sponsors Protein Aggregation Track at PepTalk 2010
[November 3, 2009]

Dionex Announces New Technology at the International Ion Chromatography Symposium
[November 2, 2009]

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Introduction to Gas Chromatography

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The Year of Education came about through discussions between 3 professors who actively teach chromatography.

The first activity in the Year of Education is a series of free educational webinars, run in conjunction by separationsNOW and Chromedia. In the first webinar, Professor Harold McNair gives an interactive lecture on the basics of gas chromatography.

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Video Interview with Marc Casper, new President and CEO of Thermo Fisher Scientific

The board of directors of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has appointed Marc N. Casper president, chief executive officer and a director of the company, effective 15 October 2009. Casper currently serves as executive vice president and chief operating officer.

This announcement follows the decision of Marijn E. Dekkers to resign as president, chief executive officer and a member of the board, in order to become chief executive officer of Bayer AG.

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