A German test found “fairy lights” with toxic chemicals up to 150× legal limits, exposing hidden risks in consumer goods. Learn why SCCPs matter — and how modern GC-MS workflows improve safety and compliance.

Prof. David Hanigan explains why PFAS removal isn’t enough, how online FTIR reveals gas-phase products, and where EPA 1633 vs. 533/537 and OTM-45/50 fit in real-world PFAS analysis.

Discover optimized purge and trap sampling strategies for accurate detection of 1,4-Dioxane and Ethanol in water. Learn how to minimize carryover and meet USEPA 8260 requirements.

As a child, Tomáš Čermák struggled socially, but now, at 18, he's graduating high school, winning awards, and working with the Czech Academy of Sciences.

Scientists tested nine fish species from four northern Illinois rivers for contamination with per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances, synthetic chemicals known to be harmful to human health.

Barbora Rudzanová (RECETOX) is the holder of the Jiřina Michlová Prize from the Learned Society of the Czech Republic for the year 2024.

The international conference on environment and health in Central Europe took place on Monday, 11 March 2024, at the library of the Masaryk University campus in Brno, Czech Republic.

A novel method applicable for the characterization and quantitation of aliphatic olefins in complex oils from plastic depolymerization, alternative, and petroleum-based fuels using GC×GC-FID.

They serve as a vital source of data for long-term monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), in addition to other pollutants of interest, in various environmental compartments.