An adapted GC-MS method for haloacetic acids in pool and hot tub water highlights derivatization, method optimization, unexpected brominated byproducts, and the value of undergraduate analytical research.

Discover how regulated drinking water laboratories use GC-MS and LC-MS, rigorous QC protocols, and PFAS-focused workflows to ensure reliable analytical results and protect public health.

I waited two years for a start-up grant and wrote ten project versions. Anna Vanluchene explains the Illuminating Flow concept, photocatalysis in flow reactors, and building an independent research team.

This interview explores how high school students learn separation science through filtration, gravimetric analysis, and chromatography, building the foundations for future chemistry studies.

Two outstanding early-career researchers at UCT Prague, Filipa Oliveira and Stella Gonsales, received prestigious GAČR JUNIOR STAR grants for innovative research in materials science and sustainable chemistry.

FMT therapy relies on living microbes—and metabolomics helps prove quality. In this interview, Ryland explains GC×GC-TOFMS, SPME sample prep, and why data skills matter.

Interview with Dr. Eamonn Clark on WRRC water research, fuel-spill impacts, PFAS workflows, and how DIY tools like a homebuilt nitrogen evaporator can expand low-resource labs.

Jim Averso explains why syringe filtration is critical for chromatography, how to choose membranes and pore sizes, avoid common mistakes, cut backpressure, and streamline sample prep with prefiltration.

Why doesn’t banana candy taste like real bananas? A researcher explains how Headspace GC-MS and the NIST library revealed key VOCs in Cavendish and Gros Michel bananas—and what instrument downtime taught them.

Katelynn Perrault Uptmor explains GC×GC fundamentals, method-development strategies, column selection, and real-world applications—from forensics to fuels—while sharing insights from her award-winning research.