- About
- Advertise
- Author Guidelines
- Contact Us
- Editorial Contacts
- Editorial Advisory Board
- Ethics Statement
- Do Not Sell My Personal Info
- Permissions
- Privacy Policy
- Subscriptions
- Terms and Conditions
© 2023 MJH Life Sciences™ and Spectroscopy Online. All rights reserved.
Spectroscopy-02-01-2019
Spectroscopy
Use of Raman Spectroscopy and 2D-COS for the Detection and Characterization of Chemical Interactions
February 01, 2019
Column: Molecular Spectroscopy Workbench
34
2
Two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS) can reveal subtle chemical interactions that are difficult to discern when analyzing individual spectra. A demonstration of the subtleties of this technique can be seen in the analysis of ethanol–water and ethanol–methanol mixtures.
The Impact of Illegal Artisanal Gold Mining on the Peruvian Amazon: Benefits of Taking a Direct Mercury Analyzer into the Rain Forest to Monitor Mercury Contamination
February 01, 2019
Column: Atomic Perspectives
34
2
Illegal artisanal gold mining using mercury amalgamation is poisoning people and the ecosystem in the Amazon rain forest. By taking the technique of direct mercury analysis to a remote, field-based laboratory, the team of Professor Luis Fernandez is measuring the extent of the contamination in a wide variety of samples, including soil, fish, air and human hair.
Using Reference Materials, Part I: Standards for Aligning the X-Axis
February 01, 2019
Column: Chemometrics in Spectroscopy
34
2
The use of reference materials to align or test the wavelength–wavenumber axis for optical spectroscopy is essential for quantitative and qualitative methods. This article provides details for using reference materials with ultraviolet, visible, near-infrared, infrared, and Raman spectroscopy methods.
Handheld FT-IR Spectroscopy for the Triage of Micro- and Meso-Sized Plastics in the Marine Environment Incorporating an Accelerated Weathering Study and an Aging Estimation
February 01, 2019
Feature
34
2
Four of the most prevalent commodity plastics were analyzed on-site using handheld FT-IR spectroscopy to determine changes correlated with accelerated weathering in the marine environment.
Vol 34 No 2 Spectroscopy February 2019 Regular Issue PDF
February 01, 2019
Issue PDF
34
2
Click the title above to open the Spectroscopy February regular issue, Volume 34, Issue 2, in an interactive PDF format.
Market Profile: Industrial Mass Spectrometers
February 01, 2019
Market Profile
34
2
Industrial mass spectrometers are grouped into three product categories: leak detectors, residual gas analyzers (RGAs), and process mass spectrometers.