2008/02

Dear Subscriber !

Welcome to the February issue of EVISA's Speciation Newsletter.

Arsenic, often taken as a synonym for poison, is present in both our mineal and biological environment in numerous different forms. While many species have been identified there are still new species to discover. US researchers from Cincinatti detected for the first time monomethyl- thioarsonic acid (MMTA) in freeze-dried carrot samples (see the news section).

Toxicity of different arsenic species is very different from non-toxic (arsenobetaine) to cancerogen (inorganic arsenic). Therefore, for a risk assesment it is necessary to include species information. Millions of people are exposed to contaminated drinking water (see EVISA News on arsenic contaminated drinking water) but food is also an important route of exposure. While marine organisms often contain less toxic organo-arsenic species, the situation is different for terrestrial plants. The main staple food used in countries having drinking water problems (West Bengalen, Bangladesh, Vietnam, China) rice unfortunately is also often contaminated with arsenic. An international group of researchers now looked at different plant species  (see EVISA news).

Such topics will be discussed in detail during the  2nd International  Congress: Arsenic in the Environment under the motto "Arsenic from Nature to Humans" that will take place in Valencia (Spain) from 21 to 23 May 2008 (see EVISA's agenda of events).

NEWS | EVENTS | TRAINING | VACANCIES | DIRECTORY | LINKS
NEWS

EVISA is keeping you updated  with what is going on in speciation analysis. In this section you will find news about the most current research results, about trends, legal issues and informations from manufacturers in the field of speciation analysis.

With all the links to further information and publications the News archive is a valuable collection of "hot topics" in speciation analysis. We continuously update even former news with new links and information so that all news are actual all the time.




Arsenic speciation in rice: a question of the rice plant species
Arsenic content, location and speciation in rice grains depends on plant species according to a results of a new study published in the February issue of Environmental Science & Technology.
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OSHA Issues Enforcement Procedures Directive for Hex Chrome Standards
OSHA has issued a new compliance directive for occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)). The directive, OSHA Instruction CPL 02-02-074, Inspection Procedures for the Chromium (VI) Standards, was effective January 24, 2008.
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New arsenic species detected in carrot samples
US researchers from Cincinnati detected for the first time monomethylthioarsonic acid (MMTA) in freeze-dried carrot samples.
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NEW PRODUCTS
EVENTS
With a list of about 50 current entries EVISA is informing you about interesting events and keeps you updated with their deadlines. By consulting our list of deadlines you won't miss the opportunity for early registration at reduced fee or the chance to submit your contribution in time.
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Please do not hesitate to inform us in case that your conference related to speciation analysis is missing in our Agenda.

PITTCON 2008
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Date: 02.03.2008 - 07.03.2008
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Analytica: 21st International Trade Fair for Instrumental Analysis, Laboratory Technology and Biotechnology with analytica Conference
Location: Munich, Germany
Date: 01.04.2008 - 04.04.2008
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2nd Int. Congress: Arsenic in the Environment
Location: Valencia, Spain
Date: 21.04.2008 - 23.04.2008
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HPLC 2008: 32th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations
Location: Baltimore, USA
Date: 10.05.2008 - 16.05.2008
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ATALANTE 2008: Nuclear Fuel Cycle for a Sustainable Future
Location: Corum, Montpellier, France.
Date: 19.05.2008 - 23.05.2008
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TRAINING
Currently there is no short course scheduled. However, EVISA and its members are able to organize short courses upon request from customers.
If you are interested in training, please directly contact EVISA.
 
 



VACANCIES

EVISA provides information about open positions for Ph.D. students, PostDocs and permanent staff in the field of speciation. Looking to fill a vacancy or needing a new career challenge? Either way this service is FREE. Many laboratories and research facilities (from Greenland to Crete) have already found their highly educated stuff through this service by EVISA. If you would like to post an open position here, please contact us at info@speciation.net !


Doctorates

National Oceanograpy Centre, Southampton: Iron biogeochemistry and ocean acidification

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Marie Curie Research Training Network on Geogenic Chemicals in Groundwaters and Soils
AquaTRAIN is inviting applications for 12 early stage researcher posts (all of which may lead to the award of a PhD or European PhD) and for 3 experienced researcher (post-doctoral research assistant) posts.
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The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK: Speciation of U and Th in groundwater
The Department of Earth Sciences at The Open University (Milton Keynes, UK) has an open position for a PHD student in the project "Speciation of U and Th in groundwater: challenging ‘established wisdom’ in U-series dating of authigenic minerals".
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Postdoctoral

University of Southern Denmark: Functionalised gel coated microsensors for dynamic metal speciation analysis
The work involves application of electrochemical techniques to dynamic metal speciation analysis with functionalized microelectrodes to obtain information on the reactivities and fluxes of metal species.
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Trent University: Selenium speciation in sediments and its impact on mercury availability
The Metalloid Speciation & Geochemistry research group at Trent University is looking for a post-doctoral researcher to study selenium speciation in sediments, and the mechanisms of selenium interaction with mercury. Through funding from industrial stakeholders, we will investigate the mobility and fate of selenium deposited in sediments, and how the encountered selenium species might interact with simultaneously present mercury species, using state-of-the-art analytical speciation methods in combination with geochemical laboratory and field experiments.
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Marie Curie Research Training Network on Geogenic Chemicals in Groundwaters and Soils
AquaTRAIN is inviting applications for 12 early stage researcher posts (all of which may lead to the award of a PhD or European PhD) and for 3 experienced researcher (post-doctoral research assistant) posts.
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Trent University: Selenium speciation in flue gas scrubber waters
The Metalloid Speciation & Geochemistry research group at Trent University is looking for a post-doctoral researcher to study selenium speciation in flue gas scrubber waters at coal-fired power plants. Through funding from industrial stakeholders, we will identify and quantify major Se species in these process waters, using state-of-the-art analytical speciation methods in combination with geochemical and synthetic laboratory experiments.
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Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science, Wageningen University NL, Postdoc position in ECODIS
We are looking for a candidate with (i) an internationally acknowledged PhD in environmental analytical/physical chemistry, (ii) experience with dynamic speciation methodology, and (iii) knowledge of bioaccumulation processes.
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Other

Actlabs, Ancaster, Canada: Analytical supervisor and laboratory technicians
Activation Laboratories Ltd (Actlabs) has a number of openings in its ICP/MS and ICP/OES departments. Actlabs positions are in its Ancaster, Ontario, Canada laboratory (suburb of Hamilton and 80 km west of Toronto).
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UC Davis Interdisciplinary Center for Plasma Mass Spectrometry: Full-time support of an MC-ICP-MS instrument
The UC Davis Interdisciplinary Center for Plasma Mass Spectrometry announces an immediate opening for a full-time technical position in support of the Multicollector Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (MC-ICPMS).
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DIRECTORY


EVISA's directory of scientist is a versatile tool to facilitate contact with scientists in the field of speciation and related sciences. The directory is fully searchable for names, addresses, research topics etc.  You should bookmark this directory as an always up-to-date address book. (In order to hinder SPAM robots for collecting the E-mail accounts, we hide them in a special format).

More than 250 active scientists in the field of speciation analysis already joined the directory. Join this great directory that is extensively linked to all tye of other information on this site, such as homepages, conferences and literature.

If your entry is still missing in this directory, please contact us at info@speciation.net.

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FORUM
EVISA'S discussion forum provides an open room to talk, to reach others with similar interests, and to find answers to your burning questions. goto forum


LINKS

EVISA provides an easy access to external information. Our database contains more than 1450 links to relevant information from numerous top scientific resources spread over the whole Web. The database is searchable both via full-text and categories such as elements, type of species and type of information. We are permanently updating our links section.

If your web site is missing here, please e-mail your link information to info@speciation.net.

 
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