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Dear Subscriber !
Welcome to the August issue of EVISA's Speciation Newsletter.
This month besides chromium and selenium again mercury is in the news. Environmental Agencies and other rule makers both in Europe and the U.S.A. are in the process to tighten the restrictions for environmental pollution with respect to mercury in order to reduce the risks for human health. Interestingly, the direct injection of mercury in the form of Thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative, into the human body is still allowed in most countries. For the first time now, UNEP is proposing to ban such practice (see the news below). While it is clear that the toxicological data for methylmercury cannot be used to assess the risk imposed by ethylmercury (the species present in thimerosal), very little is known about the toxicity, pharmacokinetics and metabolism of ethylmercury. A research group from Münster now shows that even animal studies related to thimerosal cannot easily be transferred to humans (see the news below).
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NEWS
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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.
New insights about interaction of thimerosal with blood components
A new study shows how thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative used in vaccines, binds to human hemoglobin.
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New selenium metabolites found in human serum
For the first time, researchers from the Karl-Franzens-University (Graz, Austria) have determined methyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-1-seleno-ß-D-galactopyranoside (selenosugar 1), and methyl 2-amino-2-deoxy-1-seleno-ß-D-galactopyranoside in human serum by HPLC–ICPMS.
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UNEP Global Mercury Treaty May Include Ban on Mercury in Medicine
On Friday, July 22, 2011, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) distributed a revised text for its comprehensive global treaty on mercury. Advocates for mercury-free drugs were gratified to see pharmaceuticals listed in "Annex C (Mercury-added product not allowed)" of the proposed treaty.
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California sets goal for limiting hexavalent chromium in drinking water
It is the first public health goal in the U.S.A. for hexavalent chromium, made infamous in 'Erin Brockovich.' The goal isn't an enforceable standard but will help develop one, an official says.
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EVENTS
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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.  more infos...
Please do not hesitate to inform us in case that your conference related to speciation analysis is missing in our Agenda.
Antimony 2011: 2nd International Workshop on Antimony in the Environment
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Jena, Germany
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21.08.2011 - 24.08.2011
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CSI XXXVII: Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale XXXVII
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Amacao de Búzios, Brazil
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28.08.2011 - 02.09.2011
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7th ICASS International Conference on Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy and 3rd Canada-China Analytical Chemistry Conference
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Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada
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28.08.2011 - 31.08.2011
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ICMG 2011: 5th International Conference on Metals and Genetics
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Kobe, Japan
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04.09.2011 - 08.09.2011
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CEST2011: 12th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology
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Rhodes Island, Greece
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08.09.2011 - 10.09.2011
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EUROanalysis 16: European Conference on Analytical Chemistry
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Belgrade
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11.09.2011 - 15.09.2011
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IMA 2011: 7th International Conference on Instrumentral Methods of Analysis - Modern Trends and Applications
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Chania , Crete, Greece
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18.09.2011 - 22.09.2011
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TEMA-14: Trace Elements in Man and Animals
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Enshi City, Hubei Province, China.
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19.09.2011 - 24.09.2011
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GeoMed 2011: 4th International Conference on Medical Geology
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Bari, Italy
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20.09.2011 - 25.09.2011
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CIA 2011: Conference über Ionenanalyse
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Berlin, Germany
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26.09.2011 - 28.09.2011
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VACANCIES
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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
Laboratoire Environnement et Minéralurgie (Nancy - France): Speciation dynamics of metallic cations at soft colloidal interphases
The "Laboratoire Environnement et Minéralurgie" (UMR CNRS 7569,
Nancy, FRANCE) offers a PhD position for the period 2011-2014. The objectives of the PhD thesis is to deepen our understanding of the relationships between physico-chemical properties of soft interphases and their reactivity with respect to metallic cations (sorption,
complexation).
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Risø Technical University of Denmark: Speciation Analysis and Environmental Tracer Studies of 129 I
Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, which is part of the Technical University of Denmark, is seeking a PhD student working on speciation analysis and environmental tracer studies of 129I. The candidate will work in the Radioecology Research Programme in the Radiation Research Division.
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Postdoctoral
Trent University: Mercury Isotope Ratio/Speciation Analysis
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Nestlé Research Center (NRC) located near Lausanne: Research Scientist in Mineral Analysis
To support its research strategy, the Quality & Safety Department at the NRC is seeking a:
Research Scientist in Mineral Analysis
who will work within the Functional Ingredients Analysis group.
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DIRECTORY
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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 270 active scientists in the field of speciation analysis already joined the directory. Join this great directory that is extensively linked to all type 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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LINKS
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EVISA provides an easy access to external information. Our database contains more than 2100 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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