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Dear Subscriber !
Welcome to the June issue of EVISA's Speciation Newsletter
Many research projects devoted to "the global pollutant" mercury try to answer the question how mercury emitted to the environment is entering the food chain, finally creating a human health risk. Bioaccumulation and biomagnification along the trophic levels within the food-web lead to high concentration in the ppm-range in carnivore fish at the higher end of the food-chain. A new study of researchers from the University of San Francisco now shows that dissolved organic matter (DOM) significantly suppress accumulation of methylmercury (MeHg) by algae as a part of the beginning of the food-web (see the news below).
The UNEP mercury treaty tries to limit the anthropogenic emission of mercury in order to reduce the mercury entering the food chain. In view of the known toxicity of mercury it is not easy to understand that especially the WHO tries to reach an exemption for mercury in vaccines. New research now shows how Thimerosal, a mercury containing preservative used in some vaccines, causes brain damage (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.
Vaccine ingredient causes brain damage; some nutrients prevent it
New research shows how Thimerosal, a preservative used in some vaccines, causes brain damage. Despite its well known toxicity, still some vaccines contain thimerosal. Supplements and nutrients could prevent the damage.
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Factors Affecting Methylmercury Accumulation in the Food Chain
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) significantly suppressed accumulation of methylmercury (MeHg) by algae as a part of the beginning of the food-web.
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EFSA calls for scientific data on chromium speciation and nickel levels in food and drinking water
The Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) of the European Food Safety Athority (EFSA) decided to assess the dietary exposure to Ni, Cr, and Cr+6. In addressing exposure, EFSA calls for scientific input from all stakeholders.
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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 recognize the following deadlines: IICS 2012: 24th International Ion Chromatography Symposium, September 17,2012 - September 20,2012 June 20,2012 Submission of abstracts for oral presentation ESAS 2012: European Symposium on Atomic Spectrometry, October 7,2012 - October 12,2012 June 30,2012 Submission of abstracts 8th AACD: 8th Aegean Analytical Chemistry Days, September 16,2012 - September 20,2012
July 6,2012 Submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentations
IMSC 2012: 19th International Mass Spectrometry Conference, September 15,2012 - September 21,2012
July 10,2012 Early registration at reduced feeICHMET 2012: 16th International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment, September 22,2012 - September 27,2012 July 15,2012 Early registration at reduced fee 11th International Symposium on the Synthesis and Applications of Isotopes and Isotopically Labelled Compounds, September 9,2012 - September 13,2012July 30,2012 Registration (to be included in the conference booklet Please do not hesitate to inform us in case that your conference related to speciation analysis is missing in our Agenda.
HPLC 2012: 38th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques
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Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim, California, USA
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16.06.2012 - 21.06.2012
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Spectr'Atom 2012
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Pau, France
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19.06.2012 - 22.06.2012
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11 EWLA: 11th European Workshop on Laser Ablation
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Gijón, Spain
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19.06.2012 - 22.06.2012
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NEMC 2012: National Environmental Monitoring Conference
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Hyatt Regency, Washington, DC
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06.08.2012 - 10.08.2012
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11th International Symposium on the Synthesis and Applications of Isotopes and Isotopically Labelled Compounds
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Heidelberg, Germany
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09.09.2012 - 13.09.2012
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ISC 2012: 29th International Symposium on Chromatography
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Torun, Poland
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09.09.2012 - 13.09.2012
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IMSC 2012: 19th International Mass Spectrometry Conference
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Kyoto International Conference Center, Kyoto, Japan
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15.09.2012 - 21.09.2012
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8th AACD: 8th Aegean Analytical Chemistry Days
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IZTECH campus, Izmir, Turkey
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16.09.2012 - 20.09.2012
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IICS 2012: 24th International Ion Chromatography Symposium
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Berlin, Germany
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17.09.2012 - 20.09.2012
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ICHMET 2012: 16th International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment
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Rome, Italy
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22.09.2012 - 27.09.2012
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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
University of Warwick: Extreme Performance Mass Spectrometry of Metallodrugs
Two Warwick Collaborative Postgraduate Research PhD Scholarships are available from October 2012 in the groups led by Professor Peter Sadler FRS and Professor Pete O’Connor using ultra high resolution mass spectrometry to study the mechanism of action of organometallic and photoactivatable metal anticancer complexes.
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University of Pau, France: Cellular imaging of metal stress in fungi and/or algae by synchrotron XRF and NanoSIMS
This doctoral thesis will be performed in the context of a recently obtained excellence project (EQUIPEX MARSS) at the University of Pau where one axis of the project is the acquisition of a NanoSIMS.
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Umweltgeochemie, Universität Bayreuth: Assistent im Bereich Speziesanalytik
In der Umweltgeochemie der Universität Bayreuth wird zur Verstärkung des jungen, motivierten Teams von Umweltwissenschaftlern ab dem 1.04.2012 ein analytischer Chemiker, Umweltgeochemiker oder Geowissenschaftler mit starkem analytischen Background und praktischer Erfahrung in der Massenspektrometrie (ICP-MS, ESI-MS) sowie der Methodenentwicklung mit HPLC-ICPMS Kopplungen im Bereich anorganischer oder metallorganischer Speziesanalytik gesucht.
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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 2550 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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