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Dear Subscriber !
Welcome to the April issue of EVISA's Speciation Newsletter.
Tributyltin (TBT) is a endocrine disruptor mainly known for its toxic effect on mollusks called "imposex". Because of this toxic effect, the use of TBT in antifouling paints has been banned. The question is, what is the risk related to the consumption of seafood contaminated with TBT. In a study from the University of California, Irvine, it is shown that prenatal exposure to the pesticide increased obesity in mice
for several generations by permanently changing how fat cells develop,
mature and store fat. An alarming result! (see the news below)
We often reported about the health risk resulting from the methylmercury concentration in some seafood. There is currently only a recommendation from the European Commission to
breastfeeding and pregnant women and children to limit their
consumption of big predatory fish such as tuna and swordfish. However,
no maximum limits have been set up yet. The European Commission needed a
validated method to eventually introduce maximum limits for
methylmercury in the legislation and ensure enforcement of the regulated
limits in Member States. As a reaction JRC's European Union Reference Laboratory for Heavy Metals in Feed and Food has now validated a simple analytical method for the determination of methylmercury in seafood. The validated method can be used by any laboratory that do not run many methylmercury
analyses per year and which do not have sophisticated techniques at
their disposal (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.
JRC validates simple method to monitor methylmercury in fish
JRC's European Union Reference Laboratory for Heavy Metals in Feed and Food validates a simple analytical method for the determination of methylmercury in seafood.
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Tributyltin exposure promotes obesity in following mice generations
Prenatal exposure to the pesticide tributyltin increased obesity in mice for several generations by permanently changing how fat cells develop, mature and store fat, according to a new study. The children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of pregnant mice exposed to the chemical in their diet had bigger fat cells, more fat deposits and the start of liver disease.
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Mercury isotope fractionation provides new tool to trace the source of human exposure
Using the presence of mercury in urine as a test to determine mercury exposure from dental amalgam fillings may significantly overestimate the amount of the toxic metal released from fillings, according to University of Michigan researchers.
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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:
ICCE 2013: 14th EuCheMS International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment
April 15,2013 Early registration at reduced fee
International Franco-Japanese Workshop on Metallomics
Date: July 5,2013 - July 8,2013
Location: Pau, France
April 30,2013 Registration
METALLOMICS 2013
Date: July 8,2013 - July 11,2013
Location: Oviedo, Spain
April 15,2013 Extended: Abstract Submission
April 15,2013 Extended: Grant Applications for Students
May 1,2013 Notification of Authors about Abstract Acceptance
May 15,2013 Early registration at reduced fee
ICMGP 11: International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant
Date: July 28,2013 - August 2,2013
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
May 1,2013 Early registration at reduced fee
EMI 2013: EnvironMetal Isotopes: International Conference on „Stable Metal Isotope Fractionation – Processes and Applications in Environmental Geochemistry”
Date: August 18,2013 - August 23,2013
Location: Ascona, Switzerland
April 15,2013 Notification of acceptance
April 15,2013 Registration
10th NTES Conference: Trace & Mineral Elements in Health & Disease
Date: August 25,2013 - August 29,2013
Location: Loen, Norway
May 6,2013 Submission of abstracts
17th Euroanalysis 2013, the European Conference on Analytical Chemistry
Date: August 25,2013 - August 29,2013
Location: Warsaw, Poland
May 15,2013 Submission of abstracts
IMA 2013: Instrumental Methods of Analysis-Modern Trends and Applications
Date: September 15,2013 - September 19,2013
Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
April 23,2013 Submission of abstracts
Please do not hesitate to inform us in case that your conference related to speciation analysis is missing in our Agenda.
ISSPA 2013: 13th International Symposium on Soil and Plant Analysis
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Queenstown, New Zealand
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08.04.2013 - 12.04.2013
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23rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC Europe).
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Glasgow, UK
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12.05.2013 - 16.05.2013
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ElCheMS 2: 2nd International Workshop on Electrochemistry/Mass Spectrometry
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Münster, Germany
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23.05.2013 - 24.05.2013
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Graduate Course on Speciation and Bioavailability
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Wageningen, The Netherlands
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03.06.2013 - 07.06.2013
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61st ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry
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Minneapolis, MN
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09.06.2013 - 13.06.2013
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HPLC 2013: 39th International Symposium on High-Performance-Liquid-Phase Separations and Related Techniques
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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16.06.2013 - 20.06.2013
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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 Pau, France: Methods for the determination of redox forms of chromium and organotin compounds
The 2009/48/EC toy safety European directive was recently modified taking into account the emergence of new manufacturing processes and innovations concerning materials and technologies used. This directive went into effect since July 20, 2011 but will come into force from July 20, 2013 regarding chemical requirements.
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DIRECTORY
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More than 275 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 2660 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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