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Welcome to the April issue of EVISA's Speciation Newsletter !
In January this year the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added some cadmium compounds to the REACH candidate list of compounds of very high concern (SVHCs). Cadmium is known to cause kidney damage. Chocolate and other sweetened cocoa
products used in cocoa beverages are frequently consumed by children and
adolescents and represent one of the main sources of cadmium exposure
for these age groups. Also on 1 January 2018 a new amendment ((EC) No 488/2014) to Commission
regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 came into force establishing, among others,
new maximum residue levels (MRLs) for cadmium in chocolate and cocoa
products. The European Joint Research Center (JRC) has now released a new Certified
Reference Material (CRM) ERM-BD512 Dark Chocolate supporting food
authorities in ensuring chocolate is safe for consumption (see the EVISA News blow).
Marking the 10th anniversary of the implementation of the European
Union’s (EU’s) REACH Regulation, the EU Commission has published a
report highlighting the EU’s progress in reducing chemical risks and
laying out future areas for proposed actions. This report includes three reviews: one on possible registration of
polymers and two on minimum information requirements for low tonnage
substances (1-10 tons/year). The report also proposes a number of areas under the current REACH
scheme that the Commission plans to target for improvement in the
future (see the News below).
Speciation analysis provides enhanced information compared to more simple trace element analysis. A group of international scientists now demonstrates that mercury isotope signatures can be used to trace the major mercury exposure sources for different populations from three different areas in Guizhou Province (South China) representing a mining, an urban and rural area (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 information 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.
Dietary mercury exposure: Mercury isotopes can tell the source
By comparing the mercury isotopic composition in human hair and dietary sources for Chinese inland population, the major mercury exposure sources were identified.
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EU Commission Releases 10th Anniversary Report on REACH Directive
Marking the 10th anniversary of the implementation of the European Union’s (EU’s) REACH Regulation, the EU Commission has published a report highlighting the EU’s progress in reducing chemical risks and laying out future areas for proposed actions.
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New CRM for trace metals in chocolate released (ERM-BD512)
The European Joint Research Center (JRC) has released a new Certified Reference Material (CRM) ERM-BD512 Dark Chocolate supporting food authorities in ensuring chocolate is safe for consumption.
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EVENTS
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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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First Workshop on Laser Bioimaging Mass Spectrometry - BI(MS)2 2018
Date: May 24,2018 - May 25,2018
Location: Münster, Germany
April 20,2018 Notification of acceptance
April 30,2018 Early registration at reduced feen
34th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS)
Date: June 7,2018 - June 9,2018
Location: Jena, Germany
April 30, 2018 Submission of abstracts
May 30, 2018 Registration
ISEAC40: Environmental & Food Monitoring Conference
Date: June 19,2018 - June 22,2018
Location: Santiago de Compostela
April 30, 2018 Early registration at reduced fee
June 1, 2018 Regular registration
EWLA 2018: 14th European Workshop on Laser Ablation
Date: June 26,2018 - June 29,2018
Location: Pau, France
May 1,2018 Early registration are reduced fee
BNASS 2018: The 19th Biennial National Atomic Spectroscopy Symposium
Date: July 2,2018 - July 4,2018
Location: London, United Kingdom
May 31,2018 Early registration at reduced fee
June 21,2018 Registration
BioMetals 2018: 11th International Biometals Symposium
Date: July 15,2018 - July 19,2018
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
April 23,2018 Submission of abstracts
May 15,2018 Early registration at reduced fee
June 15,2018 Registration
HPLC 2018: 47th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques
Date: July 29,2018 - August 2,2018
Location: Washington, DC, USA
May 31,2018 Submission of abstracts for poster presentations
June 8,2018 Registration at reduced fee
IMSC 2018: 22nd International Mass Spectrometry Conference
Date: August 26,2018 - August 31,2018
Location: Florence, Italy
May 15,2018 Notification of acceptance
May 31,2018 Early registration at reduced fee
June 30,2018 Submission of late poster abstracts e
Please do not hesitate to inform us in case that your conference related to speciation analysis is missing in our Agenda.
First Workshop on Laser Bioimaging Mass Spectrometry - BI(MS)2 2018
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Münster, Germany
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24.05.2018 - 25.05.2018
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66th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics
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San Diego, CA, United States
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03.06.2018 - 07.06.2018
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34th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS)
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Jena, Germany
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07.06.2018 - 09.06.2018
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9th Nordic Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry
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Loen, Norway
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10.06.2018 - 13.06.2018
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ISEAC40: Environmental & Food Monitoring Conference
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Santiago de Compostela
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19.06.2018 - 22.06.2018
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EWLA 2018: 14th European Workshop on Laser Ablation
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Pau, France
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26.06.2018 - 29.06.2018
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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
Umea University: Mercury biogeochemistry
Umea university is recruiting a talented doctoral student for a fully funded research project on mercury biogeochemistry. The project involves advanced training in analytical chemistry and microbial biogeochemistry. We are seeking an ambitious candidate who is interested in identifying mechanisms for cellular uptake of mercury in anaerobic bacteria. Apply no later than 23 April 2018.
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Postdoctoral
Prague, Czech Republic: Trace elemental and speciation analysis based on atomic spectrometry mainly in biomedical and environmental fields
The Department of Trace Element Analysis of the Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences is looking for postdoctorial fellows. The research is focused on (i) development of promising aspects of generation, preconcentration and atomization of volatile compounds for trace elemental and speciation analysis by atomic spectrometry methods (AAS, AFS and ICP-MS) and (ii) application of methods of trace elemental and speciation analysis based on atomic spectrometry mainly in biomedical and environmental fields.
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University of Aberdeen, Scotland: Speciation analysis
The TESLA Laboratory at the University of Aberdeen is looking for three postdocs to work within three different projects.
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Ghent University, Belgium: Role of metals and metal-containing biomolecules in neurodegenerative diseases
In the context of the European ReMind (Role of metals and metal-containing biomolecules in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease) project, the Atomic & Mass Spectrometry – A&MS research group of the Department of Chemistry aims to develop methods for the bulk and species-specific Fe and Cu isotopic analysis of brain tissue and biofluids. The group has ample expertise in high-precision isotopic analysis of these metals using multi-collector ICP-mass spectrometry and is looking for a postdoctoral researcher with experience in relevant fractionation/speciation techniques, thus opening the way to isotopic analysis of specific species of Fe and Cu.
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Toulouse, France: Exploring methylmercury compound specific stable isotope analysis to trace its origin and fate in marine ecosystems
Full‑time (2yr) position at the GET laboratory (OMP, Toulouse, France), and in collaboration with UMR LMD/IPSL (L. Bopp, Carbon Cycle, Climate Research), and UMR LEMAR (Brest, France, Marine Predator Foraging Ecology) (A. Lorrain).
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Other
LGC, Teddington, UK: Researcher, Inorganic Mass Spectrometry
The Inorganic Analysis team develops reference methodology and delivers high accuracy calibration and measurement services in support of LGC’s role as the UK’s National Measurement Laboratory (NML) and Designated Institute for chemical and bio-analytical measurements. In addition, the team undertakes contract research and development projects for a range of customers in both the public and private sectors. The team is equipped with a wide range of mass spectrometric techniques for applications in elemental analysis, nanomaterials characterisation, organo-metallic speciation, isotope ratio measurements and solid sampling and imaging applications. The instrumentation includes particle tracking analysis, multi-angle light scatteringelemental analyser-IRMS, ESI MS/MS and ICP-MS (single quadrupole, QQQ, magnetic sector,multi-collector and ICP-TOFMS) coupled to LC, GC, field flow fractionation and laser ablation.
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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 290 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 2750 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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