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Welcome to the August issue of EVISA's Speciation Newsletter !
Over the past 12 months, the EVISA portal has welcomed more than 4 million visitors—reflecting another period of strong growth following the results reported for 2024. We are confident that this success stems from the portal’s reputation for providing reliable, high-quality information in the field of trace element and speciation analysis.
Such trusted information is increasingly valued by our community, which is growing weary of low-quality reports and even fraudulent science. A recent study by scientists at Midwest University warns that fraudulent research—produced by an underground network of scientific fraudsters—is expanding at a rate that now outpaces legitimate research (see news item below).
Nanoparticulate matter, with properties that differ significantly from bulk materials of the same composition, can penetrate living organisms at the cellular level. While the EU has banned titanium dioxide (TiO₂) as a food additive, French researchers have detected TiO₂ particles in human, animal, and infant milk (see news item below). These findings highlight milk—whether breast milk, animal milk, or formula—as a largely overlooked pathway for TiO₂ nanoparticle exposure.
More than 15 years ago, we reported on a high-profile NASA press conference in which Dr. Felisa Wolfe-Simon presented research suggesting the discovery of a bacterium from the Halomonadaceae family, isolated from Mono Lake, California, that appeared capable of substituting arsenic for phosphorus in its biomolecules. While the claim was met with immediate skepticism and subsequently refuted by two independent studies, it took until this year—15 years later—for Science to formally retract the paper (see news item 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.
New Study Warns: Fraudulent Science Growing Faster Than Legitimate Research
An underground network of fraudsters is producing fake scientific studies at a pace that now outstrips the growth of legitimate journals, according to a new investigation by researchers at Midwest University.
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Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Detected in Milk Despite European Food Ban
Researchers from INRAE, AP-HP, the SOLEIL Synchrotron, and CNRS have detected titanium dioxide particles in human, animal, and infant milk. By identifying the size, composition, and forms of these particles, their work lays the groundwork for future toxicity studies—particularly those examining the combined effects of multiple chemical exposures.
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EVISA News revisited: Arsenic, an element of archaic life ?
On December 4, 2010, EVISA reported on a high-profile NASA press conference where Dr. Felisa Wolfe-Simon presented groundbreaking research exploring unconventional biochemistry.
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Important Warning: Scam Alert Involving Impersonation
Dear Colleagues,
I would like to alert you to a fraudulent activity targeting scientists listed in the EVISA Directory.
A criminal individual is impersonating me (Michael Sperling) and contacting colleagues using the email address Michael.Sperling@freenet.de. Please be aware that this address is not mine and has never been used by me.
The scammer is attempting to solicit money under false pretenses. Do not respond to any such messages, and do not send any payments.
If you receive such a message, please disregard it immediately and consider reporting it as phishing or spam to your email provider.
Stay vigilant, and thank you for your attention.
Kind regards,
Michael Sperling
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The role of analytical chemistry for the society
Analytical chemistry plays a crucial role in society by providing the tools and methods needed to understand the composition, structure and properties of matter.
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Copper speciation and total essential trace element levels in Wilson’s disease
Researchers from Serbia and Slovenia compared essential trace elements in body fluids of Wilson disease patients and healthy controls and investigated copper speciation in plasma samples.
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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.
Please do not hesitate to inform us in case that your conference related to speciation analysis is missing in our Agenda.
IMSC 2026: 26th International Mass Spectrometry Conference
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Lyon, France
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22.08.2025 - 28.08.2025
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AMACEE 2025: 5th International Symposium on Advanced Measurement, Analysis, and Control for Energy and Environment
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Brno, Czech Republic
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26.08.2025 - 28.08.2025
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EUROANALYSIS 2025
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Barcelona
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31.08.2025 - 04.09.2025
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IMA-2025: 14th International Conference on “Instrumental Methods of Analysis”
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Municipality Theatre “Kefalos” of Argostoli, island of Kefalonia, Greece
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14.09.2025 - 17.09.2025
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ICOBTE & ICHMET 2025: 17th International Conference of Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements (ICOBTE) and the 22nd International Conference of Heavy Metals (ICHMET)
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Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
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22.09.2025 - 26.09.2025
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GDCh Science Forum Chemistry 2025
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Audimax, KIT, Str. am Forum, Karlsruhe, 76131, Germany
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29.09.2025 - 01.10.2025
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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 !
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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 300 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 2850 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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