Environmental toxicology focuses on assessing the health effects of chemicals and other potentially harmful agents on living organisms. Ecotoxicology, often considered a subdiscipline of environmental toxicology, considers the harmful effects of...

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Analytical methods for PAHs are challenging because the compound list includes multiple sets of structural isomers. In addition to the separation challenges associated with isomers, the compounds tend to adsorb to surfaces in the GC flow path. This...

Metals in water supplies are subject to various regulatory limits, such as those outlined in US EPA methods 200.7, 200.8, 6010, and 6020, to reduce environmental and human exposure to toxic metal species including arsenic and lead. Widely used...

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Heavy metal pollution is a global problem. Heavy metals enter soil through wastes, irrigation water, and air pollution, and by accumulating in crops, they can work their way through the food chain. In addition to crop safety, the elemental content...

Hormones can leach into water supplies from human excretion, contraceptive treatments, domestic and industrial disposal into wastewater treatment plants, and agricultural effluent. Adverse effects on the environment including endocrine disruption...

Rapidly and cost-effectively screen without sample preparation. Easily resolve isomers in less than one minute. Confidently identify compounds using classic GC/MS EI libraries for data that is legally defensible.

Find systems and efficient analytical methods to enable you to confidently characterize the critical quality attributes of adeno-associated virus (AAV) delivery systems.  

Concern about the quality of air in vehicle cabins continues to grow. Many of us, including vulnerable groups such as children and the elderly, spend a significant proportion of their time in cars and are at risk of being exposed to odorous or toxic...

Many semi-volatile organic compounds (sVOCs) are considered as environmental pollutants. sVOC contamination of soil occurs through chemical spills, leakage from underground storage tanks, chemical administration, and distribution of biosolids from...

Learn more about pesticide testing for cannabis and hemp with Agilent's analytical equipment and methods. Monitor pesticide and mycotoxin levels in cannabis to comply with regulatory standards. Discover how you can accurately determine residual...

Targeted analytical methods focus on a limited set of compounds. However, there are tens of thousands of chemicals in common use, with more introduced daily, making it difficult for targeted methods to keep up. Concern about emerging and unknown...

Consumers today have many choices when selecting and enjoying a beverage. Milk, water, juice, and soda are popular choices, especially for children. Beverage manufacturers face challenges when performing beverage testing. Whether you need to...

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Agilent solutions for PFAS analysis in water help meet global directive and guideline requirements while also providing robustness and easy maintenance.

Concern about emerging and unknown environmental contaminants has increased efforts to identify their origins based on detailed compound characterization. There is evidence that targeted approaches alone may significantly underestimate the exposure...

Producing protein products from cell culture is at the forefront of approaches aimed at meeting the world's future nutritional needs – and the regulatory framework in this field is changing just as rapidly as the production methods. Cell culture...

Food additives like sugars, salts, fats, and dyes are substances added to food to make it look and taste better or last longer. Most additives are not found naturally in foods, and they may have potential harmful effects on human health. Most...