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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. Surprisingly high concentrations of toxic arsenic species found in U.S. rice Rice grown in the USA has up to five times higher levels of arsenic than those found in rice grown in Europe, India and Bangladesh, says a report in the August edition of Environmental Science and Technology.  moreNew CRM for Selenomethionine in yeast developed by NRC Canada is now on the market Institute for National Measurement Standards, National Research Council Canada recently completed the certification of selenized yeast reference material SELM-1. moreArsenic-free water still a pipedream Decontamination plants installed at wells throughout West Bengal are failing to reduce arsenic in local drinking water to safe levels, according to a report published this month in Environmental Science & Technology. moreStagnation of R&D intensity a major threat to the European knowledge-based economy Recently (July 19th) the European Commission presented a new publication on Europe’s position in research and innovation. The “Key figures 2005 for science, technology and innovation” show worrying trends in R&D investment and innovation in Europe. The growth rate of R&D intensity (R&D expenditure as % of GDP) has been declining since 2000 and is now close to zero. Europe is on track to miss the objective it set itself to boost spending on R&D from 1,9 to 3% by 2010. moreDFG presents the 2005 MAK and BAT value lists Numerous changes and new entries – for the first time, it is now possible to submit comments on all new proposals by the end of the year more |
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With a list of about 50 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 note, that for some conferences the deadline for the submission of abstracts is approaching, e.g. for the ISRAANALYTICA 2006 The XII Hungarian-Italian Symposium on Spectrochemistry2nd Omaha Workshop on Magnetic Sector ICP-MS
9th CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - 2005
Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale XXXIV
Dalton Discussion 8: Metals: Centres of Biological Activity
6th International Symposium on Applied Isotope Geochemistry (AIG-6)
Uranium Mining and Hydrogeology (UMH IV)
Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Analysis (AC&CA-05)
15th International Conference on Inorganic Environmental Analysi
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EVISA is supporting the field with educational and training activities meant to improve in the medium- and long-term the knowledge and know-how of users. Well known scientists working in the field are giving the lectures as well as transferring the know-how during the hands-on part of the training courses. For learning about EVISA's current training activities please consult the following list of events that also provides more specific information and details for registration.
Since the number of places in these courses is rather limited, early registration is recommended !
Arsenic speciation in foodstuffs and water in relation to legislative requirements
Speciation analysis applied to environmental issues
Fundamentals of coupling techniques in speciation analysis
Organic mass spectrometry in speciation analysis
Selenium speciation in foods and food supplements
Speciation analysis and food security
Speciation analysis applied to industrial issues: Waste management, Semi-conductors, Petroleum products, Car and electroplating industries, Cement industries, Mining industries
Accuracy and quality assurance in speciation analysis by isotope dilution mass spectrometry
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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. If you would like to post an open position here, please contact us at info@speciation.net ! Doctorates Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science, Wageningen University, The Netherlands ECODIS is a joint research programme with 8 partners from 6 different European countries. It is carried out with financial support from the EU. Its over all objective is to develop dynamic chemical sensors and methodology for analyzing the physicochemical reactivity, biological impact and spread of pollutant species in aquatic systems. moreUniversity of Southern Denmark, Odense PhD studentships in dynamic metal speciation analysis are available at the Department of Chemistry, University of Southern Denmark. The projects will involve development of electrochemical approaches to understanding metal speciation in aquatic systems, including the sediment/water interface and biofilm matrices. morePostdoctoral USGS Mendenhall: Denver, CO Development of stable-metal isotope techniques to determine metal pathways and bioavailability to aquatic organisms. moreOther Research Assistant at Frontier Geoscience Frontier Geoscince is looking for a research assistant with trace metals background. moreFrontier GeoSciences, Inc.: Quality Assurance Officer Frontier GeoSciences, Inc. a progressive environmental research and specialty inorganic analytical lab in Seattle is searching for a Quality Assurance Officer. Frontier's areas of expertise include ultra-trace metals analysis and metal(loid) speciation (primarily for Hg, As, Se, Cr, and Sb). Candidates should be extremely knowledgeable about trace metals analysis and have several years' experience at an inorganic lab. Strongly positioned for growth in 2005, Frontier is looking for a proven, innovative leader to join our team. more |
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More than 220 active scientists in the field of speciation analysis already joined the directory. Join this great directory that is extensively linked to all tye 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. more |
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EVISA'S discussion forum provides an open room to talk, to reach others with similar interests, and to find answers to your burning questions. goto forum |
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EVISA provides an easy access to external information. Our database contains about 800 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 links@speciation.net. Today we would like to recommend you to visit some sites related to Toxicology: more |
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