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Welcome to the October issue of EVISA's Speciation Newsletter !
According to the IUPAC definition of chemical species, isotopic analysis is part of speciation analysis. During the last decade, stable isotope analysis has gone far beyond the typical elements being analysed by stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry (SIRMS) such as O, N, C, towards metals such as Sr, Pb, Hg and other elements measured by multicollector ICP-MS. By analyzing the isotopic composition, valuable information can be gained that helps to classify the analyzed material with respect to origin, history, or other environmental parameters. In a recent study by a group of european researchers mercury isotope composition in the european seabass is used to differentiate seven distinct populations (see the news below).
We frequently reported about gadolinium used as a contrast agent for medial imaging by magnetic resonance (MRI). While considered to be safe, recent studies have reported that small amounts of applied gadolinium may be retained in the human body and especially also in the brain. Researchers from the University of Münster now have developed a method for the quantitative spatial mapping of gadolinium in tissue sections. Using the developed method they were able to detect and quantify gadolinium in a human brain two years after the gadolinium-based contrast agent was used (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.
Gadolinium found in the brain of a patient two years after having received a Gd-based contrast agent for medical imaging
A group of researchers from Münster (Germany) found gadolinium in different brain regions of a patient post mortem with highest concentreations above 800 ng/g more than two years after having received a linear Gd-based contrast agent for diagnostic imaging.
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Seabass populations can be differentiated by their Mercury Isotope Distribution
A group of european researchers has analyzed the mercury isotope composition in marine fish for seven distinct populations of the European seabass. Mercury isotopic values provided information on mercury contamination sources for biota in coastal environment and enabled the discrimnination of several seabass populations.
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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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ISRANALYTICA 2018
Date: January 23,2018 - January 24,2018
Location: The David Intercontinental Hotel, Tel Aviv, Israel
November 15,2017 Submission of abtracts
December 4,2017 Notification of acceptance
December 28,2017 Early registration at reduced fee
As 2018: The 7th International Congress & Exhibition On “Arsenic In The Environment"
Date: July 1,2018 - July 6,2018
Location: Beijing, China
October 30,2017 Submission of abstracts
December 15,2017 Notification of acceptance
December 20,2017 Early registration at reduced fee
January 15,2018 Regulkar registration
March 1,2018 Letter of invitation for VISA
May 15,2018 On-line registration
Please do not hesitate to inform us in case that your conference related to speciation analysis is missing in our Agenda.
2nd International Conference on Ionization Principles in Organic and Inorganic Mass Spectrometry
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Menorca, Spain
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16.10.2017 - 18.10.2017
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Graduate Course on Speciation and Bioavailability of Metals, Organics, and Nanoparticles
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Antwerpen, Belgium
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06.11.2017 - 10.11.2017
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RAFA 2017: 8th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis
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Prague, Czech Republic
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07.11.2017 - 10.11.2017
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5th Brazilian Meeting on Chemical Speciation
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Águas de Lindóia, State of São Paulo, Brazil
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10.12.2017 - 13.12.2017
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2018 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry
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Amelia Island, Florida
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08.01.2018 - 13.01.2018
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ISRANALYTICA 2018
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The David Intercontinental Hotel, Tel Aviv, Israel
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23.01.2018 - 24.01.2018
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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
University of Bern: Environmental Biogeochemistry
The Trace Element Speciation and Environmental Chemistry Group (TrES Group), and the Soil Science Group of the Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Switzerland, are inviting applications for
two Ph.D. positions in Environmental Biogeochemistry to study the “Health implications of arsenic speciation at the soil/plant and plant/mammalian interface in a cascading health effect context”.
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Postdoctoral
France: Speciation and Partitioning of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) in waste- and river waters, experimental ecotox media and subcellular partitioning in biota
The Laboratoire Interdiciplinaire des Environnements Contimentaux (LIEC) and Mer Molecules Santé (MMS) are offering a post-doc position in the framework of a newly funded international project on the ecotoxicology of Rare Earth Elements in aquatic systems (ECOTREE) and within the framework of Labex Ressources 21 (www.univ-lorraine.fr/labex-ressources-21)
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CEA-Saclay (Paris, France): Development of a dedicated microsystem for the selective capture of uranium-target proteins in a cell line
A Post-doctoral position is open in the Department of Physical Chemistry at CEA-Saclay (10-20 km near Paris).
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Brooks Applied Labs: Post-Doc Position for Research Chemist
Brooks Applied Labs (BAL), an analytical laboratory in the Seattle area specializing in trace metals analysis and speciation, has a unique post-doc opportunity available. This position offers the opportunity to work in a commercial laboratory while pursuing individual research related to the analytical chemistry of metals and methods for the speciation of metals.
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AGILENT: Application Engineer
Agilent is seeking an enthusiastic, people-oriented pre-sales Application Scientist. You will closely work with the sales organization across EMEA.
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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 280 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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