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Welcome to the December issue of EVISA's Speciation Newsletter !
Mercury is a global pollutant. In order to reduce mercury release to the environment, an international treaty called "Minamata Convention" has been put in action that entered into force on 16 August 2017 with ratification by over 50 countries. During the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Mercury COP1) that was held from 24-29 September 2017 at the
International Conference Centre in Geneva, delegates were asked to volunteer to have hair samples taken and analyzed for total mercury concentration (THg). The results of the analysis have now been reported (see the news below). The results demonstrate that no region of the world where delegates live is protected from mercury exposure,
We frequently reported about gadolinium. Gadolinium-based contrast agents are used to improve the imaging quality of MRI scans used for medical diagnostics. It was recently reported that small amounts of gadolinium remain in the brain for long times leading to accumulation when GBCA are used repeatedly. It was also reported that linear GBCA show more pronounced retention than macrocyclic ones. Rule makers in Europe, USA and Japan have reacted in different ways to address potential health risks (see the news below).
We thank you all for your interest and your fidelity and we hope that we can meet your expectation also during
the next year.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous Year 2018
Your EVISA team
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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.
New rules for gadolinium-based contrast agents for MRI
The human health related rule makers in Europe, USA and Japan have addressed potential risk resulting from gadolinium retention following administration of gadolinium-based contrast agents used to enhance the diagnostic information value of MRI scans.
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New Study Reveals Dangerous Mercury Levels Among Delegates at Minamata Mercury Convention COP1
Evidence that mercury, a neuro-toxic metal, poses a global health
threat to all was underscored by a report released yesterday summarizing the results of a study analyzing the mercury body burdens among delegates to the world’s first mercury treaty. The study detected mercury levels above health alert thresholds in over half of the global policy decision-makers tested at the first Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention.
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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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ISONOSE: International Conference and Final ISONOSE Workshop
Date: January 8,2018 - January 11,2018
December 15,2017 Registration
ISRANALYTICA 2018
Date: January 23,2018 - January 24,2018
Location: The David Intercontinental Hotel, Tel Aviv, Israel
December 28,2017 Early registration at reduced fee
Pittcon 2018
Date: February 26,2018 - March 1,2018
Location: Orlando, FL, USA
December 1,2017 Submission of late abstracts
February 5,2018 Early registration at reduced fee
ESAS & CANAS 2018 & Anwendertreffen Plasmaspektrometrie
Date: March 20,2018 - March 23,2018
Location: Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) Berlin, Germany
December 13,2017 Extended: Submission of abstracts
December 21,2017 Notification of acceptance
January 10,2018 Early registration
As 2018: The 7th International Congress & Exhibition On “Arsenic In The Environment"
Date: July 1,2018 - July 6,2018
Location: Beijing, China
December 15,2017 Notification of acceptance
December 20,2017 Early registration at reduced fee
January 15,2018 Regular registration
Please do not hesitate to inform us in case that your conference related to speciation analysis is missing in our Agenda.
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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ISONOSE: International Conference and Final ISONOSE Workshop
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Sorèze, France
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08.01.2018 - 11.01.2018
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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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HTC-15: International Symposium on Hyphenated Techniques in Chromatography and Separation Technology
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Cardiff, UK
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24.01.2018 - 26.01.2018
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Pittcon 2018: 69th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy
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Orlando, FL, USA
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26.02.2018 - 01.03.2018
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ESAS & CANAS 2018 & Anwendertreffen Plasmaspektrometrie
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Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) Berlin, Germany
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20.03.2018 - 23.03.2018
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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
Postdoctoral
University of Tasmamia: LA-ICP-MS
The University of Tamania is advertising for a 2-year postdoctoral position in LA-ICPMS.
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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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