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LECO’s advanced analytical instruments are trusted by environmental organizations and laboratories for their exceptional accuracy, precision, and reliability in monitoring and ensuring regulatory compliance across a range of critical environmental applications. Combining cutting-edge spectroscopy, chromatography, and mass spectrometry with intuitive software and robust automation, LECO systems enhance productivity and streamline workflows for high-throughput testing of air, water, wastewater, soil, and sediment. Supported by a team of expert specialists, LECO provides comprehensive solutions and ongoing guidance, making them a valued partner in delivering dependable, regulatory-compliant data for the environmental industry.

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Analysis of Dioxin and Environmental Toxins

Erin Reiner [Ontario Advances] discusses how GCxGC-TOF MS has advanced the capability of labs to separate and study dioxin compounds.
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Analysis of Phytosanitary Products in Surface Water and Groundwater Using GCxGC-TOFMS

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Carbon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen Analysis in Biomass using CHN828

The LECO CHN828 Carbon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen determinator supports the accurate analysis of solid biomass fuels. Determining CHN content helps characterize biomass composition, enabling researchers and energy producers to calculate material and ...
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Characterization of PFAS and Other Pollutants in Household Dust Using GCxGC-HRTOFMS and Spectral Analysis Tools (SAT)

The goal of this work was to develop a methodology for the untargeted analysis of a dust standard reference material (NIST 2585) as well as dust samples collected from household and office settings for both legacy and emerging pollutants. The meth...
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Comprehensive Analysis of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Complex Matrices Using GC with High-Performance TOF-MS

Comprehensive Characterization of Environmental Samples

Peter Haglund [Umeå University] explores two-dimensional gas chromatography techniques in various environmental samples, including house dust, garbage dump leachate, biota (flora and fauna of a given region), and municipal sewage treatment plants.

Dioxin Analysis: Uncovering Pollutants Ignored by Targeted Analyses

Peter Gorst-Allman [LECO] discusses the usage of GCxGC TOF-MS (with the Pegasus BT 4D) to analyze dioxins in samples, in accordance to EPA 1613.
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Discovery Workflow Best Practices for Environmental Contaminants

When you don't know what you're looking for, as is often the case with environmental contaminants and pollutants, the task can seem daunting, but high-resolution TOFMS and GCxGC is a powerful combination for non-target searches. With the tools inc...
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Disinfection Byproducts Water

Environmental Forensic Investigation of Wastewater Applied to Agricultural Fields – What Do We Not Know, and How Do We Find It?

How do we find what we don't specifically look for? This presentation will look at non-target GCxGC for environmental forensics, or exposomic analysis, of wastewater, specifically the semivolatile organic fraction, and what can be done when discov...
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Environmental Non-Targeted Screening: What is in our Air? High-Resolution and Comprehensive Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Ambient Particulate Matter

Joining us from Imperial College London, Dr. Joseph Levermore present his research on 'What is in Our Air? High-Resolution and Comprehensive Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Ambient Particulate Matter in Occupational Environments Across the United Ki...

Exceeding Standard Environmental Method Requirements with GC-TOFMS

Jonathan Byer [LECO] discusses targeted and non-targeted analysis processes, comparing findings against Environmental Protection Agency standardized methods.
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GCxGC-ECD of Organochlorine Pesticides in Cucumber and Tomato

Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids used in Gas Wells in the Eastern United States

Frank Dorman [Penn State University] discusses how time-of-flight mass spectrometry can be used to study fluids involved with hydraulic fracturing, to identify environmental contamination concerns.
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Improving Wastewater Sludge Analysis with LECO TGA

Discover how LECO’s thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) solutions helped VERITAS S.p.A., one of Italy’s largest water treatment utilities, improve accuracy and efficiency in determining total solids (TS) and total volatile solids (TVS) in wastewater ...
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Mass Defect Plots Halogenated Organic Contaminants GC-HRT

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Mega Multi-Analyte Methods and Emerging Pollutants of Concern

Jack Cochran [Restek] discusses the increased peak capacity in two-dimensional comprehensive gas chromatography, examining samples from oil spills and other large pollution events.
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NSF Study Utilizes LECO GCxGC Technology to Identify Source of Oil Sheens Near Deepwater Horizon Site

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Organic Compounds EPA8270 BT-GC-TOFMS

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Organic Compounds Water EPA 525.2 BT-GC-TOFMS