<h4>Technologie pro analýzu obnovitelných paliv: automatizace a komplexní analýza v souladu s normami ISO</h4>Rostoucí poptávka po obnovitelných zdrojích energie zvyšuje význam přesné charakterizace biomasy a biopaliv. Suroviny z biomasy i hotová paliva musí být důkladně analyzovány, aby byla zajištěna jejich kvalita, účinnost a soulad s mezinárodními normami. Analytické přístroje společnosti LECO podporují tyto požadavky prostřednictvím automatizovaných a vysoce spolehlivých analytických technologií.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/TGA_801_Termogravimetricka_analyza_vlhkosti_popela_tekavych_latek_a_ztraty_zihanim_68f16f4bdc.jpg" alt="LECO: Pokročilá charakterizace biopaliv pomocí analytických přístrojů LECO: Termogravimetrický analyzátor TGA801 pro automatizovanou analýzu biopaliv." srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_TGA_801_Termogravimetricka_analyza_vlhkosti_popela_tekavych_latek_a_ztraty_zihanim_68f16f4bdc.jpg 245w," sizes="100vw" width="1164" height="435"><h3>Automatizovaná analýza se systémem LECO TGA801</h3><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.cz/products/1877">Termogravimetrický analyzátor LECO TGA801</a> je určen pro automatické stanovení vlhkosti, obsahu těkavých látek a popela v pevných palivech. Přístroj umožňuje současně analyzovat až 19 vzorků a stanovit všechny tři parametry během jediného automatizovaného měření, čímž zvyšuje efektivitu práce i reprodukovatelnost výsledků.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/LECO_Advancing_Biofuel_Characterization_with_LECO_Analytical_Instrumentation_31e96f1c96.jpg" alt="LECO: Pokročilá charakterizace biopaliv pomocí analytických přístrojů LECO: Systém TGA801 s keramickým otočným zásobníkem a kelímky pro stanovení obsahu těkavých látek podle ISO 18123." srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_LECO_Advancing_Biofuel_Characterization_with_LECO_Analytical_Instrumentation_31e96f1c96.jpg 235w," sizes="100vw" width="860" height="573"><h3>Porovnání s referenčními metodami podle norem ISO</h3>Pro ověření výkonu automatizovaného systému TGA801 byly provedeny srovnávací studie s mezinárodně uznávanými referenčními metodami podle norem ISO. Stanovení vlhkosti bylo porovnáno s normou ISO 18134, stanovení obsahu popela s normou ISO 18122 a stanovení těkavých látek s normou ISO 18123. Tyto normy stanovují přesné teplotní podmínky a analytické postupy, současně však umožňují využití automatizovaných systémů, pokud je prokázáno, že poskytují srovnatelné výsledkyDo porovnání byla zahrnuta široká škála materiálů, včetně dřevních pelet, rašeliny, uhlí, plastů a paliv z odpadů. Výsledky stanovení vlhkosti i obsahu popela získané systémem TGA801 vykázaly velmi vysokou shodu s referenčními metodami podle norem ISO. Tyto výsledky potvrzují, že automatizovaná termogravimetrická analýza poskytuje stejnou spolehlivost jako konvenční postupy, přičemž výrazně zvyšuje produktivitu laboratoře a snižuje nároky na manuální práci.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/LECO_Advancing_Biofuel_Characterization_with_LECO_Analytical_Instrumentation_2_3887128788.jpg" alt="LECO: Pokročilá charakterizace biopaliv pomocí analytických přístrojů LECO: Kelímky používané při manuálním stanovení obsahu těkavých látek podle normy ISO 18123." srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_LECO_Advancing_Biofuel_Characterization_with_LECO_Analytical_Instrumentation_2_3887128788.jpg 172w," sizes="100vw" width="1264" height="1145"><h3>Korelace výsledků stanovení těkavých látek</h3>Při stanovení obsahu těkavých látek vycházejí jak metody podle norem ISO, tak metoda TGA z měření úbytku hmotnosti během stanovené doby při teplotě 900 °C. Metoda TGA však navíc zahrnuje ohřev z teploty používané při stanovení vlhkosti (přibližně 105 °C) na teplotu stanovení těkavých látek. Přestože se tedy postupy v tomto ohledu liší, dosažené výsledky vykázaly vynikající shodu.Testování provedené na dřevních peletách prokázalo silnou lineární závislost mezi výsledky získanými metodou podle normy ISO a metodou TGA s hodnotou koeficientu determinace R² přibližně 0,94. Maximální zjištěná odchylka činila pouze 1,06 %, zatímco průměrný rozdíl mezi oběma metodami dosáhl přibližně 0,1 %. Tyto výsledky potvrzují, že systém TGA801 umožňuje přesné stanovení obsahu těkavých látek u široké škály biomasy i dalších pevných paliv.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/LECO_Advancing_Biofuel_Characterization_with_LECO_Analytical_Instrumentation_2_40f7189cef.jpg" alt="LECO: Pokročilá charakterizace biopaliv pomocí analytických přístrojů LECO: Korelace a porovnání výsledků získaných metodami podle norem ISO a analyzátorem LECO TGA801." srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_LECO_Advancing_Biofuel_Characterization_with_LECO_Analytical_Instrumentation_2_40f7189cef.jpg 172w," sizes="100vw" width="1065" height="967"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/LECO_Advancing_Biofuel_Characterization_with_LECO_Analytical_Instrumentation_1_7519e8e646.jpg" alt="LECO: Pokročilá charakterizace biopaliv pomocí analytických přístrojů LECO: Korelace a porovnání výsledků získaných metodami podle norem ISO a analyzátorem LECO TGA801." srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_LECO_Advancing_Biofuel_Characterization_with_LECO_Analytical_Instrumentation_1_7519e8e646.jpg 228w," sizes="100vw" width="1641" height="1120"><h3>Výhody automatizované analýzy biopaliv</h3><ul><li>Vysoká propustnost díky současné analýze více vzorků.</li><li>Plně automatizované pracovní postupy s minimálními nároky na obsluhu.</li><li>Integrované stanovení vlhkosti, obsahu popela a těkavých látek v jednom měření.</li><li>Vysoká reprodukovatelnost a konzistentní výsledky.</li><li>Výborná shoda s referenčními metodami podle norem ISO bez nutnosti dodatečné kalibrace.</li><li>Vyšší bezpečnost dat a efektivnější laboratorní provoz.</li><li>Vhodné pro výzkumné laboratoře, kontrolu kvality v průmyslu i certifikaci paliv.</li></ul><h3>Automatizujte svou laboratoř ještě dnes</h3>Analytické přístroje LECO představují komplexní řešení pro moderní charakterizaci biomasy a biopaliv. Od stanovení výhřevnosti a elementárního složení až po analýzu tavitelnosti popela a automatizovanou analýzu poskytují tyto technologie rychlé, spolehlivé a reprodukovatelné výsledky pro vědecký výzkum i průmyslovou výrobu.Systém TGA801 ukazuje, jak může automatizace výrazně zvýšit efektivitu laboratorních analýz při zachování shody s referenčními metodami podle norem ISO. Integrací stanovení vlhkosti, obsahu popela a těkavých látek do jediného automatizovaného pracovního postupu snižuje nároky na obsluhu, zvyšuje propustnost laboratoře a současně přispívá ke zlepšení kvality analytických dat.S pokračujícím rozvojem obnovitelných zdrojů energie budou pokročilé analytické systémy i nadále hrát klíčovou roli při zajišťování kvality paliv, plnění regulačních požadavků a podpoře inovací v oblasti udržitelné energetiky. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.cz/products/1877">Objevte možnosti systému LECO TGA801</a>.

Pokročilá charakterizace biopaliv pomocí analytických přístrojů LECO

<h3>Máte skvělý výzkum v oblasti analytické chemie a je vám do 30 let? Pak zbystřete!</h3>V rámci nadcházejícího <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lcms.cz/events/1297">78. Sjezdu chemiků</a>, který se uskuteční 7.–10. září 2026 na půdě Univerzity Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem, se opět otevírá jedinečná příležitost pro mladé vědce a vědkyně: Cena SHIMADZU 2026.Tato prestižní soutěž je určena autorům a autorkám prací, kteří ve svém výzkumu využívají:<ul><li>separační analytické metody</li><li>spektrální metody</li><li>hmotnostní spektrometrii</li></ul>💡 Soutěž je otevřená i pro nečleny České společnosti chemické (ČSCh)! Přihlásit se může opravdu každý mladý talent do 30 let. A pokud se probojujete na stupně vítězů, máme pro vás skvělý bonus navíc.<h4>Proč se přihlásit a co můžete vyhrát?&nbsp;</h4>Odborná porota vybere 10 finalistů, kteří dostanou prostor představit své výsledky v samostatné sekci sjezdu. Na tři nejlepší prezentace čekají finanční odměny doprovázené plnou úhradou ročního členského poplatku (platí pro soutěžící nečleny ČSCh):<blockquote>🥇 1. místo: 800 EUR + roční poplatek za členství v ČSCh hrazený společností Shimadzu🥈 2. místo: 600 EUR + roční poplatek za členství v ČSCh hrazený společností Shimadzu🥉 3. místo: 400 EUR + roční poplatek za členství v ČSCh hrazený společností Shimadzu</blockquote>Nenechte si ujít šanci nastartovat svou vědeckou kariéru, získat cennou zpětnou vazbu a stát se součástí chemické komunity.<blockquote>📌 Kompletní podmínky soutěže, informace k registraci a podrobnosti o celém programu najdete přímo na <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sjezd78.csch.cz/">webu konference</a></blockquote>Těšíme se na vaše inovativní práce a prezentace!<h4>Výsledky Ceny Shimadzu na <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lcms.cz/events/817">77. Zjazde Chemikov 2025</a></h4><h5>1. místo Tatiana Buchlová&nbsp;</h5><ul><li>Sól-gélové spojivá pre tlačené kompozitné biochar/TiO₂ protielektródy v interiérových farbivom senzibilizovaných solárnych článkoch</li></ul><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/Chem_Zi_Zlava_Anna_Vicankova_Tatiana_Buchlova_Monika_Jerigova_Lubomir_a8523253b3.jpg" alt="ChemZi: Zleva Anna Vičánková, Tatiana Buchlová, Monika Jerigová, Ľubomír Švorc" srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_Chem_Zi_Zlava_Anna_Vicankova_Tatiana_Buchlova_Monika_Jerigova_Lubomir_a8523253b3.jpg 233w," sizes="100vw" width="739" height="494"><h5>2. místo Lucie Pražáková</h5><ul><li>Monitorování degradace léčiv: srovnání on-line a off-line přístupu</li></ul><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/Chem_Zi_Zlava_Anna_Vicankova_Lucie_Prazakova_Monika_Jerigova_Lubomir_cb62d1e172.jpg" alt="ChemZi: Zleva Anna Vičánková, Lucie Pražáková, Monika Jerigová, Ľubomír Švorc" srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_Chem_Zi_Zlava_Anna_Vicankova_Lucie_Prazakova_Monika_Jerigova_Lubomir_cb62d1e172.jpg 235w," sizes="100vw" width="553" height="367"><h5>3. místo Martina Illášová</h5><ul><li>Analýza miery rozložiteľnosti vlhčených utierok</li></ul><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/Chem_Zi_Zlava_Monika_Jerigova_Anna_Vicankova_Martina_Illasova_Lubomir_6055a0dbb4.jpg" alt="ChemZi: Zleva Monika Jerigová, Anna Vičánková, Martina Illášová, Ľubomír Švorc" srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_Chem_Zi_Zlava_Monika_Jerigova_Anna_Vicankova_Martina_Illasova_Lubomir_6055a0dbb4.jpg 234w," sizes="100vw" width="640" height="426">

Cena Shimadzu na Sjezdu chemiků 2026

<h4>Nový enzymatický přístroj pro měření nealkoholických nápojů z kategorie 0,0 % alkoholu s přesností Anton Paar</h4>Trh s nealkoholickými nápoji roste rychleji než kdy dříve a spolu s ním rostou i požadavky na přesnou kontrolu obsahu alkoholu ve výrobě. Nový <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://icpms.cz/products/2453">Enzymatic Reader</a> od společnosti Anton Paar umožňuje rychlé a vysoce selektivní ověření koncentrace alkoholu v rozmezí 0,000 až 0,050 % v/v – přesně tam, kde rozhoduje každá tisícina procenta.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/Anton_Paar_Enzymatic_Reader_Digitalni_meric_etanolu_4_ab73615ef2.jpg" alt="Anton Paar: Enzymatic Reader Digitální měřič etanolu" srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_Anton_Paar_Enzymatic_Reader_Digitalni_meric_etanolu_4_ab73615ef2.jpg 234w," sizes="100vw" width="2400" height="1600">Díky kombinaci jednorázových enzymatických senzorových proužků a rychlého elektronického vyhodnocení získáte spolehlivé výsledky za méně než čtyři minuty.Bez kalibrace, bez čištění a bez použití toxických chemikálií. Enzymatic Reader lze snadno integrovat do měřicích systémů Anton Paar pro stanovení více než 50 parametrů a využívat automatizované zpracování dat s úplnou sledovatelností výsledků.Zjednodušte kontrolu kvality, snižte nároky na obsluhu a zajistěte, že vaše produkty splňují legislativní požadavky i očekávání zákazníků.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/Anton_Paar_Enzymatic_Reader_Digitalni_meric_etanolu_3_bbf90851c0.jpg" alt="Anton Paar: Enzymatic Reader Digitální měřič etanolu" srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/thumbnail_Anton_Paar_Enzymatic_Reader_Digitalni_meric_etanolu_3_bbf90851c0.jpg 234w," sizes="100vw" width="2400" height="1600"><blockquote><h5> Kontaktujte nás pro více informací</h5><ul><li>CZ: Ing. Veronika Mrňová (veronika.mrnova@anton-paar.com)</li><li>SK: Ing. Pavol Frič (pavol.fric@anton-paar.com)</li></ul></blockquote>

Nový enzymatický přístroj pro měření nealkoholických nápojů od Anton Paar

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Anton Paar vyvíjí, vyrábí a distribuuje vysoce přesné laboratorní přístroje a procesní měřicí systémy a nabízí uživatelsky specifická řešení automatizace a robotizace.

Anton Paar

Pomůžeme Vám nalézt vhodné zařízení pro tepelnou analýzu, metalografii nebo hmotnostní spektrometrii a poskytneme Vám školení, aplikační podporu a servis, který potřebujete k udržení chodu laboratoře na nejvyšší možné úrovni.

LECO

Naším posláním je šířit informace o produktech firmy Shimadzu v oblasti instrumentálních analytických přístrojů, přístrojů pro testování materiálů a speciálních přístrojů pro life science, jejich prodej a následně - instalace, zaškolení, záruční a pozáruční servis, ověřování a validace a aplikační podpora.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific

Extracting the full potential of trace elemental analysis instrumentation to meet regulatory, compliance and performance requirements: Part 1 ICP-OES
Join this virtual demonstration of the Thermo Scientific iCAP PRO Series ICP-OES to learn how to easily meet and surpass regulatory requirements for your trace elemental analysis. In this online seminar we will focus on three key markets and demonstrate how the hardware and software of the iCAP PRO enhance performance and simplify your analysis.
The three markets covered are: 
Environmental – Discover how enhanced detector capabilities and optical design allow class leading detection limits and speed of analysis to be achieved. Comprehensive quality control features within the software simplify data validation. 
Precious metals – With its new vertical torch design and higher resolution camera, better robustness and signal stability are obtained with the iCAP PRO. Automated interelement interference workflows with customizable limits add enhanced accuracy and flexibility for your analysis. 
Wear metals and lubricants – Improved system robustness and speed of analysis enable longer run times between maintenance for oil-based samples. 
This online seminar will conclude with a short panel discussion around the new regulations within each market and how the instrument hardware and software features future-proof your laboratory. 
Learning points:
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<li>Discover how the new hardware of the iCAP PRO provides you with class leading performance.
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<li>Learn about modern software tools to integrate this technology into your routine analysis and simplify compliance with market regulations.
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<li>Find out how instruments from Thermo Fisher Scientific future-proof your lab, preparing you for stricter regulations with ever decreasing limits of detection, higher accuracy and better stability requirements.
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</ul>
Who should attend? 
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<li>Laboratory managers and analysts who work with ICP-OES systems. 
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<li>Analysts who want to learn about the latest technology. 
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<li>Laboratory leaders who want to leverage the full potential of their instrument.
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Presenter: Matthew Gregory (Specialist, Sales Support, TEA &amp; DIA, UK &amp; Ireland, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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After graduating from the University of Surrey with an MChem in Chemistry, Matthew has gained 15 years experience of trace elemental analysis in industry, working in environmental and precious metal research laboratories. In 2018 Matthew joined Thermo Fisher Scientific as an Applications Specialist for the Trace Elemental Analysis product range in the UK and Ireland.
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Presenter: Niel Williams (Specialist, Sales Support, TEA &amp; DIA, UK &amp; Ireland, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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After graduating in 2014, Niel first joined Teledyne Advanced Chemistry systems as an applications specialist and later technical sales specialist. In 2019, he took the role of applications specialist for the Trace Elemental Analysis product range in the UK and Ireland at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Niel holds a BSc in Geology and Planetary science and a PhD in Isotope Geochemistry from the University of Manchester.
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Presenter: Simon Nelms (Product Marketing Manager TEA, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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Simon joined Thermo Fisher Scientific in 1996 as an applications specialist for ICP-MS, before taking a 2-year postdoctoral sabbatical at IRMM in Belgium. He re-joined the company in 2000 and in 2014 moved into Regional Marketing for the EMEA area. Simon has recently joined the Product Marketing team, covering trace elemental analysis accessories and software.
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Thermo Scientific: ICP-OES Educational Webinar

ICP-OES Educational Webinar

How to easily meet and surpass regulatory requirements for your trace elemental analysis.

Extracting the full potential of trace elemental analysis instrumentation to meet regulatory, compliance and performance requirements - Part 2 ICP-MS
Join this virtual demonstration of the Thermo Scientific™ iCAP™ RQ ICP-MS to learn how to easily meet and surpass regulatory requirements for your trace elemental analysis. In this online seminar we will focus on three key markets and demonstrate how the hardware and software of the iCAP RQ enhance performance and simplify your analysis.
The three markets covered are: 
Clinical research – Analyse difficult matrices with ease with enhanced system robustness and matrix tolerance. Advanced quality control features within the software simplify data validation. 
Environmental – Discover how the new ceramic PLUS torch enables improved performance and robustness. Find out about how to improve sample turnaround and validate large data sets quickly. 
Pharmaceutical – Learn how the tools in the Thermo Scientific Qtegra ISDS software enable full compliance with the requirements of regulatory frameworks such as the US FDA 21 CFR Part 11. 
This online seminar will conclude with a short panel discussion around the new regulations within each market and how the instrument hardware and software features future-proof your laboratory. 
Learning points:
<ul>
<li>Discover how the Thermo Scientific™ iCAP™ RQ hardware features provide you with class leading sensitivity, detection limits and stability. 
</li>
<li>Learn about how the latest software tools enable integration of this technology into your routine analysis and simplify compliance with your market regulations. 
</li>
<li>Find out how instruments from Thermo Fisher Scientific future-proof your lab, preparing you for stricter regulations with ever decreasing limits of detection, higher accuracy and better stability requirements.
</li>
</ul>
Who should attend? 
<ul>
<li>Laboratory managers and analysts who work with ICP-MS systems. 
</li>
<li>Analysts who want to learn about the latest technology. 
</li>
<li>Laboratory leaders who want to leverage the full potential of their instrument.
</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
Presenter: Matthew Gregory (Specialist, Sales Support, TEA &amp; DIA, UK &amp; Ireland, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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After graduating from the University of Surrey with an MChem in Chemistry, Matthew has gained 15 years’ experience of trace elemental analysis in industry, working in environmental and precious metal research laboratories. In 2018 Matthew joined Thermo Fisher Scientific as an Applications Specialist for the Trace Elemental Analysis product range in the UK and Ireland.
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Presenter: Niel Williams (Specialist, Sales Support, TEA &amp; DIA, UK &amp; Ireland, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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After graduating in 2014, Niel first joined Teledyne Advanced Chemistry systems as an applications specialist and later technical sales specialist. In 2019, he took the role of applications specialist for the Trace Elemental Analysis product range in the UK and Ireland at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Niel holds a BSc in Geology and Planetary science and a PhD in Isotope Geochemistry from the University of Manchester.
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Presenter: Simon Nelms (Product Marketing Manager TEA, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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Simon joined Thermo Fisher Scientific in 1996 as an applications specialist for ICP-MS, before taking a 2-year postdoctoral sabbatical at IRMM in Belgium. He re-joined the company in 2000 and in 2014 moved into Regional Marketing for the EMEA area. Simon has recently joined the Product Marketing team, covering trace elemental analysis accessories and software.
</blockquote>

Thermo Scientific: ICP-MS Educational Webinar

ICP-MS Educational Webinar

Extracting the full potential of trace elemental analysis instrumentation to meet regulatory, compliance and performance requirements: Part 3 Triple quadrupole ICP-MS
Join this virtual demonstration of the Thermo Scientific™ iCAP™ TQe/TQ ICP-MS to learn how to easily meet and surpass regulatory requirements for your trace elemental analysis. In this online seminar we will focus on three key markets and demonstrate how the hardware and software of the iCAP TQe/TQ enhance performance and simplify your analysis.
The three markets covered are: 
Clinical research – Obtain high accuracy results in complex samples with reaction cell technology. 
Water analysis – Discover how to run a complete analytical suite using oxygen reaction cell mode only. Find out about how to improve sample turnaround time and validate large data sets quickly. 
Food and beverage – Learn how to improve detection limits for key elements such as As and Se by utilizing reaction cell chemistry. 
This online seminar will conclude with a short panel discussion around the new regulations within each market and how the instrument hardware and software features future-proof your laboratory. 
Learning points:
<ul>
<li>Discover how the Thermo Scientific iCAP TQe/TQ hardware features provide you with enhanced interference removal. 
</li>
<li>Learn how optimised software tools enable triple quadrupole technology to be easily integrated into both routine and research analysis. 
</li>
<li>Find out how instruments from Thermo Fisher Scientific future-proof your lab, preparing you for stricter regulations with ever decreasing limits of detection, higher accuracy and better stability requirements.
</li>
</ul>
Who should attend? 
<ul>
<li>Laboratory managers and analysts who have specific analytical challenges with interferences. 
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<li>Researchers who want to be ready for future challenges in trace elemental analysis. 
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<li>Laboratory leaders who want to leverage the full potential of their instrument.
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Presenter: Matthew Gregory (Specialist, Sales Support, TEA &amp; DIA, UK &amp; Ireland, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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After graduating from the University of Surrey with an MChem in Chemistry, Matthew has gained 15 years’ experience of trace elemental analysis in industry, working in environmental and precious metal research laboratories. In 2018 Matthew joined Thermo Fisher Scientific as an Applications Specialist for the Trace Elemental Analysis product range in the UK and Ireland.
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Presenter: Niel Williams (Specialist, Sales Support, TEA &amp; DIA, UK &amp; Ireland, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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After graduating in 2014, Niel first joined Teledyne Advanced Chemistry systems as an applications specialist and later technical sales specialist. In 2019, he took the role of applications specialist for the Trace Elemental Analysis product range in the UK and Ireland at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Niel holds a BSc in Geology and Planetary science and a PhD in Isotope Geochemistry from the University of Manchester.
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Presenter: Simon Nelms (Product Marketing Manager TEA, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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Simon joined Thermo Fisher Scientific in 1996 as an applications specialist for ICP-MS, before taking a 2-year postdoctoral sabbatical at IRMM in Belgium. He re-joined the company in 2000 and in 2014 moved into Regional Marketing for the EMEA area. Simon has recently joined the Product Marketing team, covering trace elemental analysis accessories and software.
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Thermo Scientific: Triple quadrupole ICP-MS Educational Webinar

Triple quadrupole ICP-MS Educational Webinar

How the hardware and software of the iCAP TQe/TQ enhance performance and simplify your analysis.

In this two-part webinar series, the sources of interferences in ICP-OES and ICP-MS and how to identify them will be described.
Software approaches for correcting interfered results which each technique will be presented and the latest instrumental developments for minimizing interference problems will also be discussed.
Interferences are a well-known problem in both inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and ICP–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). They can be subdivided into three main types: chemical, physical, and spectral.
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<li>Chemical interferences are caused by differences in the way sample and calibration solution matrices behave in the plasma, resulting in changes in atomization and ionization that are dependent on the matrix composition of the sample. An example of this type of interference is the enhancement effect (which causes falsely high results) observed on both atom and ion signals for elements such as arsenic and selenium, when carbon is present in the samples but not the calibration solutions.
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<li>Physical interferences are also caused by matrix differences between samples and calibration solutions. Examples of this type of interference include signal suppression (due to high amounts of easily ionized elements, such as sodium, in the samples), drift and signal variability from sample to sample caused by, for example, changes in nebulization efficiency as a result of viscosity differences between samples. These interferences can cause reported results to be either too high or too low if they are not properly corrected for.
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<li>The last, and most challenging, type of interference is spectral interference. For ICP-OES, these are observed as either direct or partial emission wavelength overlaps on the signals of target analytes from other elements or molecular species in the sample. For ICP-MS, spectral interferences from other elements in the sample appear as either direct (from singly charged ions) or half-mass (from doubly charged ions) overlaps on the target ion isotope signals. With ICP-OES, spectral interferences, like physical interferences, can cause falsely high or falsely low results. With ICP-MS, the overlaps caused by interfering signals generate false positive signals, but if incorrect mathematical corrections are applied to the data, falsely low results can also be reported.
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Key learning objectives
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<li>Understand what types of interferences exist in ICP-OES and ICP-MS and how they affect your results.
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<li>Learn strategies for identifying and managing these interferences.
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<li>Find out how innovations in hardware help reduce interferences, improve accuracy, and remove the need to re-run samples.
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<li>Discover how intelligent software tools enable easier, interference-free method development.
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Part 1
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Presenter: Matthew Cassap (Product Marketing Manager (AAS and ICP-OES) Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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Presenter: Dr. Sukanya Sengupta (Application Specialist Trace Elemental Analysis Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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Part 2
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Presenter: Dr. Daniel Kutscher (Product Marketing Specialist Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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Presenter: Dr. Simon Nelms (Product Marketing Manager Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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Thermo Scientific: ICP-OES and ICP-MS Interferences explained

ICP-OES and ICP-MS Interferences explained

The sources of interferences in ICP-OES and ICP-MS and how to identify them.

The issue of spectral interferences in quadrupole ICP-MS and the negative effects these have on trace element data accuracy and detection limits has been known since the early days of the technology.
During the 1990’s, the advent of collision cell technology enabled significant reduction of a range of the most well-known interferences, such as ArO (on Fe), ArCl (on As) and ArAr (on Se) to be achieved, but challenges, such as doubly-charged ion and isobaric (same isotope mass) overlap interference, remained. The development of triple quadrupole ICP-MS in the last few years has provided a solution to these challenges by enabling much more selective interference control. With triple quadrupole instruments, this selectivity is achieved through a combination of mass pre-filtering prior to the collision cell of the instrument and use of reactive gases, such as oxygen, hydrogen and ammonia in the cell, to remove interferences via chemical reactions. In part 1 of this this 2-part webinar series, the theory and practice of triple quadrupole ICP-MS in comparison to single quadrupole ICP-MS will first be presented. The focus of the presentation will then move on to the performance of a new, workhorse instrument that utilises only He and O2 collision / reaction cell gases to remove the most commonly encountered interferences, the Thermo Scientific™ iCAP™ TQe triple quadrupole ICP-MS.
Key takeaways from the webinar:
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<li>What performance advantages triple quadrupole ICP-MS offers over single quadrupole instruments
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<li>Which elements benefit from the enhanced interference removal capabilities of triple quadrupole technology
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<li>What range of instruments are available for meeting the demands of both high throughput, day-to-day applications and research studies
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Who should attend:
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<li>Analysts working in the area of elemental analysis
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<li>Laboratory managers looking to improve their trace element data accuracy
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<li>Research academics and students who need more flexible ICP-MS technology for removing elemental interferences and reducing detection limits
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Presenter: Matthew Gregory (Sales Support Specialist, Trace Elemental Analysis, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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After graduating from the University of Surrey with an MChem in Chemistry, Matthew has gained 15 years’ experience of trace elemental analysis in industry, working in environmental and precious metal research laboratories. In 2018 Matthew joined Thermo Fisher Scientific as an Applications Specialist for the Trace Elemental Analysis product range in the UK and Ireland.
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Thermo Scientific: iCAP TQe ICP-MS: For samples where single quadrupole performance isn’t enough

iCAP TQe ICP-MS: For samples where single quadrupole performance isn’t enough

Theory and practice of triple quadrupole ICP-MS in comparison to single quadrupole ICP-MS.

For samples where single quadrupole performance isn’t enough

In part 1 of this 2-part webinar series, the theory and practice of triple quadrupole ICP-MS in comparison to single quadrupole ICP-MS was presented and our new iCAP™ TQe triple quadrupole ICP-MS was introduced.
The iCAP TQe offers enhanced removal of the most commonly encountered interferences, such as argon based polyatomic species and doubly charged rare earth element interferences, using only helium and oxygen collision / reaction cell gases. However, there are some interferences (such as GdO (on Yb) and PtH (on Au)) that cannot be fully eliminated with just helium and oxygen cell gases and for these interferences the even more reactive gas, ammonia, is required. There are also some applications, such as measurement of 40Ca (which is strongly interfered by 40Ar) that benefit from the use of hydrogen cell gas. In part 2 of this webinar series, the capabilities of our fully flexible triple quadrupole ICP-MS, the Thermo Scientific™ iCAP™ TQ for removing more complex and challenging interferences will be described and results for selected applications that require use of hydrogen and ammonia cell gases will be presented.
Key takeaways from the webinar:
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<li>What performance advantages triple quadrupole ICP-MS offers over single quadrupole instruments
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<li>Which elements benefit from the enhanced interference removal capabilities of triple quadrupole technology
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<li>What range of instruments are available for meeting the demands of both high throughput, day-to-day applications and research studies
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Who should attend? 
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<li>Analysts working in the area of elemental analysis
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<li>Laboratory managers looking to improve their trace element data accuracy
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<li>Research academics and students who need more flexible ICP-MS technology for removing elemental interferences and reducing detection limits
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Presenter: Niel Williams (Application Specialist, Trace Elemental Analysis, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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Niel graduated from the University of Manchester with a degree in Geology and planetary science and a PhD in Isotope Cosmochemistry. Following on from this Niel worked for Teledyne Advanced Chemistry systems as an applications specialist specialising in Laser Ablation and liquid sample introduction systems. In 2019 Niel joined Thermo Fisher Scientific as an applications specialist for the Trace Elemental Analysis product range in the UK and Ireland.
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Thermo Scientific: iCAP TQ ICP-MS: For samples where even the iCAP TQe capabilities aren’t enough

iCAP TQ ICP-MS: For samples where even the iCAP TQe capabilities aren’t enough

Capabilities of our fully flexible triple quadrupole ICP-MS, the Thermo Scientific™ iCAP™ TQ for removing more complex and challenging interferences.

For samples where the iCAP TQe capabilities aren’t enough

The analysis of elemental contaminants and impurities, especially toxic metals, is typically done in the inorganic analysis laboratory, operating inductively coupled plasma–optical emission (ICP-OES) or mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) instruments.
Although sample preparation and the elimination of interferences are often the most obvious challenges, the role of software is often underestimated when considering opportunities to improve the overall performance of the laboratory. Important challenges are often related to effective operator cross-training between different instruments, batch setup, data evaluation and compliance with data security regulations like 21 CFR Part 11/EU Annex 11. The Thermo Scientific Qtegra Intelligent Scientific Data Solution™ is an instrument agnostic software platform controlling a wide range of instruments, such as ICP-OES, ICP-MS and MC-ICP-MS. With its user centric architecture and range of plug-ins, it brings together a wide range of hardware accessories and applications into a well-structured workflow.
This webinar will highlight the key role that software plays in a modern and integrated laboratory for elemental analysis. Attend and learn how the challenges can be easily overcome.
Key learning objectives
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<li>Discover how cross-platform software can help you be more efficient in the modern inorganic laboratory
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<li>See how compliance can be easily achieved without requiring any additional software
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<li>Understand how software can leverage the full potential of your instrument
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<li>Learn how data visualization can help you to streamline processes and deliver results faster
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Who should register
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<li>Analysts operating multiple instruments for the analysis of trace elements
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<li>Operators handling large sets of data and expected to deliver results quickly
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<li>Lab leaders in search of new solutions for efficiency and compliance
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Presenter: Dr. Daniel Kutscher (Product Marketing Specialist, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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After graduating with a degree in chemistry in 2007, Dr. Daniel Kutscher obtained his PhD from the University of Oviedo in 2011. In the same year he joined Thermo Fisher Scientific in his role as Application Specialist for ICP-MS and joined the Marketing team in 2018.
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Presenter: Julian Wills (Software and Accessories Product Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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Julian Wills applies his ICP-MS experience in the development of innovative software solutions from Thermo Scientific as well as in collaboration with its partners in trace elemental analysis.
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Thermo Scientific: Streamlining Your Elemental Analysis Workflow Using Innovative Software Tools

Streamlining Your Elemental Analysis Workflow Using Innovative Software Tools

Key role that software plays in a modern and integrated laboratory for elemental analysis.

Streamlining Your Elemental Analysis Workflow

Characterization of geological materials, including elemental composition, chemical speciation, and phase determination, is of primary importance for assessing their natural resources as well as their exploration, beneficiation, and extraction processes for industrial needs.
X-ray techniques, including X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), have long been essential tools in geological research. Due to the relatively quick and simple sample preparation, XRF has become the technique of choice for the analysis of rocks and minerals. New generations of XRF analyzers also permit analysis of small spots down to 0.5 mm as well as mapping of a selected area of a sample. These new possibilities open up the XRF technique to heterogeneous samples where segregations, defects, or inclusions can now be determined. Coupling these capabilities with standard-less analysis allows quantification of up to 79 elements of the periodic table on selected points or areas of the sample. On the other hand, XRD measurements of crystalline materials in combination with Rietveld refinement is widely recognized as the most powerful method for quantitative crystalline-phase analysis.
Deriving chemical and structural information from the fundamental vibrations of molecular bonds, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy also find many applications in geosciences research, including identification of minerals and their polymorphic forms, differentiation from other organic and inorganic materials, qualitative and quantitative determination of structural incorporated molecules and defects, characterization of thermal maturity, etc.
In this presentation, several real-world geological applications using X-ray and vibrational spectroscopic techniques will be presented. The complementarity of different analytical techniques will also be discussed.
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Presenter: Christopher Shaffer (Business Development Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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Chris is the Business Development Manager for the Thermo Fisher Scientific Bulk Element Analysis (BEA) Division (x-ray diffraction, x-ray fluorescence and optical emission spectroscopy). He has been with the BEA business since 2007. After graduating from college, Chris started his career at the Ferro Corporation managing an analytical laboratory, where he first learned the techniques of x-ray diffraction (XRD) and x-ray fluorescence (XRF). Chris left Ferro to join Thermo Fisher Scientific as an XRF applications specialist for North America. In 2011, he moved to Switzerland to become the product manager for the newly launched Thermo Scientific™ ARL™ Perform’X XRF. In 2013, Chris moved back to North America as Latin American business manager for the BEA group and in 2017, he moved to his current position.
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Presenter: Rui Chen (Applications Manager, Spectroscopy, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
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Dr. Rui Chen obtained his Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from the University of Alberta, Canada, followed by an Alberta Ingenuity Postdoctoral fellowship. Rui has extensive experience in a wide range of analytical techniques including chromatography, mass spectrometry, and vibrational spectroscopy. Currently, he is the senior manager of the applications team at Thermo Fisher Scientific supporting vibrational spectroscopy, optical emission spectroscopy, x-ray fluorescence, x-ray diffraction, extrusion, and rheology product lines.
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Thermo Scientific: Geological Applications Using XRF, XRD and Vibrational Spectroscopy

Geological Applications Using XRF, XRD and Vibrational Spectroscopy

Several real-world geological applications using X-ray and vibrational spectroscopic techniques.

Geological Applications Using XRF, XRD

To reconstruct the evolution of the Earth and life over geologic timescales, scientists need accurate and precise analytical methods with high sample throughput.
Using elemental abundances and isotopic ratios of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur and hydrogen, key information can be unlocked from geoscience samples. By attending this webinar, you will get an introduction to the answers provided by geosciences samples and why scientists use elemental analysis and IRMS to find those answers.
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Presenter: Dr. Eva Stueeken (Lecturer, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews)
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Eva obtained a BSc in Geosciences &amp; Astrophysics at Jacobs University in Bremen, Germany, in 2004 and a PhD in Geochemistry and Astrobiology at the University of Washington in Seattle, USA, in 2014. Under a NASA postdoctoral fellowship, she then moved to the University of California Riverside, USA, for two-and-a-half years before joining the University of St Andrews in Scotland, UK, as an independent research fellow in 2017. In 2020, she took up at lecturer position in geochemistry at the University of St Andrews. Eva’s research focuses on the evolution of biogeochemical cycles over Earth history. She combines field geology with geochemical analyses and experiments to reconstruct past life and environments and to investigate linkages between volcanic processes and Earth’s biosphere. Abundances and isotopic ratios of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur and hydrogen – the main ingredients for life – are one of her major analytical tools. Examples of current projects include the storage of nitrogen in continental crust, the production of organic matter in lightning reactions, and the impact of ore-forming fluids on past oceans. Eva is currently supervising two PhD students and has published numerous publications in international journals.
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Thermo Scientific: Unlocking Information from Geological Samples with Carbon, Nitrogen, Sulfur and Hydrogen

Unlocking Information from Geological Samples with Carbon, Nitrogen, Sulfur and Hydrogen

Introduction to the answers provided by geosciences samples and why scientists use elemental analysis and IRMS to find those answers.

Unlocking Information from Geological Samples with Carbon

We present the first nitrogen isotopic and trace element analyses from during a “Snowball Earth” glaciation, and suggest they indicate oxidative continental weathering and mildly oxygenated marine waters.
Specifically, we measured three sections of the Ghaub formation, which is the Marinoan glacial unit in northern Namibia. The Marinoan is the second of two Cryogenian Snowball Earth glaciations.
In all sections, we analyzed δ15N values and redox sensitive trace elements, including U, V, and Mo. All measured units are from a marginal marine environment. Two sections are synglacial; one composed of detritial siliciclastics and one of detrital carbonate, both with a minor clay fraction. The third section was deposited during the terminal deglaciation and is comformably overlain by the basal Ediacarab Keilberg cap dolostone.
Trace element data demonstrate two key observations. First, the presence of trace elements in a marine setting is consistent with delivery from the continents via oxic weathering. Active weathering occurred on the continents during Snowball Earth. Secondly, enrichments are consistent with mildly oxygenated subglacial ocean waters.
δ15N values from both synglacial sections range from +1 to +3‰, consistent with small but persistent volumes of oxygenated water. Most dissolved N was NH4+ from N-fixing (δ15N =0‰), with small reservoirs of NO3-. Denitrification of NO3- enriched the oceanic N isotopes a few per mil. An increase in oxygenated water during the deglaciation was accompanied by increased NO3- and denitrification, causing δ15N values to increase to near modern levels. Deglacial values are thus more enriched, between +3 to +5‰.
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Presenter: Dr. Ben Johnson (Assistant Professor, Iowa State University)
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Ben is a geologist and geochemist with broad interests that span Earth History and Earth System Science. He uses a variety of rock archives, including chemical sediments, glacial tills, and igneous rocks as records of the interactions between life, the oceans, the atmosphere, and the solid Earth over deep time. He uses field work, analytical and isotope geochemistry, and numerical modeling to investigate deep time questions about Earth history. He is also interested in astrobiology and planetary science!
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Thermo Scientific: Oxygen and Nitrogen Under the Ice: Trace Elements and δ15N Evidence for Oxic Weathering and Oxygenated Waters During the Snowball Earth Marinoan Glaciation, Ghaub Formation, Namibia

Oxygen and Nitrogen Under the Ice: Trace Elements and δ15N Evidence for Oxic Weathering and Oxygenated Waters During the Snowball Earth Marinoan Glaciation, Ghaub Formation, Namibia

The first nitrogen isotopic and trace element analyses from during a “Snowball Earth” glaciation, and suggest they indicate oxidative continental weathering.