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European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry 2013 and Plasma Award

22 Feb 2013

As you already know if you are following us on twitter, the European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry 2013 was held on February 10 – 15, 2012 in Krakow, Poland. The conference, chaired by JAAS Editorial Board member Joanna Szpunar and co-chaired by Pawel Koscielniak, was very successful, as approximately 500 participants presented 26 invited lectures, 100 oral contributions and more than 220 posters, while more than 25 companies participated in the exhibition. Moreover, several excellent workshops were organised.

Among the highlights of the conference, in addition to the excellent social events where all participants could appreciate the hospitality of Polish people, the Opening ceremony in which JAAS Editorial Board member Norbert Jakubowski received the 2013 European Award for Plasma Spectrochemistry has to be featured. The laureate presented his excellent work on Development of ICP-MS based methods for label free detection of (semi)metals in single cells. Congratulations, Norbert!

JAAS sponsored a poster Award consisting in one personal electronic subscription to JAAS, an iPod Nano and a certificate, and the winner was Georgia Sanabria for her work on an Alternative method for fast and precise Pb isotope ratio determination in crude oil, asphaltenes kerogen and sedimentary rocks by GC-MC-ICPMS, coauthored by Christophe Pécheyran, Sylvain Berail, Olivier F.X. Donard from CNRS / Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour. Congratulations!

We would like to remind you that there is a JAAS Themed Issue devoted to this conference. If you want to submit a work that was presented in Krakow, please remember that the deadline for submission is April 1st, 2013.

Finally, the next Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry will be hosted in Amelia Island (Florida), chaired by JAAS Advisory Board Member Ramon Barnes.

The Chair, Joanna Szpunar and JAAS Editor, May Copsey

Dr. Norbert Jakuboswki, Plasma Award laureate

JAAS poster Award

Night in Krakow

Hot plasma party

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JAAS issue 3 now online

15 Feb 2013

By Rebecca Brodie, Deputy Editor.

Quétel et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 320

We have two covers in this latest issue of JAAS and they will both be free to read for 6 weeks. On the outside front cover is work from Christophe Quetel and colleagues at the EC – Joint Research Centre – Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements in Belgium. They have been testing the limits of strontium isotope ration measurements using MC-ICPMS.

Isotope ratio measurements by MC-ICPMS below 10 μL min⁻¹ under continuous sample flow conditions. Exploring the limits with strontium
E. Paredes, D. Goitom Asfaha and C. R. Quétel
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 320-326
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30209H

Hu et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 334

On the inside front cover we have an image from Wuhan University, China, where Bin Hu and colleagues have been looking at the speciation of selenium in cells. This type of elemental speciation work is important for metallomics research.

Speciation of selenium in cells by HPLC-ICP-MS after (on-chip) magnetic solid phase extraction
Beibei Chen, Bin Hu, Man He, Qian Huang, Yuan Zhang and Xing Zhang
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 334-343
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30280B

We also have a couple of HOT articles for you to read. Both will be free to access until Feb 28th.

JAAS Editorial Board member Gary Hieftje and co-workers at Indiana University USA, have a paper where schlieren imaging and infrared (IR) thermography were utilized to visualize plasma-gas flow and heat transfer, respectively, from a pin-to-capillary geometry flowing atmospheric-pressure afterglow (FAPA) ambient ionization source.

Visualization of mass transport and heat transfer in the FAPA ambient ionization source
Kevin P. Pfeuffer, Jacob T. Shelley, Steven J. Ray and Gary M. Hieftje
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 379-387
DOI: 10.1039/C3JA30353E

And from Jan Kratzer, at the Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the ASCR, Czech Republic, has together with co-workers investigated plumbane generation and subsequent preconcentration of lead species on quartz surface using radiometry and autoradiography.

Hydride generation – in-atomizer collection of Pb in quartz tube atomizers for atomic absorption spectrometry – a ²¹²Pb radiotracer study
Jan Kratzer, Stanislav Musil, Miloslav Vobecký and Jiří Dědina
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 344-353
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30263B

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Elemental Imaging Themed Issue: submissions still open

13 Feb 2013

By Paola Quattroni, Development Editor.

Soon we will be publishing a themed issue on Elemental Imaging in the field of analytical atomic spectrometry. The aim is to highlight imaging techniques and methods, including a mixture of both fundamental advances and exciting new applications.

Guest edited by:
Jorge Pisonero, University of Oviedo
Vincent Smentkowski, General Electric Global Research
Nerea Bordel, University of Oviedo

The submission deadline for the forthcoming themed issue of JAAS on Elemental Imaging was February 8th. We are still currently accepting submissions for this issue.

If you work in the field of elemental imaging submit your work today!

All articles will be peer-reviewed, and to be suitable for publication, must meet the usual quality and significance standards of the journal. Please indicate in your covering letter that your article is to be considered for the Elemental Imaging theme. Email jaas-rsc@rsc.org for more information.

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Detecting lead at ultratrace levels

08 Feb 2013

By Paola Quattroni, Development Editor.

Kratzer et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013

Determination of lead at ultratrace levels

Lead is a toxic heavy metal harmful to our digestive, immune and nervous systems following ingestion or inhalation. Therefore, the development of new methodologies to detect lead even at ultratrace levels is necessary.
A compact trap and atomizer device to pre-concentrate lead and determine ultratrace levels has been developed in the past. However, a strong interference of bismuth during the lead pre-concentration procedure is observed. To explain the bismuth interference, Jan Kratzer and colleagues from the Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the ASCR, Czech Republic, quantify the trapping and volatilization efficiency of lead with a new radiotracer employing a Pb radioactive indicator. This recent study improves the understandings of the currently developed quarz trap atomizer device and demonstrates that the radiotracer approach is a powerful tool in method development.

To know more about this work, please access the link below. This paper will be free to read until February 28th.

Hydride generation – in-atomizer collection of Pb in quartz tube atomizers for atomic absorption spectrometry – a 212Pb radiotracer study
Jan Kratzer , Stanislav Musil , Miloslav Vobecký and Jiří Dědina
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30263B

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Speciation of selenium in yeast cells

24 Jan 2013

By Paola Quattroni, Development Editor.

Chen at al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013

Integrated microfluidic chip for selenium speciation

In this paper, researchers from the Whuan University in China present a new method for speciation of selenium in yeast cells.

Using on-chip magnetic solid phase extraction and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)-inductively plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), Bin Hu and colleagues revealed that the amount of selenocysteine and selenomethionine in a single-enriched cell are in the order of picograms.
According to the authors, this new analytical method is sensitive, fast, low cost and easy to use.

To read the full article, please access the link below. The paper will be free to read until February 18th.

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JAAS Issue 2 now online!

17 Jan 2013

By Rebecca Brodie, Deputy Editor.

For our second issue of 2013 we have an informative front cover, a couple of HOT articles, and an editorial on the achievements in analytical atomic spectrometry in Central and Eastern Europe for the readers of JAAS to enjoy.

Tungsten coil electrothermal matrix decomposition and sample vaporization to determine P and Si in biodiesel by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Donati et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 280

The outside front cover comes from Brazil, where George L. Donati and colleagues from Federal University of São Carlos have been analyzing biodiesel for its levels of P and Si. This article will be free to read for 6 weeks.

Tungsten coil electrothermal matrix decomposition and sample vaporization to determine P and Si in biodiesel by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
George L. Donati, Renata S. Amais and Joaquim A. Nóbrega
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 280-287
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30306J

Issue 2 also has an editorial from Advisory Board member Pawel Pohl and Jiri Dedina who talk about the recent web themed issue on the achievements in analytical atomic and mass spectrometry made by the researchers from Central and Eastern Europe. Click on the link below to read more.

A glance at achievements in analytical atomic spectrometry in Central and Eastern Europe
Paweł Pohl and Jiří Dědina
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 175-176
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA90059A

Solution and laser ablation MC-ICP-MS lead isotope analysis of gold

Standish et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 217

We have a couple of HOT articles for you as well. In the first, direct analysis of geological and artefact gold by Christopher Standish and UK colleagues who used solution and laser ablation mass spectrometry techniques to analyse lead isotopes in gold. The second article, from Advisory Board member Detlef Gunther and colleagues, describes a prototype inductively coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometer (ICP-TOF-MS) for time resolved measurements of transient signals in the microsecond regime. Both of these papers will be free to read until the end of January.

Solution and laser ablation MC-ICP-MS lead isotope analysis of gold
Christopher Standish, Bruno Dhuime, Robert Chapman, Christopher Coath, Chris Hawkesworth and Alistair Pike
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 217-225
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30277B

A prototype of a new inductively coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometer providing temporally resolved, multi-element detection of short signals generated by single particles and droplets

Gunther et al., J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 226

Olga Borovinskaya, Bodo Hattendorf, Martin Tanner, Sabrina Gschwind and Detlef Günther
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 226-233
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA30227F

The latest ASU on environmental analysis is also available to read here.

Atomic spectrometry update. Environmental analysis
Owen T. Butler, Warren R. L. Cairns, Jennifer M. Cook and Christine M. Davidson
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2013, 28, 177-216
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA90077G

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Where does gold come from?

11 Jan 2013

By Paola Quattroni, Development Editor.

Direct analysis of geological and artefact gold is now possible thanks to a study published in JAAS.

Analysis of alluvial gold deposits from Ireland

Researchers from the University of Bristol in UK used solution and laser ablation mass spectrometry techniques to analyse lead isotopes in gold. They demonstrated the applicability of these techniques to archaeological samples by studying natural gold grains from two Irish alluvial gold deposits and two artefact samples from Early Bronze Age.

Currently, lead isotope analysis is the preferred method to establish the geographical origin of ore deposits, but when the study concerns the origin of gold mineralisation, analyses are performed on gold derived from the host rocks where it was originally formed. According to Christopher Standish and co-workers, this new approach allows direct analysis of both geological and artefact gold and improves the studies on archaeological provenance of gold used in antiquity.

To know more about this work, click on the link below. This paper will be free to read until January 24th.

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European Winter Conference – JAAS themed issue

08 Jan 2013

By May Copsey, Editor.

European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry
Kraków, Poland, 10-15 February 2013

Happy New Year everyone! As it is now the new year, then that must mean the next Winter Conference is just round the corner, and I’m definitely looking forward to my first visit to Poland and the beautiful city of Kraków.

As regular readers of JAAS will know, the journal publishes a themed issue from the Winter Conference each year, and this year is no different. On behalf of the organisers and the JAAS Editorial Board, I would therefore like to invite you to submit an article for a themed issue in JAAS, on your work presented at the conference.

The submission deadline for the issue will be 1st April 2013, and the issue will be published online, and in print, in summer of 2013. All authors will receive a PDF of their article and a print copy of this issue when it is published. We welcome the submission of communications, full papers and technical notes for consideration in the issue, and all articles will be subject to the usual high standards of the journal through peer-review. If you are interested in writing a review article for the issue, then please do not hesitate to contact me by email.

Articles should be submitted through the JAAS website, and we kindly ask all authors to indicate in their covering letter that their article is for consideration in the EWC 2013 issue. We will also have an Exhibition stand at the conference, so if you have any questions or would like to dicsuss this further, please do drop by and see me!

We will also be offering a JAAS Poster Prize of a personal electronic subscription to the journal, and one of the newly designed i-pod Nanos (so if you are presenting a poster, this could be yours!)

Further details about what we have to look forward to can be found on the conference website – but the Gala Dinner in the Wieliczka Salt Mine looks fantastic!

I look forward to seeing you in Kraków!

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Call for nominations YAS 2014 open now!

11 Dec 2012

By Paola Quattroni, Development Editor.

Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 2010, Issue 3

YAS Cover 2010

We are pleased to announce the Call for nominations for the upcoming Young Analytical Scientists (YAS) themed issue of JAAS.

YAS is a special issue devoted to publishing the work of outstanding young analytical scientists within five years of their first academic or industrial appointment, working in the area of atomic spectrometry and highlighting potentially high-impact research.

To know more about YAS 2014 please email us on JAAS-RSC@rsc.org.

Call for nominations are open until January 7th, 2013. Successful nominations will hear from the Guest Editor and Editorial Office the second week of January.

To view the last YAS issue, visit our website.

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European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry 2013 and Plasma Award

JAAS issue 3 now online

Elemental Imaging Themed Issue: submissions still open

Detecting lead at ultratrace levels

Speciation of selenium in yeast cells

JAAS Issue 2 now online!

Where does gold come from?

European Winter Conference – JAAS themed issue

Call for nominations YAS 2014 open now!

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