Environmental Analysis

Separation Science in collaboration with Markes International

Since 1997, Markes International has been at the forefront of innovation for enhancing the measurement of trace-level volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs) by gas chromatography (GC).

Recent Posts

Innovative Cryogen-free Ambient Air Monitoring of Trace-level Air Toxics at High Humidity

Markes International has produced an application note describing how a canister autosampler (using innovative cryogen-free water-removal technology) and thermal desorption–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (TD–GC–MS) together allow the analysis...

Cryogen-Free Analysis of Trace-Level EPA TO-15 ‘Air Toxics’ in Humid Air

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are primarily monitored using canisters in accordance with US EPA Method TO-15. However, analysis of these ‘air toxics’ is challenged by the ever-greater range of analytes and concentrations of interest, and by the...

The Application of Thermal Desorption to Chemical Ecology

Markes International has produced an application note that provides an overview of the fundamentals of thermal desorption (TD) and compatible sampling techniques, as used for chemical ecology studies.

Highly Efficient Monitoring of VOCs in Stack Emissions using TD-GC-MS

Markes International has produced an application note for the highly efficient monitoring of VOCs in stack emissions using sorbent tubes analysed by TD–GC–MS in accordance with European standard method CEN/TS 13649. The value of repeat analysis for...

GC×GC–FID for Routine Analysis of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons

SepSolve Analytical has produced an application note describing a flow-modulated GC×GC–FID system for the analysis of total petrochemical hydrocarbons (TPH) in environmental media. The application note demonstrates how use of this system eliminates...

Innovative Cryogen-free Ambient Air Monitoring in Compliance with US EPA Method TO-15

Markes International has produced an application note describing the GC–MS analysis of humidified canister ‘air toxics’ samples at various relative humidities, using cryogen-free systems for thermal desorption preconcentration. Detection of 65...

Rapid Detection of VOCs in Museum Display Cases

Markes International has produced an application note describing the rapid detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from museum display cases using a sampling device in conjunction with analysis by thermal desorption–GC-MS.

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