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Shimadzu Shimadzu selected 14 articles for this issue. They derive from application notes and technical reports
Selection related to environmental analysis, and utilize a variety of Instruments we produce. Cutting-edge
researches are also included.

Selection 1 Drinking Water
Analysis of PFAS Specified in EPA Method 537 and Beyond using Shimadzu UFMS™
This application news demonstrates the use, performance and compatibility of Shimadzu Ultra-fast Mass Spectrometry (UFMS™) for
EPA Method 537 with an expanded compound panel of seven additional PFAS.

Selection 2 Air Pollutants
Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds in the Environment Using the Restore Function of TD-GC/MS
Measuring the concentration of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the air serves as a means of determining air pollution and is
used to monitor pollution in a wide variety of environments, such as within manufacturing plants, urban areas, and indoor
environments. This report describes the results from studying the appropriate sample line temperature for each section in terms of
optimizing analytical conditions for simultaneously measuring VOCs with a wide range of low and high boiling points.

Selection 3 Herbicide in Beverages
Direct Analysis of Glyphosate, Glufosinate and AMPA in Beverages Using a Triple Quadrupole LC/MS/MS
This article introduces a method for a high-sensitivity measurement of glyphosate, glufosinate and AMPA that does not require
complex pretreatment or timeconsuming derivatization.

Selection 4 UHPLC/SFC Switching System
Improving Separation and Method Development Efficiency Using the Nexera UC/s UHPLC/SFC
Switching System
Pharmaceuticals, foods, environmental testing, and many other fields require a wide variety of separation methods, such as for
separating chiral compounds and structural isomers. By combining both UHPLC and SFC, the Nexera UC/s UHPLC/SFC switching
system enables both UHPLC and SFC analysis using a single system. By using two separation methods, UHPLC and SFC, for
screening during the method development process, the system can result in configuring superior analytical conditions more quickly.

Selection 5 Tap Water
Analysis of Perchlorate in Tap Water Using a Triple Quadrupole LC/MS/MS
Perchlorate is a chemical compound that may occur naturally. It can be found in minerals and is also known to be generated from
photochemical reactions in the atmosphere. Perchlorate is difficult to remove from tap water sources by regular purification
processes and no method has been specified in Japan as of yet. This article introduces a high-sensitivity analysis of perchlorate in
tap water using the LCMS-8050.

Selection 6 Recycled Plastics
Quantitative Analysis of Recycled Plastics Using FTIR
The main four components of recycled plastics are polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), and polyethylene
terephthalate (PET), which are all commodity resins. Quality standards are defined for recycled plastics and to determine the
composition of components, generally a sample is dissolved in a solvent and then analyzed using a nuclear magnetic resonance
(NMR) spectrometer.
This article introduces a screening analysis method using a Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR).

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