Volume: 8

Issue: 33

Contents:

Editorial is titled “Quo vadis Spectroscopy?” by Prof. Dr. Victor G. Mihucz; Interview with Prof. Dr. Ricardo E. Santelli; Point of View “HO- and OH-, Reason and Tradition” by Prof. Dr. Luís Moreira Gonçalves; Letter “The applicability of solid state characterization and analytical techniques for reference chemical substance certification: ANVISA Resolution” by Renan M.B. Dezena; 01 Review “GC×GC in the Characterization of the Bio-Oil from Brazilian Biomass” and 4 Articles: “Footprint of Arsenic Contamination in Sediments and Water from Mining Sites – A case study based on multivariate optimization by GF AAS”; “Carcinogenic and Non-carcinogenic Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Njaba River, Imo State, Nigeria”; “Hair mineralogram analysis for health assessment: Statistical bias from gender and aesthetic treatments”; “Method Validation and Determination of Leachable Metals from Infusion and Transfusion Medical Devices”.

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Editorial

Quo vadis Spectroscopy?

Victor G. Mihucz
Associate Professor at the Faculty of Science, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

“…Another timeless merit of spectroscopy is the ability to determine the elemental composition of a star in a distant galaxy...”

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Interview

Prof. Santelli, a Tireless Researcher and a Gold-Standard Professor in Analytical Chemistry, kindly spoke to BrJAC

Ricardo Erthal Santelli
Full Professor at the Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

“... I believe that the best thing I have done (and still do) is to guide students to dedicate themselves to their studies …”

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Point of View

HOˉ and OHˉ, Reason and Tradition

Luís Moreira Gonçalves
Professor at the Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil

“Writing OHˉ is so widespread that one hardly notices that there is no logical reason, apart from being common, not to write HOˉ instead.”

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Letter

The applicability of solid state characterization and analytical techniques for reference chemical substance certification: ANVISA Resolution

Renan M.B. Dezena
Preformulation Specialist in the Pharmaceutical Industry

“Through RDC 166/2017 approval, the characterization of the solid state has become indispensable providing greater access and autonomy for the pharmaceutical industries...”

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Review

GC×GC in the Characterization of the Bio-Oil from Brazilian Biomass: A Review
Rafael de Oliveira Farrapeira, Yasmine Braga Andrade, Laíza Caniellas Krause, Thiago Rodrigues Bjerk, Elina Bastos Caramão and Jaderson Kleveston Schneider

In this review it is covered the literature from 2009 to 2020 on the applications of GC×GC involving the pyrolysis of Brazilian agribusiness residues, such as cane straw, sawdust, coconut fiber, fruit seeds, rice husks, spent coffee grounds, among others.

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Articles

Footprint of Arsenic Contamination in Sediments and Water from Mining Sites – A case study based on multivariate optimization by GF AAS

Glenda Máris Mesquita de Filippis, Bruno Elias dos Santos Costa, Simone Soares de Oliveira Borges, Waldomiro Borges Neto, Nivia Maria Melo Coelho, Luciana Melo Coelho

This paper presents a procedure to evaluate the occurrence of arsenic in environmental sediment and water samples by GF AAS, combining the efficiency of permanent modifiers with an appropriate temperature program, obtained from multivariate optimization.

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Carcinogenic and Non-carcinogenic Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Njaba River, Imo State, Nigeria
Victor Chukwuemeka Eze, Chidiebere Temple Ndife, Miracle Oluebube Muogbo

In this research, the potential health risks due to exposure to potentially toxic elements were estimated in children and adults. The evaluation of the carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks of the analyzed elements was carried out based on the guidelines of the USEPA.

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Hair mineralogram analysis for health assessment: Statistical bias from gender and aesthetic treatments
Gabrielly Peregrino, Carlos G. Massone, Adriana H. Nudi, Tatiana Dillenburg Saint’Pierre

This research aimed to identify standard patterns among mineralogram results and some variables, such as gender and the use of aesthetical treatments that can point out differences and causes of variation in elemental concentrations in hair.

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Method Validation and Determination of Leachable Metals from Infusion and Transfusion Medical Devices
Alexandra Janine Schuh, Dirce Pozebon

This work deals with method validation for regulated metals (Cd, Pb, Ba, Sn, Cr and Cu) determination in infusion and transfusion medical devices. The validated method was applied in the analysis of infusion and transfusion devices used in Brazil to verify the compliance with current legislation.
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Feature

Agronomic Institute of Campinas – One of the Most Renowned Research Centers in Brazil

The Agronomic Institute of Campinas was founded on June 27, 1887 by the Emperor of Brazil D. Pedro II as the Imperial Agronomical Station of Campinas. It is the oldest institution dedicated to agronomy in Latin America.

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Marcus Manecki, Daniel Kutscher, Christoph Wehe, Robert Henry, Julian Wills and Shona McSheehy Ducos / Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bremen

The goal of this work is to demonstrate robust high-throughput analysis of environmental samples using SQ-ICP-MS in He-KED mode, in accordance with EPA 200.8 Revision 5.5 and to demonstrate the performance of the Thermo Scientific™ iCAP™ RQ ICP-MS coupled to the ESI prepFAST Autodilution system.

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US EPA Method 200.7 using the Thermo Scientific iCAP PRO XPS Duo ICP-OES
Sanja Asendorf / Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bremen, Germany

This work describes the use of the Thermo Scientific iCAP PRO XPS Duo ICP-OES for the analysis of a wide range of water sample types using the US EPA Method 200.7.

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Sample Preparation of Environmental Samples for Trace Metal Analysis

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