News Allied Analytical Systems (AAS), established by the Allied Corpora tion, has been formed by a merger of the Jarrell-Ash Division of Fisher Scientific and the Analytical In strument Division of Instrumenta tion Laboratory. AAS offers atomic spectroscopy instruments, including atomic absorption spectrophotome ters, simultaneous and sequential in ductively coupled plasma spectrome ters, and arc/spark spectrometers, as well as atomic spectroscopy accesso ries. For more information, contact AAS at 1 Burtt Rd., Andover, Mass. 01810; 800-342-0322 or 617-470-1790. BAS Analytics, a new service from Bioanalytical Systems, offers custom analytical services and specializes in trace determinations with an empha sis on liquid chromatography and electrochemistry. Specific services available include determinations of catecholamines in urine and tissue, norepinephrine and epinephrine in plasma or serum, major metabolites in tissue, phenols in wastewater, amino acids in brain tissue, and thiols and di sulfides. The company also will devel op custom methods for special prob lems. For more information, contact
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The Federation of Chromatography Discussion Groups will hold an an nual meeting at this year's Pitts burgh Conference on Monday, March 5 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. in the Ventnor Ε Room at the Playboy Hotel. All chromatography discussion groups in the U.S. are invited to send one or two representatives to discuss the past year's activities and future plans. For information, contact Joseph L. Glajch, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Ex perimental Station 328/242, Wilming ton, Del. 19898; 302-772-2555.
The National Bureau of Standards and CEM Corporation have an nounced a joint research program to develop the use of microwave energy to dissolve samples for elemental trace analysis. Conventional sample preparation procedures involve acid digestion on a hot plate, a process that can be very inefficient because sample containers for trace elemental work are frequently made of Teflon, a good insulator. In addition, open-beaker di gestion can be a source of contamina tion. Workers will determine the mi crowave energy absorption of com monly used acids, microwave heating characteristics of various types of sample vessels, and relationships be tween microwave power, heating time, sample size, dissolution time, and other parameters. According to NBS, microwave dissolution techniques could reduce the time required for trace analyses from several days to five to six hours. For more information contact Howard Kingston, Inorganic Chemistry Division, Bldg. 222, Na tional Bureau of Standards, Washing ton, D.C. 20234.
I13-P, "Proposed Guideline for De sign of Clinical Laboratory Instru ments Relative to Power Line Dis turbances," is a new publication from the National Committee for Clini cal Laboratory Standards. The doc ument is intended to establish guide lines for manufacturers of clinical lab oratory instruments and to inform laboratory personnel of potential problems and possible solutions relat ed to power line disturbance. Single copies are available for $15 each from the National Committee on Clinical
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