A field deployable method for a rapid screening analysis of inorganic arsenic in seaweed

The authors thank the support for getting the seaweed samples from the projects funded under the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s Competitive research programmes in Ireland. Reference number 14 SF 860. The authors thank Corny Brombach for the graphical abstract.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Hg speciation in petroleum hydrocarbons with emphasis on the reactivity of Hg particles

Acknowledgment Mohammed M. Lawan, David J. Bellis, Andrea Raab, and Dagmar S. Urgast are thanked for all of their advice on ICP-MS, which has helped to achieve this work. Graeme Nicol is thanked for his help with ultracentrifuge. John Alvarez, Dennis O’Rear, and Sheila Yeh (Chevron, ETC, U.S.) are acknowledged for their valuable comments and fruitful discussion. Z.G. thanks Chevron, U.S., and the College of Physical Sciences at University of Aberdeen for the provided studentship.Peer reviewedPostprin

Importance of ICPMS for speciation analysis is changing : future trends for targeted and non-targeted element speciation analysis

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Plasma processes to detect fluorine with ICPMS as M-F+ : an argument for building a negative mode ICPMS/MS

NLAJ thanks the Malaysian Government (Grant number: RG12824-10) and National Defence University of Malaysia for financial support throughout the study period, while AB thanks the Erasmus programme of the EU. Special thanks to Swedish Research Council for additional financial support (Grant number: FORMAS 1397306) and also to Samira Al Hinai and Amanda Victor for helping in this project.Peer reviewedPostprin

High-precision isotopic analysis sheds new light on mercury metabolism in long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas)

Eduardo Bolea-Fernandez acknowledges BOF-UGent for his postdoctoral grant. We acknowledge Arnout Laureys for his support, Jonas Kunigkeit and Magali Perez for isolation of HgSe particles, and Dr. Andrew Brownlow for given access to the Pilot Whale samples.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Why is NanoSIMS elemental imaging of arsenic in seaweed (Laminaria digitata) important for understanding of arsenic biochemistry in addition of speciation information?

Acknowledgements The work was supported by funding from the French “Agence Nationale de la Recherche” via the project ANR-11-EQPX-0027 MARSS. E. E. thanks the EU Erasmus Programme for financial support.Peer reviewedPostprin

Determination of methylmercury using liquid chromatography – photochemical vapour generation – atomic fluorescence spectroscopy (LC-PVG-AFS) : a simple, green analytical method

Acknowledgements The authors thank P S Analytical for financial support for the project. In addition, the author would like to thank Dr Nick Ralston for providing the tuna samples used in the method validation, as well as Jonas Kunigkeit and Jasmina Allen for their help in the lab.Peer reviewedPostprin

Simultaneous stimulation of arsenic methylation and inhibition of cadmium bioaccumulation in rice grain using zero valent iron and alternate wetting and drying water management

Acknowledgements Authors are grateful to The UK government for supporting this work through the Commonwealth Scholarship awarded to Angstone Thembachako Mlangeni, commonwealth scholar (MWCS-2015-334). ATM further acknowledges technical support from Luke David Harrold, Michael William Mcgibbon and David Robert Galloway. ATM also acknowledges continued family financial support from Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (through the Natural Resources College, Malawi) duration the entire study period in UK.Peer reviewedPostprin

Comparison of on-site field measured inorganic arsenic in rice with laboratory measurements using a field deployable method : Method validation

The authors express profound gratitude to the support of Commonwealth Scholarship funded by the UK government to Angstone Thembachako Mlangeni (MWCS-2015-334). The authors also acknowledges financial support from the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Malawi) for the field work. ATM acknowledges help and instrumentation technical support of Dr Edi Bralatei and Dr Magali Perez. ATM also acknowledges help and support of staff and farmers of Lifuwu, Bwanje, Domasi, Khanda, Baka, Nkondezi (Limphasa), Hara, Lufiriya, Kasinthuala, Nazolo and Nkhate research stations and rice schemes.Peer reviewedPostprin

AF4-UV-MALS-ICP-MS/MS, spICP-MS, and STEM-EDX for the Characterization of Metal-Containing Nanoparticles in Gas Condensates from Petroleum Hydrocarbon Samples

Dr. Andrea Raab (University of Aberdeen, U.K.) is thanked for her advice on ICP-MS, which has helped to achieve this work. D.R. thanks Johnson Matthey, U.K. for the provided studentship; special thanks go to Colin Baptist, Lucy Barrass, Matt Lunn, Stefano Martinuzzi, Katie Smart and Bradley Waldron for the fruitful discussions and support; as well as Emily Brooke for her help with the STEM-EDX analyses. K.N. acknowledges the support provided by the University of Aberdeen through the Elphinstone scholarship. Authors also gratefully acknowledge Postnova Analytics UK for the loan of the AF4 system together with training, support and advice on the technique. Special thanks go to Dr. Bassem Sabagh for his help.Peer reviewedPostprin