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All articles from Lab Training, covering chromatography, spectroscopy, microbiology, and analytical method validation, in order of publication.
Suggestions on Maintaining Records of Laboratory activities
The article makes suggestions on record keeping and outlines advantages derived from keeping such records. It has been quoted ‘If you have not recorded it, you have not done it.'
Lab-training.com bids farewell to Ms Kavita Rana
A farewell note marking the departure of long-serving faculty member and website designer Kavita Rana from the lab-training.com content team.
What Do Radiologist Do?
A radiologist is a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats disease using imaging techniques like MRI, CT, PET, and x-rays after years of accredited training.
Essential considerations for Laboratory dilutions
Covers essential considerations for accurate laboratory dilutions, including workspace, Class A glassware, temperature control, and safe standard handling.
Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR)- a versatile FT-IR sampling tool
How Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) lets FT-IR analyze liquids, solids, and pastes directly, avoiding the cell filling and KBr pellet prep of transmission.
Advantages of direct solid sampling in Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
Direct solid sampling introduces powders and soils into the AAS graphite furnace, cutting digestion time and cost while reducing contamination risk.
Influence of changes in operational conditions on Gas Chromatograms
Covers how fluctuations in gas chromatography operating conditions can cause unexpected peaks, retention time shifts, or peak shape distortions.
How to Write a College Lab Report That Meets the Format Standards?
A guide to formatting a college lab report, covering the title page, introduction, procedures, data, results and discussion, and conclusion sections.
Writing a College Lab Report That Meets the Format Standards?
Outlines a stage-wise laboratory training program for new entrants covering induction, safety, quality systems, test procedures, and instrumentation.
Suggestions for sustained career growth in testing laboratories
Advice for building a sustained career in a testing laboratory through focus, time management, accurate records, instrument upkeep, and skill sharing.
Commonly used Colour Measurement Scales
An overview of colour measurement scales, including ASTM, APHA/Hazen, Saybolt, Rosin, EBC, and Lovibond, used to quantify colour in oils, water, and brews.
What does a geographer work?
A geographer studies physical and human geography using tools like GIS, working in teaching, environmental consulting, territorial planning, and geomarketing.
Suggested Step-wise approach for training on Sophisticated Analytical Instruments
Outlines a stage-wise approach to training new lab entrants on sophisticated analytical instruments, from system basics to operation and troubleshooting.
Suggestions on overcoming data entry errors in laboratories
How to reduce transcription and transposition errors in laboratory data entry through balanced speed, work breaks, recognition software, and review.
Differences between flame and plasma excitation sources in trace metal analysis systems
Compares flame and plasma excitation sources for trace metal analysis, covering temperatures and why plasma gives a wider linear range and less interference.
Safe handling of Laboratory Glassware
Covers safe practices for heating, stirring, washing, transporting, and joining laboratory glassware to prevent breakage and contamination.
Intermediate Controls on Laboratory Working Standards
How laboratories source, store, quality-check, and periodically re-verify working standards to keep them traceable to certified reference materials.
Temperature Measurement devices in laboratories
Surveys temperature measurement devices used in laboratories, from liquid-in-glass and bimetallic thermometers to infrared and resistance thermometers.
Improve reproducibility of syringe injections for GC analysis
Tips for improving reproducibility of manual syringe injections in gas chromatography, covering syringe selection and technique for better precision.
Benefits of adopting Good Documentation Practices (GDP)
Explains the scope of Good Documentation Practices under GLP, covering how experimental observations and controlled documents like SOPs should be maintained.
Importance of maintaining Laboratory Log Books
Why laboratory log books tracking instrument use, environmental conditions, and standard consumption support compliance, audits, and troubleshooting.
Importance of HPLC grade solvents in HPLC analysis
HPLC grade solvents are distilled and filtered to over 99.9 percent purity, and their UV cut-off, viscosity, and stability directly affect result reliability.