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How Cannabis Labs Can Avoid Sample Prep and Analytical Process Pitfalls During Trace Metals Analysis

Analytic Testing of Cannabis and Hemp Edibles

Why Reliable THC Concentration Is Important and the Role of Analytical Data

The Ins and Outs of Starting a Cannabis Testing Lab 

https://www.cannabissciencetech.com/cst_w/routine

Sample introduction is one of the most critical steps in gas chromatographic analysis. In this webinar, we compare traditional headspace sampling with solid phase microextraction (SPME). The SPME-arrow technique is an optimization of the traditional SPME technique exploiting an increased adsorbent phase surface area. The increased sensitivity that is achieved by this technique allows identification and quantification of low abundant terpenes which in principle allows for better authenticity control of cannabis products by detecting compounds that are uniquely present in specific varieties. This technique also allows the use of much smaller sample volumes which is of interest when limited sample is available. In this webinar, the validated headspace and SPME-arrow techniques used in our laboratories are compared regarding their analytical precision, accuracy, reproducibility and LOQ.

Advantages and disadvantages of analytical strategies deployed for comprehensive terpene profiling in cannabis cultivars

Specificity merits of SPME adsorbents and time/temperature effects on sampling

How trace terpene analysis could be applied to verify/reject product authenticity

 Prof. Dr. Götz Schlotterbeck, Dean Study Program Chemistry / Bioanalytics & Cell Biology and Analytical Chemistry, FHNW (University of Applied Sciences and Arts), Muttenz, Switzerland

Part 3: Thursday, January 14, 2020 at 9am EST | 2pm GMT | 3pm CET

Webcasts

***Live: Part 3: Thursday, January 14, 2020 at 9am EST | 2pm GMT | 3pm CET***Learn how the latest techniques in comprehensive terpene profiling of cannabis plant cultivars can be achieved using SPME-arrow.***On Demand until Jan.14 2021***

Comparison of headspace and SPME-arrow injection techniques for the analysis of terpenes in cannabis cultivars

Pivoting During a Pandemic: Conducting Business in the Time of COVID-19

Creating a Safe Supply Chain

Cannabis testing is an essential part of quality control and product safety. Laboratories typically screen for a variety of analytes including specific cannabinoids, pesticides, contaminants, and the presence of mycotoxins. The Cannabis Application Guide offers a collection of materials exploring which methods analysts can use to detect and quantify various analytes.

MacMod eBook: Cannabis Application Guide

• Cannabinoid analysis
	• Herbicide/pesticide detection and quantification
	• Mycotoxin detection and quantification

Cannabis Application Guide

What you will learn:	Tips for mobile phase filtration	Answers to FAQs about syringe filter selection	Why filtration is so important to method development and sample prep	Filters for sample prep in dissolution testing

Modern Filtration Methods for HPLC and UHPLC Sample Preparation

What you will learn:	Addressing the challenges of heavy metals testing in cannabis	How to identify, troubleshoot, and prevent common sample introduction problems	Increasing productivity and sample throughput

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