News
27-Oct-2005 - New pesticide references are anything but
standard!
LGC Promochem launches an innovative new range of affordable,
flexible pesticide reference standards from ULTRA Scientific
LGC Promochem, Europe’s leading supplier of reference materials
and analytical standards, has launched a new, extremely flexible
range of pesticide standards. The new standards, from ULTRA’s New
Catalogue Customs range, are semi-customised reference standards
that are available at catalogue prices, with off-the-shelf shipping
times. Users can have their chosen pesticides delivered in one of
four solvents, at either of two possible concentrations and in one
of four packaging options.
There are over 550 neat pesticides in the range which can be
dissolved in either acetonitrile, cyclohexane, iso-octane or
methanol at a final concentration of 10 or 100 ug/ml.* Users can
then choose to have their pesticide standard packaged in a 1ml
ampoule or three possible sizes of CERTANÒ bottle. The CERTAN
bottle, designed exclusively by LGC Promochem, is ideal for the
long-term, secure storage of reference standards, as it combines
the advantages of a sealed ampoule with the flexibility of a
screw-top bottle or septum vial. The 28mm long capillary works as a
recondensation zone, minimising the loss of volatile organic
solvents and reducing the surface area in the cap to ensure a
perfect seal and a long life.
The New Catalogue Customs range was developed by US-based ULTRA
Scientific as a direct result of feedback from customers about the
problems of working with reference standards. Traditionally,
pesticide standards have been available either off-the-shelf, which
is cost-effective but the choice is limited, or fully customised,
which offers a wider choice but involves much longer preparation
times and higher costs. The New Catalogue Customs range provides
another alternative and offers a new way for laboratories to get
exactly what they need at an affordable price.
For full details of the New Catalogue Customs pesticide
standards please go to the LGC Promochem website at www.lgcpromochem.com/ccps.
* Please note that not all solvents and analytes are compatible.
Should this happen, customers are contacted to determine an
alternative combination.
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