Gas analysis: choosing the right technology
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Dr Andrew Hobson from Quantitech outlines the key factors affecting the choice of analyser for process, ambient and stack monitoring. In doing so, he claims that FTIR has become the dominant technology where accurate multiparameter speciation is required.
Timber testing – unpacking what is behind timber construction products
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By Dr Ed Suttie, BRE
BRE is the UK’s largest research and consultancy business covering the built environment and all its facets. Dr Ed Suttie leads the timber and materials sustainability research in BRE. Using timber as the example, in this article he considers the array of testing behind a construction product that underpins the successful use and application in the industry in the UK.
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New National Water Quality Instrumentation Service
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By Ian Rippin, CEO, National Laboratories
The Environment Agency (EA) has created a new National Water Quality Instrumentation Service (NWQIS) to improve the quality and efficiency of water quality monitoring in England and Wales. The new service is part of the National Laboratory Service and will fulfil the field monitoring requirements of the EA. However, it will also be available to other Public and Private sector organisations.
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