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I spent Saturday afternoon at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History participating in the Cambridge Science Festival , Science on the Street STEM outreach event. This was an event I had planned to attend with my family but instead we ended up as exhibitors, representing the American Chemical Society . My eight year old daughter enjoys the VIP experience of working at a science festivals for several reasons: getting there before the public is allowed to enter, as the kid of a volunteer she gets to check out and try all the cool activities before everyone else since the other exhibitors are eager to practice on a real kid before the rush and the best is of course having a place to come and rest between doing fun activities.  Since both of my girls had planned to assist me at the ACS table, I told each of their teachers about it. The second grade teacher suggested I make a flyer that she would send home with the students in the class plugging the event with a call-out box stating

This research paper is part of the Arsenic Contamination in Food and Water symposium Agricultural & Food Chemistry Poster Session which precedes the two day oral symposium  at #ACSNOLA.     166 - Sensitive photoionization (PID) method for the measurement of ppb  levels of inorganic arsenic in well water Jack Driscoll 1 , Jennifer Maclachlan 1 ,  Janet B. Foley 2 ,  Tim B Schroeder 2 .  (1) PID Analyzers, LLC, Sandwich, MA 02563, United States,  (2) Bennington College, Bennington, VT 05210, United States Bennington College is located in southwestern Vermont, an area that has recorded many  bedrock wells with arsenic levels near and above the 10 ppb limit. We are interested in  exploring the geochemical conditions and redox chemistry that contributes to the  solubilization of As(III), the more toxic form of arsenic. We plan to set up some model  systems in the lab as well as test conditions with samples of local bedrock. We would have  chosen the older colorimet

This will be presented in the Analytical Methods subsection of the two day  Arsenic Contamination in Food and Water Symposium  at the American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting in New Orleans April 10 and April 11, 2013 on the AGFD Track.  299 - Comparison of sensitive methods for the measurement of inorganic arsenic in apple juice: Photoionization (PID) and ICP-MS Authors: Jack Driscoll 1 ,  Jennifer Maclachlan 1 ,   (1) PID Analyzers, LLC, Sandwich, MA 02563, United States Link to product literature In January of 2012, Consumer Reports found 10% of apple juice samples tested from five brands had total arsenic levels above the drinking water standard of 10 parts per billion. Most of that arsenic was inorganic arsenic, a known carcinogen. American apple juice is made from apple concentrate, a majority of which is imported from China. Inorganic Arsenic has been detected as AsH 3 following reduction via AA or ICP MS. The cost of these types of spectrometers is in the $6

Together with our friends at Hillsborough Scientific we will be exhibiting at Arablab 2013 in Dubai 10th-13th March.  Team Hillsborough at Arablab 2011 Photo courtesy: M/s Hillsborough Group The PID Analyzer products that will be displayed at Arablab Stand No: 816/916 are:  Model 102+ portable hydrocarbon analyzer, customize with up to 3 additional sensors , Model 210 paramagnetic oxygen analyzer   and Model114 IR-based analyzer for leak detection, environmental, area, or laboratory monitoring applications . Here is a recent presentation that we did on our Model 102+, one of the featured  portable analyzers  which will be on display at Arablab and at the Quadrex Corp booth #1202 at Pittcon  2013 in Philly. 

Title: An Air Analysis Method for Extremely Toxic Atmospheres An Air Analysis Method for Extremely Toxic Atmospheres Topic 1: Real-Time Detection Systems Presentation Start: 5/22/2013 11:30 AM Presentation End: 5/22/2013 12:00 PM Author Block: J. Driscoll, PID Analyzers, LLC, Sandwich, MA; P. Smith, OSHA Labs, Salt Lake City, UT. Presentation Number: SR-129-04 Abstract: L to R: P. Smith and J. Driscoll working on GC Method Developemt Objective: There is a need to know the exact composition of the air that workers will be breathing in confined space areas like coal mines. The conventional four gas analyzer does not have the accuracy, range or a sufficient number of sensors to assess extremely toxic atmospheres. Method Confined space atmospheres are typically measured using four gas meters for LEL, O2, CO, H2S. Confined spaces where unknown gases (other inert or toxic gases) may be present include tunnels, manholes, utility vaults, pumpi

Join us for coffee and networking at the Sunday morning poster session at #ACSNOLA hosted by the American Chemical Society Division of Small Chemical Businesses at the Doubltree Hotel 300 Canal Street Room Crescent B  8:30am-9:30am How social media marketing influences sales at a small chemical business This presentation has been accepted for the technical program of the 245th  ACS National Meeting  that will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 7-11, 2013. PAPER ID: 20037 PAPER TITLE: “How social media marketing influences sales at a small chemical business” DIVISION: SCHB:  Division of Small Chemical Businesses SESSION:  SCHB Poster Session Sunday Morning April 7, 2013  PRESENTATION FORMAT: Poster PID Analyzers, LLC launched their social media marketing plan in November of 2008 with a monthly E-Newsletter utilizing Constant ContactTM. One year later, in November 2009, a Facebook Business Page , the corporate blog “ The Analyzer Source ,” a  LinkedIn page , and t