Pond's Ponderings

Brominated contaminants are widely used flame retardants and are present in almost EVERY type of product in our homes. Plastics, flooring, couches and more - they save lives by limiting the spread of fire, but are persistent and can bioaccumulate to caus
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11
Jul
2023
20th Anniversary of PRL
July 11th, 2023 in News
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Pacific Rim Labs! We started as a small outfit with a handful of employees and have grown to be recognized on the global stage for our ultra-trace analyses.
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30
May
2023
Ride for BC Lung
May 30th, 2023 in Resources
In support of the BC Lung Foundation, and the 1 in 5, Dave will be cycling 200 km over two days, August 12 and 13.
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24
Feb
2023
Oh the things that we'll test!
February 24th, 2023 in News
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, There was a lab where scientists played all day.
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22
Feb
2023
Will It ASE - hair gel
February 22nd, 2023 in Learning
Today on Will it ASE - a hair gel with over 20 ingredients!
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Learning mass spectrometry with hot wheels cars Part 1 Ion traps!
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"Pat, my peaks are asymmetric! Does that mean I need to run the sample again?"
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26
Jun
2020
Resources - PCBs
June 26th, 2020 in Resources
A growing list of resources we have found useful for PCBs analysis.
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Sometimes the naming of standards is confusing...
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15
May
2020
Isotopic Dilution Analysis
May 15th, 2020 in Pond's Pondering
I was getting confused about numbers in an isotopic dilution method. So, I asked Pat...
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