LCGC North America Application Note Alert Having trouble viewing this email? Click here   Sample Prep LC/MS/MS Analysis of THC in Whole Blood This note describes how Agilent Captiva EMR—Lipid removed over 97% of unwanted phospholipids from the whole blood matrix with over 92% recoveries of target analytes. Pain Management Panel Testing Methods A simple, high throughput sample preparation method has been developed and validated for quantitation of drugs of abuse and metabolites using Panthera SPE plate. Removal of Purple Pigmentation from Cannabis using a QuEChERS Extraction This application note outlines a QuEChERS extraction procedure for the analysis of 5 mycotoxins and 47 pesticides in cannabis.   GC Analysis of N-Nitrosamines in Beer and Malt Nitrosamines are a group of carcinogenic and mutagenic compounds. These compounds can be formed in malt during the malting process and then potentially be passed onto the final beer product. This application looks at how the 800 series TEA can be used to test for these compounds to ensure product safety and compliance. Using High-Performance GC-TOFMS to Effectively Monitor Patient Opioids and Other Drug Classes The speed, resolution, and robustness of the Pegasus® BT GC-TOFMS was used to increase complex sample throughput and provide confidence in drug analysis results.   Mass Spectrometry Turbo Pump Basics: Installation, Operation, Start/Stop & Venting This application note describes the basic care and use of turbomolecular high vacuum pumps, including installation, operation, starting, stopping and venting.