An automated purification workflow to ensure drinking water purity and safety

Streamlining workflows for higher productivity, sample purity and recovery are primary goals for any laboratory working within the field of preparative liquid chromatography. However, the path to success can vary widely. In this exclusive webinar series, produced in partnership with Agilent Technologies, experts from three different application areas will share their experiences and best practices to help you overcome the key challenges and setbacks associated with preparative HPLC.

Webinar 1 of Best practices to overcome challenges in preparative HPLC webinar series (November 03, November 10, & November 24)

An automated purification workflow to ensure drinking water purity and safety

Impure and unsafe drinking water is considered one of the greatest obstacles to human population stability and maintaining the health of our aging population. In natural waters, nutrient pollution has led to the appearance of odor- and toxin-producing algal blooms. Monitoring these blooms requires authentic standards to identify toxin concentration and chemical form. In 2019, a toxic bloom occurred in a local pond in Port Aransas, Texas, USA. A portion of the bloom was collected with nets; samples were freeze-dried prior to subsampling, extraction, and analysis. Four microcystins were identified in abundance. In this webinar, hear from Dr. Paul Zimba, CEO of PVZimba LLC, to discover how he managed to isolate the four standards from a complex matrix using workflow automation.

Presenter: Dr Paul Zimba (CEO, PVZimba LLC)

Paul V. Zimba serves as CEO of PVZimba LLC, where he leads water quality research on ultrasound control of harmful algae, MS/MS detection of algal toxins, and remote sensing/pigment assessment of aquatic systems. He is the former director of the Center for Coastal Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, USA, and served as a professor in the College of Science and Engineering since his appointment in 2009. Previously he worked in Stoneville MS and New Orleans, LA, USA, as a research microbiologist with the Agricultural Research Service, USDA. Dr. Zimba has published over 125 papers, served on editorial boards for three journals, and conducted research on freshwater and marine systems internationally.

Presenter: Carrie Haslam (Associate Editor, SelectScience)

Carrie Haslam is an Associate Editor at SelectScience, playing a key role in content production and specializing in Alzheimer’s disease and clinical diagnostics. She is finalizing her Ph.D. from Plymouth University, UK, where she developed graphene-based biosensors for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.