Sample handling, impact

TCDD). The majority of these samples have been collected and analyzed at an average cost of 700 per sample. This includes per diem, labor, equipment, expendable supplies, transportation, and 400 per analysis by contract laboratories. An evaluation of this data has suggested that field sampling and sample handling methods have a significant impact upon the precision and accuracy of the resulting data which, in turn, impact the cost and feasibility of various remedial options. 

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The entire sample should be analyzed, splitting down to a smaller sample if necessary. In many cases, segregation of the sample will not affect the measurement, provided the entire sample is analyzed. There are, however, exceptions in that certain techniques may only analyze one surface of the final sample. In the case of chemical analysis, an example would be near infrared spectroscopy operated in reflectance mode as opposed to transmission. Such a technique may still be prone to segregation during the final analysis. (See the subsection Material Handling Impact of Segregation on Measurements. )... 

We can then think of a method that parallels the protein digestion step, that reduces sample handling and that decreases the analyzed sample size to that of the MALDI-TOF MS laser beam impact (a spot of a few tens of microns in diameter). 

Although a small sample had been distilled at 72-74°C/0.13 mbar without incident, it decomposed vigorously on exposure to flame, and the liquid was impact-sensitive, exploding vigorously. The material can be prepared and handled safely in pyridine solution. 

The endothermic nitride is susceptible to explosive decomposition on friction, shock or heating above 100°C [1], Explosion is violent if initiated by a detonator [2], Sensitivity toward heat and shock increases with purity. Preparative precautions have been detailed [3], and further improvements in safety procedures and handling described [4], An improved plasma pyrolysis procedure to produce poly (sulfur nitride) films has been described [5], Light crushing of a small sample of impure material (m.p. below 160°C, supposedly of relatively low sensitivity) prior to purification by sublimation led to a violent explosion [6] and a restatement of the need [4] for adequate precautions. Explosive sensitivity tests have shown it to be more sensitive to impact and friction than is lead azide, used in detonators. Spark-sensitivity is, however, relatively low [7],... 

SP refers to a family of solid/liquid handling techniques to extract or to enrich analytes from sample matrices into an analyzable format, namely, the final analyte solution. While SP techniques are well documented, " few publications address the specific requirements for drug product preparations, most of which tend to employ the simple dilute and shoot approach. A more elaborate SP is often needed for complex sample matrices (e.g., lotions and creams). Many newer SP technologies such as solid-phase extraction (SPE), " supercritical fluid extraction (SFE), "i° pressurized fluid extraction or accelerated solvent extraction (ASE)ii"i and robotics " " are topics of numerous research papers, symposia and commercial promotion. However, for reasons discussed later, these newer developments have had little impact on the way pharmaceutical laboratories conduct their SP for drug products today. 

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