Metrohm becomes value-added reseller of Agilent mass spectrometry and ICP-MS products 

Offering Agilent MS and Metrohm IC products through a single channel brings together two powerful technologies and simplifies the customer experience by making Metrohm the one-stop contact for system configuration, purchase and support.

The benefits of IC-MS and IC-MS/MS demonstrated: Highly sensitive analysis of organic acids and inorganic anions

Commonly, the hyphenation of HPLC with mass spectrometry has focused on the study of organic molecules. Hyphenating ion chromatography (IC) with mass spectrometry opens (MS) the field to highly sensitive analysis of ions, organic acids, carbohydrates, and other ionic substances in aqueous solutions or salt-containing matrices.

Application examples include:

• HAA (Haloacetic acids for EPA 557)
• Oxyhalides in drinking water
• Inorganic anions in high-quality chemicals
• Impurities in chemical solutions
• Organic acids in body fluids or soft drinks

Using IC-MS and IC-MS/MS multiple ionic substances can be sensitively and selectively quantified with one analysis. Advanced applications such as the detection of haloacetic acids in drinking water and determination of heavy-metal species in food products are now easily feasible.