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• What the Cannabis Industry Should Know About Glass

  Posted: June 06, 2023

  Categories: Lab Supplies , Lab Equipment , Pharmacy , Cleanroom Supplies
  

  This article takes a critical look at the quality of glass used in the cannabis industry and, in particular, asks the question whether the optimum grades are being used for processing, storage, and delivery systems used for the wide array of liquid cannabis consumer products manufactured and consumed today. It compares the different types of glassware used for carrying out ultra-trace element analysis using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), together with exhaustive studies carried out by the pharmaceutical industry to better understand the corrosive nature of pharmaceutical liquids on glass storage bottles and vails. 

  The article concludes with with possible examples of using inferior quality glass for two specific application areas, one using dropper bottles with lead-based ink graduation marks and the other a study of legal and illicit vaping devices that found high levels of toxic metals in the THC

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• The Pitfalls of Moisture Analysis

  Posted: January 10, 2023

  Categories: Lab Supplies , Lab Equipment , Technical Papers , White Papers

  Moisture Matters

  Moisture is a concern for virtually every industry. It can wreak havoc on product quality, production processes, and sample analysis. 

  Moisture analysis is a process performed during research and development and manufacturing and production in a wide variety of laboratory and industrial applications.  

  While laboratories rely on these processes to inspect and study samples, many manufacturers use them to ensure product quality and to meet standards. 

  Batteries are a good example of a product where moisture content must be closely monitored.

  Many other product manufacturers and packagers also practice moisture analysis, including food,

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