Society for Applied Spectroscopy

📣CALL FOR PAPERS📣: Applied Spectroscopy Practica will publish a special collection titled Advancing Analytical Methodologies for Complex Pollutants: PFAS and Microplastics.

The submission deadline is September 1, 2026.

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Potential topics include:
Rapid Detection & Screening: Portable/handheld spectroscopic and MS solutions for field-ready pollutant monitoring.
Advanced Characterization: Innovative use of IR, Raman, LIBS, and fluorescence for polymer identification and microplastic degradation analysis.
Elemental & MS Workflows: Practical applications of ICP-MS and other MS platforms for trace PFAS detection and total fluorine analysis.
Integrated Methodologies: Hyphenated techniques or multi-modal approaches combining spectroscopy and mass spectrometry.
Data & Chemometrics: Automated spectral processing, library building, and algorithm development designed to simplify data interpretation for non-specialists.
Instrumentation Innovations: Hardware or software modifications to enhance sensitivity, throughput, or ease-of-use in environmental matrices.

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