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Ultrapure Water Standards: The Foundation of Reliable Lab Results

Byron Druss: Sep 5, 2025 4:21:35 PM

Ultrapure lab water (UPW) is like a lab's clean room, but in liquid form. At 18 MΩ-cm resistivity, Type I water isn't just "really clean"—it's so...

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Researcher working with chemical samples in laboratory with HPLC system and chromatography equipment using Type 1 ultrapure water as part of the research

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How Ultrapure Water Eliminates Ghost Peaks in Analytical Chemistry

Byron Druss: Jul 14, 2025 12:12:57 PM

The Hidden Enemy in Your Chromatograms Ghost peaks are the analytical chemist's nightmare. They appear where they shouldn't. They make your data...

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