Partnership & Grantee Highlights
Cornell University Chemical Ecology Core Facility
The Cornell Chemical Ecology Core Facility (CCECF) expanded its services over the past year, analyzing more than 2,500 samples from 43 clients, including beekeepers, NGOs, university researchers, and government researchers. They Analyzed bees, pollen, wax, propolis, soils, leaves, fruits, silicone bands, and bird blood for pesticide residues.
We also completely overhauled our multi-residue pesticide method, making it more sensitive and including more targets. The revamped method quantifies 102 pesticides, most at limits of detection less than 1 part per billion (ppb).
Having the best service contract available for our LCMS has been invaluable. Twice this year we’ve had machine difficulties but have lost minimal time because service representatives have come out to fix our LCMS on a moment’s notice.
We’re looking forward to installing our new GCMS once the facility receives a much-needed HVAC update in fall 2025. The GCMS will allow the lab to quantify several pesticides that are impossible to quantify via LCMS, such as pyrethroid insecticides, some organophosphate insecticides, and several commonly used fungicides.
We’re looking forward to installing our new GCMS once the facility receives a much-needed HVAC update in fall 2025. The GCMS will allow the lab to quantify several pesticides that are impossible to quantify via LCMS, such as pyrethroid insecticides, some organophosphate insecticides, and several commonly used fungicides.
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