News from Münster


mas | münster analytical solutions gmbh - constantly in operation!

The mas gmbh took measures at a very early stage to protect all employees and minimise the risk of infection within the company. In this way, we hope to be able to ensure that the laboratory, customer service and administration are available for you in the usual quality and reaction time. So far, there have been no impairments of any kind at mas!

So we are still looking forward to your samples and inquiries from the current main topics of PCB 47 and MOSH/MOAH analyses as well as the well-known parameters chlorinated and brominated dioxins/furans, PAHs and other contaminants.

You and your loved ones stay healthy!

Your mas-team


mas gmbh: now also registered lab for GMP+

With effect of January 1st, 2020 all feed producing companies certified acc. to GMP+ are obliged to have their analyses for certain contaminants done by GMP+ registered laboratories.

We are glad to inform you that the mas gmbh successfully completed the registration process and has been officially authorized as laboratory acc. to GMP+ since December 20th, 2019.

Our registration (GMP052009) comprises the following analysing parameters:

  • dioxins / furans
  • dioxin-like PCBs
  • non-dioxin-like PCBs

For further details, please have a look at the certificate.

The mas gmbh would be pleased to be your competent and reliable partner for examinations within your GMP+ FSA scheme or other QC requirements.

Please contact us for further information or a detailed offer:
contact@mas-tp.com

We are looking forward to your contact!

Your mas team


MOSH / MOAH at mas gmbh

mas gmbh has recently been accredited according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 for the determination of mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH/MOAH) in food, packaging material, consumables, cosmetic products and raw materials.

Currently the participation in the ring trial on the method development especially for the matrix feeding stuff is on the agenda: CEN/TC327/WG1, Animal feeding stuffs - Determinations of mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) and mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) with on-line HPLC-GC-FID analysis.


 

Unsuitability of the ZEK/AfPS Test Method for the Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Carbon Black

The study "Unsuitability of the ZEK/AfPS Test Method for the Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Carbon Black" on behalf of the ICBA (International Carbon Black Association, New Orleans, USA) is published in Rubber Chemistry and Technology, Vol. 91 No. 1, Jan-March 2018.

http://rubberchemtechnol.org/doi/pdf/10.5254/rct.18.82635


 

Wieder Gäste aus Rumänien:
Zwei Wochen Schulung für die künftigen Dioxinanalytiker aus Bukarest

13.03.2012

Es war schon die zweite Delegation aus Rumänien, die einen Intensivkurs in Dioxinanalytik bei der mas belegt hat.

In Bukarest wollen die beiden Rumänen (4. und 5. von links), die einem größeren Labor angehören, eine Abteilung "Dioxinanalytik" bilden. Im Rahmen unseres Dioxinakademie-Kurses "Dioxinanalytik in Umweltmatrices" wurde Ihnen das nötige Know-how vermittelt.


 

Neuer Laborteil eingerichtet – mas erweitert Kapazitäten

15.07.2011

Ein neuer, vierter Laborraum wird die Räumlichkeiten der mas auf nun insgesamt 360 m² erweitern.
Eine zweites hochauflösendes GC/MS (DFS) wurde bereits im letzten Jahr angeschafft, so dass die Kapazitäten deutlich erweitert werden konnten.


 

ARD zu Besuch bei der mas
Dioxin im Kamin

15.02.2009

Die ARD brachte am 1. Februar 2009 im Ratgeber einen Bericht über dioxinhaltige Stäube aus Hausfeuerungen.

Die Analysen wurden bei der mas in Auftrag gegeben. Dazu wurden auch Filmaufnahmen in unserem Labor gemacht, die im Kurzbericht des ARD Ratgebers zu sehen sind.

Für uns eine spannende Abwechslung ...
 


 

Visit from Romania
Romanian colleagues "on course" at the dioxin academy

31.08.2008

Three Romanian guests enjoyed their training course on dioxins in food matrices at the dioxin academy in August 2008.

And we enjoyed the statement coming afterwards:

"I just wanted to thank you again, for myself and our colleagues for your hospitality, kindness and patience you have shown during the very interesting and useful training.

Please send all our best wishes to all your colleagues who had the kindness to share with us their theoretical and practical experience in this interesting field."


 

Guests from Brazil
Two-week-course on Dioxin analyses in emissions and food

04.08.2008

Three guests from Brazil recently enjoyed their 2-week-course on Dioxin analyses in emissions and food.

Specifically focused lectures along with active work in the laboratory (sample preparation, clean-up) framed the compactly organised event.

Next courses are in line. The mas-team is awaiting colleagues from Romania, coming this August.


 

Feed Monitoring
mas QA-approved laboratory

02.04.2008

The most recent list of the QS Qualität und Sicherheit GmbH shows mas as one of the first laboratories to be aprroved for feed monitoring on Dioxins and PCBs.


 

Brominated Dioxins and Furans (PBDD/F)
mas widens its analytical portfolio

27.10.2006

mas has widened its analytical portfolio by important parameters : the brominated species of polyhalogenated Dibenzo(p)dioxins and furans (PBDD/F).

We made time for this process, until we had set a validated and reliable method, which does both justice our own claims and coming up to our clients expectations.

THANKS for your patience ! But now we are able to offer the following additional analytical services in -of course- usually high mas quality :

- homologue groups tetra through heptaBDD/F
- 17 congeners with 2378-Bromo-substitution pattern
- 8 selected PBDD/F congeners according to the German Ordinance of Banning Hazardous Chemicals


 

Zulassung nach Abfall-Klärschlammverordnung
Untersuchung von PCB und Dioxinen im Klärschlamm

09.10.2006

Die mas hält nun auch die Anerkennung als Untersuchungsstelle i.S.d. § 3 Absatz 5 und 6 der Klärschlammverordnung (AbfKlärV) vom 15. April 1992 für die Bereiche der Untersuchung von polychlorierten Biphenylen (PCB) und polychlorierten Dibenzodioxinen und -furanen im Klärschlamm.


 

mas in renowned interlaboratory comparison successful
z-scores below 0.5 for Dioxins and PCBs in food!

07.07.2006

Around 100 laboratories participated in the 2006 interlaboratory comparison organised by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (folkehelseinstituttet). Egg yolk, Halibut filet, mothers' milk and Standard mixtures had to be analysed.

The TEQ results as well as totals and indicator-PCB of the mas lab ranged in a z-score < 0.5 (indicator-PCB in halibut insignificantly higher). This means a deviation of the "consensus value" of less than 10 % !

Our z-scores therefore underline the high quality of our analyses in this demanding matrices.


 

mas now registrated in 15 of 16 federal states of Germany
Registration according to the regulations of the German Federal Clean Air Act (Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz) for the analysis of hazardous org

19.06.2006

After the first and main registration in the federal state of Northrine-Westfalia from December 2005, the mas now holds the respective registration in every federal state in Germany except Berlin. A respective application for Berlin was not yet made, but will be according to clients' request .


 

Interview with Peter Luthardt in the journal "LaborPraxis"
"High Quality Analyses"

30.05.2006

Probably in the June-Edition of the journal "LaborPraxis" (LaboratoryPractice) an interview with Peter Luthardt will be published regarding the topic "High Quality Analyses". This is actually a continuation of a previous interview given in 2003 about "Special analytics and its' perspectives". An interesting touchstone for the given forecast from 2003 ...


 

Lecture in Munich : "Analysis of special components"
Association of German Engineers VDI

05.05.2006

On May 11th Peter Luthardt will give a lecture in Munich during the VDI-Seminar "Measuring techniques at combustion facilities". Besides some details about emissions sample preparation and clean-up/analysis of dioxins and PCBs he will give some information about the mechanisms of the toxicity reg. these substances.


 

Meet mas at the ANALYTICA 2006 in Munich
from April 25th to April 28th

06.02.2006

To get in a more personnel discussion and contact, visit us at our booth during the ANALYTICA 2006 fair in the NEUE MESSE MÜNCHEN from April 25-28 (Hall A3, booth A3.380).

The 35 m²-booth reflects the work and services of 6 life and bio science companies from the technology park in Münster.


 

Akkreditierung für insgesamt 65 Prüfverfahren

22.12.2005

Seit dem 15.11.2005 hält die mas gmbh die Akkreditierung nach DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 für insgesamt 65 Prüfverfahren auf dem Gebiet der organischen Spurenanalytik.

Darüber hinaus erfolgte die Bekanntgabe als Messstelle gem. § 26 BImSchG in NRW mit Wirkung vom 22.12.2005 für die Bereiche M2 und N2 (Analyse hochtoxischer organisch-chemischer Verbindungen in extrem geringen Konzentrationen (Dioxine und Furane)).