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Heavy metals in cannabis
Posted on May 20, 2022 Leave a Comment
In 1986, following the tragedy at Chernobyl nuclear power plant, industrial hemp was planted in order to help clean heavy metals and radioactive elements that had seeped into the ground. The cannabis plant, known for being a hyper-accumulator of heavy metals as well as pesticides, can seep up contaminants where other methods fail.1 While this […]
Analytical vs preparative chromatography in cannabis processing
Posted on September 12, 2021 Leave a Comment
Chromatography is a method of separating mixtures in a laboratory setting using two distinct phases, a mobile phase and a stationary phase. While analytical chromatography helps gather specific information on the compounds in a mixture, preparative chromatography isolates and purifies the sample.1 In the cannabis industry, both analytical and preparative chromatography are important for the […]
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