Shimadzu Corporation announces the release of the GCMS-TQ8050, a top-of-the-line triple quadrupole gas chromatograph mass spectrometer (GC-MS/MS). The GCMS-TQ8050 is an ultra-high-sensitivity GC-MS/MS offering both robustness and the highest sensitivity levels in the world. In addition to detecting ultra-trace concentrations of components down to the femtogram level, it maintains those ultra-high-sensitivity levels for long periods. That makes it an ideal GC-MS/MS system for applications that require ultra-trace analysis, such as analyzing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) or endocrine disrupting chemicals in the environment or analyzing impurities in pharmaceuticals.

Background to the Development

After introducing the GCMS-TQ8030 triple quadrupole gas chromatograph mass spectrometer in 2012, Shimadzu introduced the GCMS-TQ8040, which featured improved operability, in 2014. That was especially well received in fields such as residual pesticide analysis, forensic toxicology, and metabolite a