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Conferences and Publications
Markes highly experienced technical team regularly present new data at International Conferences and publish key papers and articles in a range of industry journals.  

Recent examples are detailed below - Markes personnel except where indicated.   

Future presentations



Presented Papers / Posters

Sep 07 ISHVAC 2007 The 5th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Beijing, China
Title- The Micro-chamber Thermal Extractor

Sep 07    14th IUAPPA World Congress.   Brisbane, Australia         
Dr Peter Hughes 
Title TBA 

Jun 07    CLIMA 2007.   Helsinki, Finland                                     
Dr Peter Hughes 
Title TBA 

May 07    9th Symposium on Protection against Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents.   Gothenburg, Sweden.
Gareth Roberts
A new generation of thermal desorption technology incorporating multi-mode sampling (NRT/DAAMS/Liquid agent) for both on and off line analysis of trace level airborne chemical warfare agents

May 07 9th Symposium on Protection against Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents. Gothenburg, Sweden.
Gareth Roberts
The latest innovative field portable technology suitable for rapid materials analysis after nerve agent exposure and evaluating material permeability

Feb 07    Pittcon 07.   Chicago, IL, USA.
Gareth Roberts
Poster:  The analysis of trace level airborne chemical warfare agents using a continuous air sampling Thermal Desorption system connected directly into a new Time of Flight mass spectrometer employing chemometric software for data analysis

Jan 07    IWEERB 2007.   Harbin, China                                      
Dr Peter Hughes 
The Micro-Chamber Thermal Extractor- The latest cost effective solution for rapid materials emissions testing. 

Jan 07    On-Site07 (IFPAC).   Baltimore, MD, USA
Gareth Roberts
The integration of a small Thermal Desorption (TD) system for air monitoring into a mobile analytical laboratory in France used by the NRBC emergency first responder police organisation

Jan 07    On-Site07 (IFPAC).   Baltimore, MD, USA
Gareth Roberts
The latest innovative field transportable technolgoy suitable for rapid materials analysis after nerve agent exposure and evaluating material permeability

Nov 06    ANACHEM 2007.   Livonia, MI, USA                               
Dr Peter Hughes 
Title TBA 

Nov 06    SCCB 06 Conference.   Baltimore, MD, USA                  
Gerhard Horner1, Gareth Roberts.  
The analysis of trace level airborne chemical warfare agents using a continuous air sampling Thermal Desorption system connected directly into a new Time of Flight mass spectrometer employing chemometric software for data analysis. 

Nov 06    5th SISPAT 2006 Conference.   Singapore 
Gareth Roberts
Development of a quantitative, retention time locked thermal desorption GCMS method with automated compound spectral deconvolution (AMDIS), and NIST confirmation for target chemical agent analysis in air. 

Oct 06    CERTECH - 4th Symposium on Emissions and Odours from Materials.   Brussels, Belgium 
Dr Peter Hughes
Evaluating VOC emissions from materials and the permeability of materials using a Micro-Chamber Thermal Extractor 

Jul 06    IEQ.   NC, USA 
Dr Peter Hughes, John Dwan
The Micro-chamber / Thermal Extractor – the innovative solution for fast, cost-effective VOC materials emissions testing 

Jun 06    AWMA 99th conference.  New Orleans, USA 
Dr Peter Hughes 
Effective techniques for rapid materials emissions testing 

Jun 06    Healthy Buildings 2006.   Lisboa, Portugal 
Dr Peter Hughes
Recent Advances in Materials Emission Testing Chamber Technology 

Jun 06    General Olfaction and Sensing.   Germany 
Gerhard Horner, Gareth Roberts 
New concepts in on-line, near real time (NRT) analysis of trace level (airborne) chemical warfare agents 

May 06    Symposium on Air Quality Measurement, Methods & Technology.   NC, USA 
Dr Peter Hughes
The Micro-Chamber Thermal Extractor- The latest cost effective solution for testing VOC emissions from materials

May 06    CWD2006.   Luneburg, Germany 
Gareth Roberts 
On-line continuous air sampling using the TT 24-7 thermal desorption system 

Apr 06    18th International Symposium on the Forensic Sciences.   Freemantle, Australia 
Gareth Roberts 
Thermal desorption technologies from Markes International for Enhanced Monitoring of Organic Compounds in Air and Materials 

Mar 06    Odour and Emissions of Plastics Materials.   Kassel, Germany
Dr Peter Hughes
Introducing a rapid materials emission test method for evaluating emissions from vehicle interior trim components.

Mar 06    Conference on Premium Automotive Research Design.   Coventry, UK 
Dr Peter Hughes
Using the Micro-chamber thermal extractor to evaluate the impact of car trim materials in the Vehicle Interor Air Quality
 
Feb 06    On-Site06 (IFPAC) Conference.   Washington, USA 
Gareth Roberts 
The TT 24-7 thermal desorption multi-mode sampler 

Feb 06    The Diffusive Monitor, Issue 15, pp20-22
Elizabeth Woolfenden 
Minimising potential discrimination when calibrating TD methods using liquid injection 

Dec 05    Diffusive monitoring techniques and applications.   London, UK 
Elizabeth Woolfenden 
Which Sorbents to Use and When, a practical guide to dos and don’ts 

Nov 05    SCCB 05 Conference.   Washington, USA
John Dwan, Gareth Roberts 
The application of automated mass spectral deconvolution (AMDIS), using a thermal desorption GCMS method

Oct 05    3rd Symposium on Emissions and Odours from Materials.   Brussels, Belgium 
Dr Peter Hughes
Innovative solutions for testing VOC emissions from materials 

Oct 05    2nd Chemical Science and Commercialization Conference.   Cincinnati, USA 
Gareth Roberts 
Thermal desorption technology from Markes International for both Off-line and On-line VOC air sampling 

Sept 05   Indoor Air 2005 - The 10th International Conference on Indoor Air.   Beijing, China 
Dr Peter Hughes
Innovations to improve repeatibility and reduce costs when testing VOC emissions from materials 

Sep 05    Indoor Air 2005 - The 10th International Conference on Indoor Air.   Beijing, China 
Elizabeth Woolfenden, Dr Peter Hughes, Dr Peder Wolkoff2, Dr Tunga Salthammer3 
Comparing emission cells to small chambers for materials emissions testing 

Sep 05    Indoor Air 2005 - The 10th International Conference on Indoor Air.   Beijing, China 
Elizabeth Woolfenden, Gareth Roberts 
The application of thermal desorption for the analysis of trace toxic compounds in areas of human occupation

Sep 05    Indoor Air 2005 - The 10th International Conference on Indoor Air. Beijing, China
Elizabeth Woolfenden, Pamela Simpson
Improving the determination of VOCs and semi-VOCs in building materials and car trim components using direct thermal desorption

Jun 05    Symposium on Materials Emission Testing - An update for Industry.   BRE, Watford, UK. 
Dr Peter Hughes 
Practical materials emission testing for manufacturing Industry - A new approach 

Jun 05    Symposium on Materials Emission Testing - An update for Industry. BRE, Watford, UK.
Elizabeth Woolfenden
Conventional Emissions Testing, US Method Developments and Improved Detection of Trace Target Compounds 

Jun 05    Airmon 2005 - 5th International Symposium on Modern Principles of Air Monitoring (Including Biomonitoring).   Loen, Norway.
Dr Peter Hughes
Finding needles in a haystack by removing the Haystack - Introducing the deconvolution reporting software and materials emissions database 

Jun 05    Air Quality Workshop.   Fraunhofer Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institute, Germany
Elizabeth Woolfenden
Developments in thermal desorption for enhanced materials analysis - content and emissions testing

Apr 05    BOHS 2005.   Manchester, UK
Dr Lara Kelly
Personal exposure monitoring of particularly toxic chemicals - safeguarding the workforce in demilitarization, chemical manufacturing and other high risk occupations

Apr 05    CWD2005.   Edinburgh, UK
Gareth Roberts 
On-Line Analysis of Airborne Chemical Warfare Agents by Thermal Desorption GC or GCMS 

Apr 05    Odour and Emissions of Plastics Materials.   Kassel, Germany
Elizabeth Woolfenden
Enhanced identification and measurement of trace odorous and toxic components in complex chromatograms 

Mar 05    Pittcon05.  Orlando, USA 
Gareth Roberts 
A thermal desorption (TD)-GC method for the analysis of trace level chemical warfare agents 

Mar 05    Gefahrstoffe - Reinhaltung der Luft.  65 (2005) Nr. 3 - März
Dr Peder Wolkoff, Dr Tunga Salthammer, Elizabeth Woolfenden
Comparing Emission Cells to Small Chambers for Materials Emissions Testing 

Feb 05    Eurofins - Symposium on AgBB and DIBT.   Denmark 
Elizabeth Woolfenden
AgBB Protocol for Materials Emissions Testing - A Challenge for Analytical TD-GC-MS 

Feb 05    On-Site05 (IFPAC) Conference.   Washington, USA 
Gareth Roberts 
Analysing trace level chemical warfare agents including free VX by thermal desorption GC/ GCMS 

Nov 04    SCCB 04 Conference.   Baltimore, USA 
Gareth Roberts
The analysis of underivatized VX from sorbent tubes at sub-nanogram levels, using a standard, non-passivated automated Thermal Desoprtion system 

Oct 04    ASTM Conference on Indoor Emissions testing.   Washington, USA
Elizabeth Woolfenden, Dr Peder Wolkoff 
An introduction to emission cells and comparison to small chambers for materials emissions testing 

Sep 04    1st Chemical Science and Commercialization Conference.  Moscow, Russia 
Gareth Roberts 
Thermal desorption technologies form Markes International for the analysis of chemical warfare agents 

Sep 04    Exporting  - Materials emissions requirements.   Belgium 
Elizabeth Woolfenden 
Role of international standard methods in measuring and restricting VOC emissions 

Aug 04    7th Annual Army Conference.   Albuquerque, USA 
Gareth Roberts
The analysis of underivatized VX from sorbent tubes at sub-nanogram levels, using a standard, non-passivated automated Thermal Desoprtion system 

Jun 04    Eurodeur 2004.   Paris, France
Matthew Bates, Elizabeth Woolfenden
Développements en automatisation et validation des méthodes de désorption analytique thermique pour l’analyse des odeurs

Apr 04    MIAP - Monitoring Indoor Air Pollution.   Manchester, UK
Pamela Simpson
Innovative tools for validating thermal desorption methods for monitoring speciated organics in indoor air

Apr 04    BOHS 2004, Stratford upon Avon, UK.
Pamela Simpson, Elizabeth Woolfenden, Dr Lara Kelly
Innovative tools for the validation of thermal desorption methods for monitoring speciated organics in workplace air

Mar 04    Odour and Emissions of Plastics Materials.   Kassel, Germany
Elizabeth Woolfenden 
Developments in Automation and Validation of Thermal Desorption for Trace VOC Measurements 

Feb 04    On-Site05 (IFPAC) Conference.   Washington, USA 
Gareth Roberts 
A thermal desorption (TD) -GC method for the analysis of chemical warfare agents for use in both military on homeland defense applications 

Jan 04    PMECW Seminar.   Edgewood, USA 
Gareth Roberts 
Analysis of airborne chemical warfare agents by thermal desorption (TD)-GC 

Dec 03    Monitoring exposure to Air Pollution.   London, UK 
Elizabeth Woolfenden 
Thermal desorption methods for indoor air monitoring 

Nov 03    JSSC Conference.   Baltimore, USA 
Gareth Roberts 
Low concentration analysis and detection of highly toxic nerve agent (VX) by thermal desorption(TD)-GC/GCMS 

Nov 03    Emissions and odours from materials.   Belgium 
Elizabeth Woolfenden 
Optimising the analysis of trace volatile and semi-volatile organic chemicals for monitoring odorous emissions from materials 

Jan 99    US EPA Method TO-17
Elizabeth Woolfenden, Dr Bill McClenny4
Determination of VOCs in ambient air using active sampling onto sorbent tubes


1  Five Technologies, Germany
2  Arbejdsmiljoinstituttet, Denmark
3  Fraunhofer Institut fur Holzforschung, Germany
4  EPA, USA (retired)
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