Welcome to the Cannabis Cautilance Podcast.

I'm your host, Tad Hussie of Kiss Organics.

This is the podcast where we discuss the cutting edge of growing from a science-based perspective

and drawn top experts from around the industry to share their wisdom and knowledge.

My guest this week is Robert Thomas. Robert is the principal scientist at scientific solutions,

a consulting company that serves the educational needs of the trace element user community.

He has worked in the field of atomic and mass spectroscopy for almost 50 years, including 24

years for a manufacturer of atomic spectroscopic instrumentation.

Rob is written over 100 technical publications,

including a 15-part tutorial series entitled

A Beginner's Guide to ICPMS.

He is also the editor and frequent contributor

of the Atomic Perspectives column in spectroscopy magazine,

as well as serving on the editorial advisory board of analytical cannabis.

In addition, Rob has authored six textbooks on the fundamental principles and applications of ICPMS.

His most recent book is entitled A Practical Guide to ICPMS and Other AS Techniques,

which was published in September 2023.

Rob has an advanced degree in analytical chemistry from the University of Wales, UK,

and is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a chartered chemist.

I've attached five articles from Robert to the podcast page,

covering such topics as plastic, stainless steel, and glass contamination in the cannabis industry,

as well as the dangers and challenges in measuring heavy metal contaminants and vaping.

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