#Massspectrometry

In a significant leap for environmental health research, scientists at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have developed a new computer language called Mass Query Language, or MassQL, which enables researchers to effortlessly sift through vast chemical datasets to detect previously hidden pollutants. This innovative tool, detailed in a recent Nature Methods journal article, has already led to the discovery of toxic compounds in public water sources that had previously gone unnoticed by traditional detection methods (UCR News).