Introduction Ethylene Oxide (EtO) has been banned within the EU since 1991. Countries like Germany had already banned it in 1981. But it is still used in countries like India, the U.S. and Canada to k...
Do you struggle to transfer validated HPLC methods between labs or different instruments? Is your business losing money or missing critical deadlines due to the struggle? You are not alone. Transferri...
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The use of performance-enhancing anabolic substances has been banned since the 1970s in competitive sports. However, substances, especially steroids, are still frequently detected and misused in sport...
It was Pittcon 2019 when the Thermo Scientific™ TriPlus 500 Headspace Autosampler was introduced to the market of volatiles organic compounds (VOC) sampling for GC and GC-MS. Thermo Scientific TriPlus...
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Arsenic is an element with a well-established reputation for being decidedly unpleasant. Its use as a poison is documented as far back as the first Century, when Dioscorides, a Greek physician in the ...
When investigating for a forensic case, the first step is to collect physical evidence. In some cases, however, the evidence required can only be uncovered by means of analytical techniques. Anything ...
Recently we had the opportunity to collaborate with a major lab in Germany that specializes in analyzing urines for drugs of abuse. The lead pharmacist there showed me her lab and explained in detail ...
The traditional approach to routine cannabis testing has involved the collection of urine or blood samples. Analyses of these specimens typically involve well-established and reliable techniques, such...
Since the inception of the modern Olympics more than 100 years ago, athletes have engaged in various activities in order to gain a competitive edge—from alcohol to amphetamines to anabolic steroids. B...
Tea is one of the most popular beverages in the world with an estimated 3 billion cups consumed daily worldwide. Its popularity is not surprising since tea is promoted to have health benefits and drin...
What drives a player to play the NFC championship game with two broken ribs? Probably the same things that make one consider performance enhancing drug (PED) use – prestige, recognition and monetary r...
In late 2014, the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) approved sweeping changes to the NFL's drug policy. In addition to testing for human growth hormone (HGH) for the first time in l...
On April 15, 1997, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down a Georgia law that required all politicians to be drug tested before being allowed on the ballot, ruling the law unconstitutional ...
In 1889, James Francis “Pud” Galvin, Major League Baseball’s first 300-game winner and a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, became the earliest documented user of performance enhancing drug...
The 103rd Tour de France 21 stage grueling cycling race begins in early July. While professional cycling season runs from January to October across all continents, 80% of TV coverage is spent on this ...
Peak sporting season is upon us especially as world athletes prepare to compete in Rio in August for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Steroids are often at the center of the rise and fall of some of the most...
A report published last year by Quest Diagnostics provided an analysis of more than 10 million workplace drug test results that showed an increase in the percentage of American workers who tested posi...
The Kentucky Derby kicks off horse racing’s Triple Crown, followed two weeks later by The Preakness Stakes before wrapping up with The Belmont Stakes. Back in 1978, when Affirmed crossed the finish li...
The Modern Pharmaceutical Machine Modern pharmaceuticals have a huge impact on the health and well-being of patients and their caregivers by slowing or preventing disease, alleviating symptoms, and in...
While the workplace compliance drug testing market continues to use testing techniques like immunoassays for initial testing and confirm results with mass spectrometry based technology, new matrices a...
Traditional law enforcement forensic testing can’t identify and ban new synthetic compounds fast enough. Traditional techniques, such as immunoassay, require lengthy development time for new test kits...
While watching the local news, you’ve probably heard of people in your area getting arrested for driving under the influence. Across the U.S., driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) (link to...
The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) (link to meeting) recently concluded their annual conference in the beautiful Florence, Italy. Inaugural events are no disappointment fo...
Court cases most commonly perform blood tests using a headspace gas chromatography-based system as criminal evidence. Blood alcohol screening tests are often only as reliable as the equipment and tech...
While enjoying your favorite flavor of television crime show, do you ever wonder if forensic crime work is really so instantaneous and glamorous? A few years back when a friend’s daughter aspired to b...
In my very first blog post, my focus is on how functional enhancements in new or updated instrumentation can produce more sensitive measurement of targeted compounds and provide fresh perspective and ...
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