Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (San Jose, California) announced that Japan?s National Police Agency (NPA) has purchased 51 linear ion trap mass spectrometers and 27 FT-IR spectrometers.
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (San Jose, California) announced that Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) has purchased 51 linear ion trap mass spectrometers and 27 FT-IR spectrometers. The NPA will use the LC–MS-MS systems for toxicology screening in each of its 47 prefecture offices and will use the FT-IR systems for forensics in nearly half of those offices.
LCGC Blog: Forensics Laboratories Underassess Uncertainty in Blood Alcohol Determinations
August 8th 2023The level of uncertainty provided by most forensic laboratories for reported blood alcohol results has been woefully underassessed. Not only is this bad science, but someone’s civil liberties may be at stake.