Keep up with fentanyl and its analogs: Failure to do so is not an option. by Pierre Negri | Feb 19, 2020 | Blogs, ForensicFentanyl is one of the most well-known synthetic opioids that has been in the spotlight lately—and not for good reasons. The World Drug Report 2019 reveals that there have been more than 47,000 opioid overdose deaths in the United States in 2017. This is an increase...
Hemp, marijuana, CBD and THC: what’s the difference? by Paul Winkler | Feb 18, 2020 | Blogs, Food / Beverage, ForensicCannabis refers to a genus of flowering plants originating from Asia.1 It’s also an umbrella term that includes both marijuana plants and hemp plants, among others. With the flurry of legalization across the United States, CBD and THC derived products have been...
Environmental scientists: Why the SCIEX X500R QTOF system is perfect for PFAS research by Craig Butt | Feb 13, 2020 | Blogs, Environmental / IndustrialThe world of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) research is a big one and one that’s currently front and center in environmental contamination concerns. Whether you work in industrial or academic environmental research, the issues surrounding these...
Mysterious Vaping Detectives Part 2 by Paul Winkler | Jan 17, 2020 | Blogs, Food / BeverageIn our last blog, I gave you some current highlights about the mysterious vaping illness that was making headlines (and still is). The condition now known as, e-cigarette or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) has sickened thousands and killed 57...
Trends shaping global environmental analytical testing by Craig Butt | Jan 16, 2020 | Blogs, Environmental / IndustrialThe only certainty in a changing environmental landscape Despite a 38-fold increase in environmental laws put in place around the world since 1972, the future of our planet is under the spotlight like never before. Mitigating climate change has arrived as our...