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Creation and Release of an Updated NIST DART-MS Forensics Database

June 17, 2021

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Edward Sisco, Arun Moorthy, Laura M. Watt

Facing increasing caseloads and an everchanging drug landscape, forensic laboratories have been implementing new analytical tools. Direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry (DART-MS) is often one of these tools because it provides a wealth of

Detection of Trace Drugs of Abuse in Baby Formula using Solid Phase Extraction Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (SPE-DART-MS)

June 17, 2021

Author(s)

Laura M. Watt, Edward Sisco

The intentional or unintentional adulteration of baby formula with drugs of abuse is one of the many increasingly complex samples forensic chemists may have to analyze. This sample type presents a challenge because of a complex matrix that can mask the

Net Weights: Visualizing and Quantifying their Contribution to Drug Background Levels in Forensic Laboratories

June 24, 2020

Author(s)

Edward R. Sisco, Matthew E. Staymates, Laura M. Watt

While the drug background in forensic laboratories has been quantified, the processes that most contribute to the background have not been extensively researched. This work presents both qualitative visualization and quantitative analysis of the spread of

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