Identifying Seized Drugs using Mass Spectral Library Searching
The rapid spread of designer drugs has introduced significant identification challenges to the forensic science community. This webinar discusses how Mass Spectrometry and the “Hybrid Search” can be used to get a head start on identifying novel opioids.
This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on August 7, 2018.
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Date Published: August 7, 2018
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