Owner Centerburst Consulting Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States
You likely used a variety of field monitoring technologies for unknown chemical products at a hazmat incident, ranging from pH paper to sophisticated devices like infrared, Raman, or even mass spec. But do you know the science behind how these technologies are designed to work together? For controlled substances in particular, the Scientific Working Group on Seized Drug Analysis (SWGDRG) has defined various technology categories (A, B, and C) which relate to the analytical capabilities each technology provides. This scientific standard is now defined under the ASTM standard E2329-17. For you as a responder, these scientific guidelines can help you use all your field technologies together in a manner that meets the legal standard for the qualitative analysis of an unknow substance. Learn through this fun and interactive session the fundamentals behind the most basic and the more advanced field technologies, as well as some tips and tricks for utilizing them all together to obtain the most reliable results for unknown chemical products.
Learning Objectives:
Learn the technology categories (A,B,C) as defined by ASTM E2329-17.
Learn the principles behind technologies such as wet chemical, gas chromatography, ion mobility, infrared, Raman, mass spec, and others to understand why they are categorized as A, B, or C.
Take away a thought process algorithm to evaluate various A, B, and C technologies together to arrive at the most reliable tactical identification of an unknown product.
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