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FEATURE ARTICLE
ASCLD 2008 wrap-up: Working to ensure excellence
Scores of law enforcement professionals gathered in Orlando recently to take part in the 35th annual American Society of Crime Lab Directors workshop and symposium.
The theme of this year's gathering, "Forensic Science: Ensuring a Future of Excellence," was underscored by ASCLD President Bill Marbarker, who said it remains vital that directors and administrators continue to raise both expectations and the level of quality in their laboratories.

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PRODUCT FOCUS
Biomatrica - Storage System
This storage system which includes SampleMatrix™, a dissolvable storage medium, SampleGard™, its sample storage and transportation system and SampleWare™, the organization and retrieval software, enables scientists and researchers to ship, store and manage lab samples at room temperature. Biomatrica’s technology is based on the molecular principles of extremophiles (animals that survive in extremely dry environments such as the Sahara Desert) and advanced polymer chemistry. (Biomatrica)
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IN THE MAGAZINE

Safety Guys—What's Cooking?
We are back with our second article on clandestine drug labs. Our first article in the series provided an introduction to "clan labs," provided a little history and background on the epidemic, and briefly discussed the three phase approach taking the site from discovery to final clean up. After a clan lab is found, specially trained law enforcement personnel must often deal with possible booby traps while securing the site. Crime scene investigators can then move in and process the site for evidence. Following the securing and processing of the clan lab we move into the next phase, which is categorizing the chemicals and wastes and removing the gross contamination from the site. This article discusses the different methods used to make the illegal drugs at clandestine laboratories, the chemicals involved in those methods, and the hazards associated with those chemicals.

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