source determination
Webinar Recap and Q&A for Determining the Source of Contaminants in a Manufacturing Process
On October 30th, David Exline, Senior V.P. and Antonio Scatena, Laboratory Manager at Gateway Analytical hosted a webinar designed for laboratory and manufacturing personnel that encounter contaminants and foreign particulate matter in the manufacturing, process/product development and customer returns. This webinar discussed the process by which contaminants and foreign particles are isolated, identified, tracked to [...]
Webinar Recap: Laboratory Methods for the Examination of Foreign Particulate Matter
On April 25th, 2012 we hosted a live webinar titled “Laboratory Methods for the Examination of Foreign Particulate Matter.” During the webinar our presenters, David Exline, Senior V.P. and Antonio Scatena, Scientist at Gateway Analytical, discussed current methods of particulate isolation, laboratory testing methods for identifying foreign particulates and the company’s forensic approach to source determination. [...]
Thinking Outside the Crime Scene
Forensics: the term usually conjures up images of lab coats, crime scenes and the evidence left behind. In actuality, the field of forensic science can encompass a broad range of scientific disciplines, applying material isolation, testing, comparison and ultimate source determination to investigations. Scientists employed in this field use analytical tests and problem-solving tactics to evaluate physical evidence, as well as the resulting data. Going beyond routine scientific data summaries, forensic scientists typically analyze the identity of unknown materials, any relationships between questioned and known samples and the significance of these associations.
