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geneticswag t1_j8n69yb wrote

Reply to comment by efshoemaker in Maine will need weeks to determine impacts of Ohio train derailment on air quality by STDMachine

weird it takes weeks when there's probably tens of millions of dollars worth of spectroscopy equipment here between all the labs and pharma co's

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vikingenvy t1_j8nc19j wrote

It’s a little more complicated than just pressing a button on a random GCMS at Idexx.

Source: science education

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geneticswag t1_j8ncf41 wrote

I've been out of the lab for a decade now - I just know words that can get me into trouble ;)

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vikingenvy t1_j8nert7 wrote

Lol. Don’t tell me you were basing the decision of Maine’s armed response to Ohio on an unvalidated test method.

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geneticswag t1_j8nfkk3 wrote

more just suggesting we have a ton of equipment around to support running spectroscopy assays if it turned out that spectrophotometers and personnel were driving up the result times is all

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