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Barker & Herbert's chemical laboratory uses state-of-the-art
equipment and court-accepted ASTM (American Society for
Testing and Materials) methods.
Our
chemists know credibility and independent analyses are crucial
to our clients' cases.
Some
laboratory tests are truly one-of-a-kind
procedures that require resourcefulness and creativity to
solve clients' dilemmas.
Some
possible cases that you might need our services for include:
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You or your
client have a fire. Was an accelerant used?
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Painters leave behind staining rags.
Did these spontaneously heat and cause a fire?
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Did contaminants on a manufactured part
prevent adhesive from sticking to it?
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Why is
paint cracking and flaking?
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Why is
black dust on a ceiling fan or walls?
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Fire debris analysis
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Drug identification
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Flash point testing
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Soot analysis
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Quality control
testing for business and
industry
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Contamination studies
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Qualitative and quantitative analysis
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Product development analysis
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Instant game
lottery ticket security testing and
quality assurance
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Thermal testing/spontaneous heating
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Wet chemistry
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Lead in
paint
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Heavy metals in
water
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GC/MS
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Case review and consultation
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Court
testimony
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By using
state-of-the-art lab equipment, chemists can make better judgments
about the presence -- or absence -- of various compounds. This gas
chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS), for instance, detects
accelerants even if there's "background interference" from burned
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Chemists use flash-point testing methods to determine the
lowest temperatures at which materials give off enough vapors to
ignite when exposed to flames.
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Barker
& Herbert analysts, who work with lottery corporations from all
over the world, have performed security tests on instant lottery
tickets since 1980. The firm tests thousands of tickets annually for
their ability to withstand environmental exposure or be
compromised. |
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Barker & Herbert chemists work with government agencies, manufacturers, and other businesses who need accurate drug test
results. Chemists use wet-chemical methods to perform a
presumptive test for the presence of cocaine. Then, they use
infrared spectrophotometric or gas chromatographic/mass
spectrometric (GC/MS) analysis to confirm the presence of the
drug.
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