Information and practical advice on the latest technologies and methods for detecting and identifying chemical and biological agents, toxic industrial compounds, and explosives
Agilent Technologies has announced its 2005 homeland security e-seminar series.
In these free, 60-minute web-based seminars, Agilent and guest experts address topics of interest to homeland security and forensic professionals.
In its third year, this series provides information and practical advice on the latest technologies and methods for detecting and identifying chemical and biological agents, toxic industrial compounds, and explosives.
Confirmed speakers and topics for the series include:.
13 January and 3 February.
Multiplex detection of anthrax, plague, smallpox and tularemia.
Bill Folkerts, associate director of Biodefense at Biological Defense Systems (a subsidiary of Invitrogen Corporation), will document the performance of the PathAlert System, a commercial DNA-based pathogen detection system, during a ten-day evaluation at the US Army Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah.
27 January.
Explosives detection.
Russell Kinghorn, founder and director of Baseline Separation Technologies, will describe the analysis of 14 common explosive residues, using liquid chromatography/time of flight-mass spectrometry (LC/TOF-MS).
22 March.
Drugs of abuse screening using LC/TOF-MS.
Kinghorn will discuss a comprehensive drug-screening method covering more than 70 compounds, including common illicit drugs and designer drugs.
21 and 16 April. Screening for unknown threats.
Bruce Quimby, senior applications specialist at Agilent, will discuss a transportable analytical system capable of screening unknown samples with subsequent confirmation of more than 143,000 toxic industrial compounds and chemical agents.
Advance registration is recommended.
Agilent also has a free homeland security information packet containing a brochure; technical papers on the detection and confirmation of chemical agents, biological agents and toxic industrial compounds; specification documents; and information on Agilent's mobile laboratory platform.
The kit includes a multimedia CD-Rom describing Agilent's homeland security offerings.
To obtain a copy, contact your local Agilent representative.
