As a Michigan company, Western Slope Laboratory tends to follow local news and headlines. Like many areas in the United States, there has been such an impact on parents, schools, and health systems by designer drugs like Spice, K2, and bath salts. Western Slope has tested for these compounds in Read More
SWGTOX Personnel Guidelines
The Scientific Working Group for Toxicology (SWGTOX) has released their proposed guidelines for the requirements for training, education, continuing education, and certification. These SWGTOX personnel guidelines are for all laboratory personnel and will be the standard by which persons in the Read More
Uncertainty is NOT error
Any measurement taken has an inherent amount of inaccuracy to it. This uncertainty can be due to many things, ranging from human variables to the precision of the tools used to the measurement. Toxicology testing is the same, whether using immunoassays or mass spectrometry, every measure has some Read More
Western Slope Laboratory focuses on Quality
The landscape of toxicology testing- both clinical and forensic- is drastically changing. This is due to several key factors: 1) The National Academy of the Sciences (NAS) Report on Strengthening Forensic Sciences in the United States and its ramifications and 2) The large influx of new toxicology Read More
Forensic Science Initiative
Do you or a loved one enjoy CSI, NCIS, Bones, and other forensic science television shows? Do you or a loved one have a desire to help others and protect people? Do you or a loved one enjoy math, science, and challenging things? If you answered “yes” to the above questions and want to learn Read More