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At work

At work

Date1/7/1988
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  • At work: Chief chemist Pierre Beaumier at Mann Laboratories says precise testing methods banish the risk of mistaking one drug for another in a worker's urine or blood sample. Gas chromatography mass spectometry devices, such as the one Beaumier is shown using, cost up to $300,000 and identify individual drug molecules.
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Original Toronto Star caption: At work: Chief chemist Pierre Beaumier at Mann Laboratories says precise testing methods banish the risk of mistaking one drug for another in a worker's urine or blood sample. Gas chromatography mass spectometry devices, such as the one Beaumier is shown using, cost up to $300,000 and identify individual drug molecules.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025605F
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