Testing used cars for drug traces
Environmental health experts at Flinders University have found most surfaces in a car retain traces of methamphetamine after it’s been smoked in the vehicle, putting subsequent […]
ARC funding for Coffin Bay research
Coffin Bay – the popular tourist destination on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula – is known for its scenery, natural features and high-quality oysters and other marine […]
Concern for meth traces on public health
Flinders University researchers are looking for more accurate methods to detect traces of toxic methamphetamine contamination left behind on soft porous surfaces, clothing or in the […]
Gaps in meth lab clean-up standards
An Australian study of companies which test and clean contamination and chemicals left by illegal methamphetamine labs has raised concerns about inconsistent standards, guidelines and operating […]
Meth inhalation risk in former home labs
Families unknowingly living in properties previously used as methamphetamine or ‘ice’ labs could be suffering from significant risks of inhalation and skin exposure as meth moves […]
Methamphetamine contamination remains in homes for years
The Breaking Bad movie El Camino story line focusing on drug production is more relevant than ever- with a new study revealing methamphetamine contamination in houses is […]
Forensic scientist for president
Professor Adrian Linacre, chair in Forensic DNA Technology at Flinders, has become national president of the Australian New Zealand Forensic Science Society.
Students go CSI-style at Flinders Chemical Murder Mystery
More than 300 Year 10 students have helped to solve Flinders University’s twelfth “Chemical Murder Mystery” at the University’s Bedford Park campus.
Single fibre betrays forger’s dirty deed
Flinders University’s latest advance in forensic science should send a chill down the spines of would-be criminals.