Sentences with phrase «detect illicit drugs»

A new study suggests that drug - sniffing dogs may soon have a competitor in the workplace: an insect - piloted robotic vehicle that could help scientists build better odor - tracking robots to find disaster victims, detect illicit drugs or explosives, and sense leaks of hazardous materials.

Also at 1:30 p.m., Schumer pushes a bill providing the U.S. Customs and Border Protection with screening devices, laboratory equipment and facilities to better detect illicit drugs, Schenectady County Office Building, 620 State St., Schenectady.

Not exact matches

In recent years, chemists worldwide have shown that it's possible to detect both legal and illicit drugs in wastewater and rivers.

Social work researchers from the University of Washington have found that among a group of active - duty Army personnel who use illicit drugs, the most abused substance is synthetic marijuana, which is harder to detect than other drugs through standard drug tests.

Scientists have found a way to combine these Van de Graaff generators with a common laboratory instrument to detect drugs, explosives, and other illicit materials on the human body.

For newborns, meconium analysis can detect fetal exposure to lead, mercury, cadmium and other toxic metals, DDT and pesticide exposure as well as alcohol, tobacco use and illicit drug use.

They are used worldwide to detect explosives, drugs and other illicit substances; to seek out dead bodies, missing persons or suspects in crimes; and to uncover trace materials at suspected arson sites, for instance.

People buying illicit commodities such as weapons or drugs on darknets can be attracted to buying from domestic vendors to avoid the risk of being detected by Customs at the border»