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Harris County Forensic Science Center reports major lab upgrades and shrinking backlogs
Summary
HFSC told its board that one QTOF mass spectrometer is installed and operational, a transition team is moving evidence from an old facility, and non–sexual-assault backlogs have dropped about 60% to roughly 200 cases; sexual‑assault kit work is nearly current, with only a few dozen kits older than 90 days.
The Harris County Forensic Science Center (HFSC) told its board that it has begun installing high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometers and is making measurable progress reducing long-standing case backlogs.
Board meeting attendees heard that one QTOF (time-of-flight accurate high-resolution mass spectrometer) is installed and operational and that a toxicology QTOF is in the process of installation; both instruments must complete validation before they are used on…
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