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Turmeric's unexpected link to lead poisoning in Bangladesh

Stanford Medicine Magazine highlights the work of Dr. Jenna Forsyth and Dr. Steve Luby.  Their work identified lead-contaminated spices in Bangledesh with the help of measurements made in the SIGMA Facility.    

Clean lab virtual tours

While you are patiently waiting to return to campus, take a virtual tour of the SIGMA Lab Facility! Take a tour of the Instrument room that houses our Nu Plasma HR MC-ICPMS and Agilent 8900 ICPMS: Or tour our Picotrace Metal free Clean Lab:

Turmeric adulteration by lead chromate

The Washington Post highlights Jenna Forsyth’s work on Pb adulteration in turmeric. Lead isotopic measurements were made in the Stanford SIGMA facility and the findings were published in ES&T.