Word: immunoassay
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Dates: during 1985-1985
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Other objections to testing include the claim that it is used mostly as a way to control subordinates, while higher executives are rarely tested. And there are many complaints about faulty screening. For urinalysis, a test called Emit (Enzyme Multiplied Immunoassay Test) is the method most commonly used to detect drugs. Though its manufacturer, the Syva Co., describes it as 97% to 99% accurate, critics say it is far less reliable in practice, in part because samples are not always properly stored or handled by lab personnel. "From the point of view of analytical chemistry, these Emit tests are unacceptable...
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