Evidence on unusual way of cocaine smuggling: Cocaine-polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) solid solution-study of clandestine laboratory samples

Forensic Science International

Volumn 169, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 210-219

  Gostic T ^a   Klemenc, S ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Clandestine laboratory; Cocaine; Cocaine plastic; Cocaine polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA); FTIR; GC MS; Py GC MS; SEM EDX; Smuggling; SPME

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CHLORIDE; COCAINE; GASOLINE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LABORATORY TEST; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION;

EID: 34249698718     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.02.048     Document Type: Article

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