Improved gas chromatography-negative ion chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometric method for determination of 11-nor-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acid in hair using mechanical pulverization and bead-assisted liquid-liquid extraction

Forensic Science International

Volumn 206, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages

  Kim, Jin Young ^a   Cheong, Jae Chul ^a   Lee, Jae Il ^a   In, Moon Kyo ^a  

^a Forensic Chemistry Laboratory   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bead assisted liquid liquid extraction; GC NCI MS MS; Hair analysis; Mechanical pulverization

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; HEXANE; METHANE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CENTRIFUGATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EVAPORATION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IONIZATION; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 79952443006     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.01.013     Document Type: Article

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