Screening for illicit drugs on Euro banknotes by LC-MS/MS

Forensic Science International

Volumn 206, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 172-177

  Wimmer, Kurt ^a   Schneider, Serge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE SANTÉ   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Drugs of abuse; LC MS MS; Paper currency

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; DRUG RESIDUE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHANOL; MORPHINE; N ETHYL 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BANK NOTE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG SCREENING; EUROPE; MONEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 79952446789     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.07.037     Document Type: Article

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