Validation of a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for the detection of nicotine biomarkers in hair and an evaluation of wash procedures for removal of environmental nicotine

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 321-332

  Miller, Eleanor I ^a   Murray, Gordon J ^a   Rollins, Douglas E ^a   Tiffany, Stephen T ^b   Wilkins, Diana G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3' HYDROXYCOTININE; COTININE; NICOTINE; NICOTINE N' OXIDE; NORNICOTINE; SHAMPOO; TOBACCO SMOKE; WATER;

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITIVE ION ELECTROSPRAY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARD; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VALIDITY;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 79960295607     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/anatox/35.6.321     Document Type: Article

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