A comparative study on the concentrations of 11-nor-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acid (THCCOOH) in head and pubic hair

Forensic Science International

Volumn 212, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 238-241

  Han, Eunyoung ^a,b   Choi, Hwakyung ^a   Lee, Sangki ^a   Chung, Heesun ^a   Song, Joon myong ^b  

^a National Forensic Service   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Axillary hair; Pubic hair; THCCOOH hair analysis

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CANNABIS; HEXANE; METHANOL; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 80052332465     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.06.026     Document Type: Article

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