Recovery of spiked Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in oral fluid from polypropylene containers

Forensic Science International

Volumn 227, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 69-73

  Molnar, Anna ^a   Lewis, John ^a   Fu, Shanlin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Oral fluid; Polypropylene; Surfactant; 9 Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AZIDE; DRONABINOL; GLASS; HEXANE; PHOSPHATE; PLASTIC; POLYPROPYLENE; TRITON X 100;

ACCURACY; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DERIVATIZATION; HUMAN; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

BUFFERS; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HALLUCINOGENS; HUMANS; OCTOXYNOL; PHOSPHATES; POLYPROPYLENES; SALIVA; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TEMPERATURE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 84875607222     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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