Investigation of cannabis biomarkers and transformation products in waters by liquid chromatography coupled to time of flight and triple quadrupole mass spectrometry

Chemosphere

Volumn 99, Issue , 2014, Pages 64-71

  Boix, Clara ^a   Ibáñez, María ^a   Bijlsma, Lubertus ^a   Sancho, Juan V ^a   Hernández, Félix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cannabis biomarkers; Removal efficiency; Surface water; Time of flight mass spectrometry; Transformation degradation products; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CHLORINATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENTS; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITES; PHOTODEGRADATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; QUADRUPOLE-TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRANSFORMATION/DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; TRIPLE-QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

SURFACE WATERS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CANNABIS; SURFACE WATER; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID;

ALCOHOL; BIOMARKER; DICOTYLEDON; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; PHOTODEGRADATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SURFACE WATER; TRANSFORMATION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHLORINATION; EFFLUENT; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PHOTODEGRADATION; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; SUNLIGHT; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER SAMPLING;

CANNABIS;

CANNABIS BIOMARKERS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; SURFACE WATER; TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRANSFORMATION/DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; WASTEWATER;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CANNABIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DRONABINOL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84893773581     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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