Analysis of drugs of abuse by online SPE-LC high resolution mass spectrometry: Communal assessment of consumption

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 511, Issue , 2015, Pages 319-330

  Heuett, Nubia V ^a   Ramirez, Cesar E ^a   Fernandez, Adolfo ^a   Gardinali, Piero R ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College campus; High resolution mass spectrometry; Illicit drugs; Online SPE; Sewage influents

Indexed keywords

MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITES; SEWAGE; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SPECTROMETRY;

ANALYTICAL COLUMNS; COLLEGE CAMPUS; HIGH RESOLUTION MASS SPECTROMETRY; ILLICIT DRUG; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; METHOD DETECTION LIMITS; ON-LINE SPE; WASTEWATER ANALYSIS;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

11 HYDROXYDRONABINOL; 2 ETHYLIDENE 1,5 DIMETHYL 3,3 DIPHENYLPYRROLIDINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; DRUG METABOLITE; HOMOCOCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG; LYSERGIDE; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; N ETHYL 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; SEWAGE; STREET DRUG; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

DRUG; EFFLUENT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; SEWAGE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY HIGH RESOLUTION MASS SPECTROMETRY; WASTE WATER; WATER SAMPLING; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEWAGE; STREET DRUGS; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84920137931     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.12.043     Document Type: Article

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