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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimated that 76% of drug related fatalities during 2016 were related to the misuse of opioids. The UNODC also reported that the production of opium and cocaine are at the highest levels ever recorded, with the distribution of methamphetamine and cocaine expanding to new regions. The…
UCT Enviro Clean® SPE Columns Cited in N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Paper
UCT Inc., is known around the world as the premier manufacturer of Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) sorbents. It’s support for analysts performing testing in the field of environmental sample testing for public protection has been a core activity for over thirty years. In a recent paper published in Environmental Science Water Research & Technology ((2016), 2, 502) by D.L.McCurry et al., UCT’s Enviro Clean® activated carbon SPE columns were employed to extract and analyze NMDA from water.
UCT XtrackT® Sorbent Cited in Drugs in Wastewater Article
Environmental analysts are often tasked with the evaluation of illicit and prescription drugs in wastewater samples in an attempt to better understand the epidemiology of a populated area. Due to the challenging consistency of this matrix, clean-up is often vital in order to achieve accurate detection. In a recent paper authored by Richard Bade et al., published in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (doi.org/10.1007/s0021), UCT’s Xtrackt®, large-particle, solid-phase extraction (SPE) cartridges (XRDAH506) were utilized for the detection of licit and illicit drugs in wastewater samples in Southern Australia.
Top 10 Forensic Compounds/Topics of 2016 – Opiate Derivatization
Multiple strategies can be used to derivatize opiates prior to analysis on GC-MS. A variety of both silylation and acylation reagents can be used to best accomplish this, including either BSTFA (with 1% TMCS) or Propionic Anhydride (PIA).
Clean Screen DAU Columns used in the analysis of ethylone related deaths
Researchers at the University of Florida, led by Dr. Bruce Goldberger, recently published an article in the Journal of Analytical Toxicology (DOI: 10.1093/jat/bkv053). The paper investigates nine postmortem cases in which ethylone, a synthetic cathinone, was identified.
CLEAN SCREEN® THC SPE Columns Used for the Extraction of 37 Synthetic Cannabinoid Metabolites
Researchers at the Republic of Korea National Forensic Service have recently published an article in the journal of the Japanese Association of Forensic Toxicology titled ‘Simultaneous quantification of 37 synthetic cannabinoid metabolites in human urine by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry’ (doi 10.1007/s11419-015-0265-x).