Citation

Baker PB, Gough TA. J. Forensic Sci. 1979; 24(4): 847-855.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

541646

Abstract

The application of field tests and chromatography to the detection of cocaine and some other local anesthetics that have been used to adulterate cocaine is described. Initial screening of samples by field tests, followed by concurrent TLC and GC, enables rapid identification of these compounds to be achieved. In particular, the use of flow-programmed GC shortens the time for analysis compared with conventional GC and requires negligible equilibration time between consecutive runs 12.. The method gives reliable quantitative data.

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