Citation

Wu Chen NB, Schaffer MI, Lin RL, Kurland ML, Donoghue ER, Stein RJ. J. Forensic Sci. 1983; 28(2): 391-397.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6345717

Abstract

The general toxicology unknown often presents challenges and interests to toxicologists. A systematic analytical approach to search for drugs or poisons is presented here. The preliminary screening analyses were as follows: alcohol by gas chromatography (GC), ethchlorvynol colorimetric analysis, enzyme multiplied immunoassay technique (EMIT), basic drug screening by GC, and neutral and weakly acidic drug screening by GC. Other additional analyses were performed depending on the special circumstance of each individual case and the results of these preliminary analyses. Positive findings were confirmed by computerized gas chromatography/mass spectrometry when practical. Quantitation was performed by GC whenever possible.

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