Problems of Forensic Sciences 2001 Vol. 47 (XLVII) 413-417
PRELIMINARY STUDIES IDENTIFYING AND QUANTIFYING TRACE METAL IMPURITIES IN ILLICIT ECSTASY TABLETS USING ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY TECHNIQUES
Ruth J. H. WADDELL, David LITTLEJOHN, Niamh NIC DAÉID
Forensic Science Unit, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Streszczenie
This paper illustrates some preliminary investigations into using ICP-MS in combination with ET-AAS in the analysis of Ecstasy tablets. Results indicate that a combination of both techniques can show discriminating power between seizures. Descriptions of the modifications made to optimise the ET-AAS system are described.
Słowa kluczowe
Ecstasy; ICP/MS, ET-AAS.