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Chromatography
Study results from T. Groger and colleagues in the area of chromatography published
September 13th, 2008
According to a study from Neuherberg, Germany, "The chemical profiling of illicit drugs is a complex process. The results are affected by many different factors such as sample size, the sample processing conditions, the used analytical technique as well as the statistics that are applied." "Within this proof-of-concept study, which was done in cooperation with the German Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt, BKA), the adaptability of comprehensive two-dimensional (2D) gas chromatography (GC x GC) combined with a pixel-based chemometric data processing method is demonstrated. Samples of heroin and cannabis are extracted and analyzed with GC x GC-TOF-MS...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-09-13)
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