EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY SYSTEMS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF DANGEROUS DRUGS

• NCJ Number: 14484
• Journal: Journal of Police Science and Administration Volume: 2 Issue: 2 Dated: (JUNE 1974) Pages: 185-189
• Author(s): R C SULLIVAN; S DUGAR; J FAVA; E MCDONNELL; M YARCHAK
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: Northwestern University
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF AN EVALUATION OF FIVE GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY INSTRUMENTS FOR USE IN IDENTIFYING 'STREET' SAMPLES OF DANGEROUS DRUGS.

Abstract

A TWO-MONTH EVALUATION OF EACH INSTRUMENT TESTED IT FOR EASE OF OPERATION, COMPUTER-CONTROL CAPABILITIES, AND ACCURACY. THE INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURED BY THE HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY WAS SELECTED. THE AUTHORS RECOMMEND THE PURCHASE OF ONE DUPONT INSTRUMENT TO SUPPLEMENT THE CONTEMPLATED PURCHASE OF TWELVE OF THE HEWLETT-PACKARD MACHINES BECAUSE OF ITS HIGHER SENSITIVITY AND DESPITE ITS MORE INVOLVED OPERATING PROCEDURES.