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(Reference retrieved automatically from SciELO through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Determination of cocaine in brazilian paper currency by capillary gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

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Author(s):
Enrico Di Donato [1] ; Carmen Cinira Santos Martin [2] ; Bruno Spinosa De Martinis [3]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Centro de Medicina Legal - Brasil
[2] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Centro de Medicina Legal - Brasil
[3] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Centro de Medicina Legal - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Química Nova; v. 30, n. 8, p. 1966-1967, 2007-00-00.
Abstract

The presence of illicit drugs such as cocaine and marijuana in US paper currency is very well demonstrated. However, there is no published study describing the presence of cocaine and/or other illicit drugs in Brazilian paper currency. In this study, Brazilian banknotes were collected from nine cities, extracted and analyzed by capillary gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, in order to investigate the presence of cocaine. Bills were extracted with deionized water followed by ethyl acetate. Results showed that 93% of the bills presented cocaine in a concentration range of 2.38-275.10 µg/bill. (AU)