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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139207103321

Titolo

Illicit drugs in the environment [[electronic resource] ] : occurrence, analysis, and fate using mass spectrometry / / edited by Sara Castiglioni, Ettore Zuccato, Roberto Fanelli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2011

ISBN

1-118-00899-5

1-280-74795-1

9786613677815

1-118-00081-1

1-118-00080-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (367 p.)

Collana

Wiley Series on Mass Spectrometry ; ; v.40

Altri autori (Persone)

CastiglioniSara <1976->

ZuccatoEttore <1952->

FanelliRoberto <1944->

Disciplina

363.739/4

Soggetti

Drugs of abuse - Analysis

Drugs of abuse - Environmental aspects

Drugs of abuse - Spectra

Water - Analysis

Organic water pollutants

Mass spectrometry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Introduction -- section 2. The physiology of illicit drugs -- section 3. Mass spectrometry in illicit drugs detection and measurement- current and novel environmental applications -- section 4. A. Mass spectrometric analysis of illicit drugs in the environment : occurrence and fate in wastewater and surface water -- section 4. B. Mass spectrometric analysis of illicit drugs in the environment : illicit drugs in drinking water -- section 4. C. Mass specrometric analysis of illicit drugs in the environment : presence in air and suspended particulate matter -- section 5. Applications of illicit drug analysis in the environment -- section 6. Conclusions.



Sommario/riassunto

Illicit drugs are an emerging class of environmental contaminants and mass spectrometry is the technique of choice for their analysis. This landmark reference discusses the analytical techniques used to detect illicit drugs in wastewater and surface water, details how to estimate the levels of contaminants in the environment, and explores the behavior, fate, and toxic effects of this new class of contaminants, now a ubiquitous presence in wastewater and surface water. The book details how an estimate of illicit drug consumption in a given population can be developed from an analysis of the