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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824202003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2011; ©2011
• ISBN: 9786613677815; 9781118008997; 1118008995; 9781280747953; 1280747951; 9781118000816; 1118000811; 9781118000809; 1118000803
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (367 pages)
• 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