A Low-Cost Differential Fluorimeter for the Detection and Determination of LSD in Illicit Preparations
- 1 March 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Analytical Toxicology
- Vol. 7 (2) , 69-71
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jat/7.2.69
Abstract
The construction and use of a differential fluorimeter for rapid detection of LSD in confiscated material under field conditions is described. The apparatus is robust, electronics-free, compact and inexpensive. Adequate sensitivity is ensured by the high quantum yield of LSD fluorescence and a large degree of specificity is obtained by carrying-out two separate measurements: one in water and one in 1 M NaOH.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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