Prediction of the Environmental Fate of Methylamphetamine Waste

Kates, Lisa N.; Gauchotte-Lindsay, Caroline; Daéid, Niamh Nic; Knapp, Charles W.; Keenan, Helen

doi:10.1039/9781849734967-00262

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“…The target compounds selected for study were based on waste products identified in a preliminary profiling study (Kates et al, 2012). In the profiling study, organic waste was collected from in-house MAP synthesis following the Leuckart (Kunalan et al, 2009), hypophosphorous (Vallely, 2009), or Moscow (Kunalan et al, 2009 route.…”

Section: Target Compoundsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Acute and chronic environmental effects of clandestine methamphetamine waste

Kates

Knapp

Keenan

2014

Science of The Total Environment

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Section: Target Compoundsmentioning

confidence: 99%