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Qualitative Detection Of Selected Designer Drugs And Relevant Metabolites In Environmental Water Samples, Marley Pruyn
Qualitative Detection Of Selected Designer Drugs And Relevant Metabolites In Environmental Water Samples, Marley Pruyn
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Designer drugs are compounds which have been synthetically derived from illicit drugs. After consumption, drugs and their metabolites are introduced into the sewage water which is treated and disposed into the environment. A combined target, suspect and non-target workflow was created to detect designer drugs in environmental water samples. Multiple water samples were spiked with an unknown mixture of drugs and metabolites to assess the efficiency of the method. Samples were collected from sewage influent and effluent pipes, downstream from a sewage outfall and reclaimed water. Analysis was conducted with high resolution MS using the QExactive Orbitrap. Screening was performed …
Determination Of Human Scent Biomarkers For Race, Ethnicity And Gender, Lauren J. Colόn Crespo
Determination Of Human Scent Biomarkers For Race, Ethnicity And Gender, Lauren J. Colόn Crespo
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Human scent has been the focal point of diverse scientific interests and research initiatives for the past several years. The knowledge gained about its composition has favored the advancement of multiple disciplines, and promoted the development of a wide variety of applications. Among these applications is the use of human scent as a resource for Forensic investigations, where scent profiles are often used as evidence to associate individuals to the scene of a crime. The characteristic nature of individual human scent has enabled this type of evidence to be used as a biometric tool for the differentiation of subjects. Nevertheless, …