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QuEChERS (pronounced “catchers”) is an acronym for Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe.

Opiate abuse is drastically on the rise in the United States. In addition to traditional naturally occurring opiates, forensic toxicologists also need the ability to rapidly identify synthetic opioid-like drugs.

This application note outlines a SPE procedure using UCT’s Enviro-Clean® HLDVB polymeric sorbent for the determination of 64 PPCPs in water according to EPA Method 1694.

This application note outlines a SPE method for the determination of 6 microcystins and nodularin in drinking water according to EPA Method 544.

As of July 2015, 23 states and Washington D.C. in USA have legalized the medical use of marijuana, while 4 states and Washington D.C. have legalized the recreational use of marijuana. As a result, many forensic toxicology labs are looking for fast, reliable, and cost-effective methods to determine cannabis potency and pesticides in edibles.

UCT has developed a filter-and-shoot product for the extraction of EtG/EtS from urine paired with a Selectra® ETG HPLC column to provide cleaner extracts and lower LOQ’s than achievable using a dilute-and-shoot method.

This application note outlines a simple, fast and cost-effective method for the determination of 7 neonicotinoid pesticides in honey.