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Forensic Science International Volume 176,
Issue 1,
Pages 1-92 (21 March 2008)
Practical Aspects of Drug Testing in Hair,
Edited by Pascal Kintz
Preface
Pascal Kintz
HAIRVEQ 2006: Evolution of laboratories’ performance after different
educational actions
Pages 2-8 M. Ventura, C. Stramesi, S. Pichini, R. Ventura, M. Pujadas, R. Di
Giovannandrea, P. Zuccaro, R. Pacifici, K. Langohr and R. de la Torre Abstract
Current status of accreditation for drug testing in hair
Pages 9-12 Gail Cooper, Manfred Moeller and Robert Kronstrand
Application of discriminant analysis to differentiate between incorporation
of cocaine and its congeners into hair and contamination Pages 13-18 C.
Hoelzle, F. Scheufler, M. Uhl, H. Sachs and D. Thieme
Differentiation between drug use and environmental contamination when testing
for drugs in hair
Pages 19-22 Lolita Tsanaclis and John F.C. Wicks
Hair analysis for cocaine: Factors in laboratory contamination studies and
their relevance to proficiency sample preparation and hair testing practices
Pages 23-33 Virginia Hill, Thomas Cairns and Michael Schaffer
Segmental hair analysis in order to evaluate driving performance
Pages 34-37 C. Stramesi, M. Polla, C. Vignali, A. Zucchella and A. Groppi
Influence of bleaching on the enantiomeric disposition of amphetamine-type
stimulants in hair
Pages 38-41 Liliane Ferreira Martins, Michel Yegles, Detlef Thieme and
Robert Wennig
Development and validation of a liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry assay
for hair analysis of methylphenidate
Pages 42-46 E. Marchei, J.A. Muñoz, Ó. García-Algar, M. Pellegrini, O. Vall, P.
Zuccaro and S. Pichini
Analysis of pain management drugs, specifically fentanyl, in hair:
Application to forensic specimens
Pages 47-50 C. Moore, L. Marinetti, C. Coulter and K. Crompton
Hair analysis to document a clinical case of TCDD over-exposure
Pages 51-53 V. Cirimele, M. Villain, G. Salquèbre, C. Staub and P. Kintz
Hair and fingernail gadolinium ICP-MS contents in an overdose case associated
with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis
Pages 54-57 E. Saussereau, C. Lacroix, A. Cattaneo, L. Mahieu and J.P. Goulle
Determination of ibogaine and noribogaine in biological fluids and hair by LC–MS/MS
after Tabernanthe iboga abuse: Iboga alkaloids distribution in a drowning death
case Pages 58-66 Marjorie Chèze, Aurélie Lenoan, Marc Deveaux and Gilbert
Pépin
Pesticide levels in head hair samples of Cretan population as an indicator of
present and past exposure
Pages 67-71 A.M. Tsatsakis, M.N. Tzatzarakis and M. Tutudaki
Hair analysis to document non-fatal pesticide intoxication cases
Pages 72-75 S. Dulaurent, J.M. Gaulier, J.L. Baudel, L. Fardet, E. Maury and
G. Lachâtre
Comparison of ethyl glucuronide in hair with phosphatidylethanol in whole
blood as post-mortem markers of alcohol abuse Pages 76-81 Peter Bendroth,
Robert Kronstrand, Anders Helander, Jesper Greby, Nikolai Stephanson and Peter
Krantz
Do drug users use less alcohol than non-drug users? A comparison of ethyl
glucuronide concentrations in hair between the two groups in medico-legal cases Pages 82-86 Richard Paul, Robert Kingston, Lolita Tsanaclis, Anthony Berry
and Alan Guwy
Ethyl glucuronide: Unusual distribution between head hair and pubic hair
Pages 87-90 Pascal Kintz, Marion Villain, Emilie Vallet, Mathieu Etter,
Guillaume Salquebre and Vincent Cirimele
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