An assessment of sensing technologies for the detection of clandestine methamphetamine drug laboratories

Man, Gabriel; Stoeber, Boris; Walus, Konrad

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.03.023

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“…MOFs showing the ability to host and degrade chemical warfare agents have been reported, 46 while a material capable of monitoring iodine vapour uptake holds important applications for forensic science and first responders to clandestine drug laboratories. 47 Essentially any methodology that requires monitoring of a gaseous species, or a process catalysed by such a species, could potentially benefit from this aspect of CMF chemistry.…”

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The growing importance of crystalline molecular flasks and the crystalline sponge method

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2017

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This article showcases recent advancements made using crystalline molecular flasks and the widening list of prospective applications for the crystalline sponge method. This expansion has coincided with an increasing number of materials termed crystalline sponges, and a report of a predictive means of identifying candidates from crystallographic databases. The crystalline sponge method's primary application has been determination of absolute configuration, and this has evolved from the analysis of carefully chosen planar aromatic guests to more diverse identification of natural products, biological metabolites, and analysis of volatile chemical components. However with time-resolved X-ray crystallography providing arguably the most informative atomic scale insights of dynamic chemical processes, this application of the crystalline sponge method may soon eclipse structural determination in terms of importance.

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The growing importance of crystalline molecular flasks and the crystalline sponge method

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2017

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“…None of the studies provide analysis of all precursors, intermediates, wastes and products of the manufacture of methamphetamine that contribute to the mix of chemicals to which anyone within the laboratory, including children may be exposed (158). Reviews of the wide range of chemicals that may be associated with the manufacture of methamphetamine (3,159), on the basis of the nature, behaviour (including persistence) and availability of data that can be used to characterise exposure, identified a number of key chemicals that can be used as reliable indicators for the manufacture and exposure to chemicals from methamphetamine laboratories. These key chemicals include those commonly reported in the available studies.…”

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Exposures associated with clandestine methamphetamine drug laboratories in Australia

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Walker

2016

Reviews on Environmental Health

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AbstractThe clandestine manufacture of methamphetamine in residential homes may represent significant hazards and exposures not only to those involved in the manufacture of the drugs but also to others living in the home (including children), neighbours and first responders to the premises. These hazards are associated with the nature and improper storage and use of precursor chemicals, intermediate chemicals and wastes, gases and methamphetamine residues generated during manufacture and the drugs themselves. Many of these compounds are persistent and result in exposures inside a home not only during manufacture but after the laboratory has been seized or removed. Hence new occupants of buildings formerly used to manufacture methamphetamine may be unknowingly exposed to these hazards. Children are most susceptible to these hazards and evidence is available in the literature to indicate that these exposures may result in immediate and long-term adverse health effects. The assessment of exposure within the home can be undertaken by measuring contaminant levels or collecting appropriate biological data from individuals exposed. To gain a better understanding of the available data and key issues associated with these approaches to the characterisation of exposure, a review of the published literature has been undertaken.

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“…These materials may serve as sources for significant levels of harmful chemicals in the home over time. 4 Additionally, a pilot study conducted by Patrick et al established that even after a site had been decontaminated to state-certified levels, the concentration of semivolatile organic chemicals on surface wipes had increased above the threshold within as little as five days after the decontamination. 6 This suggests that methamphetamine contamination is more widespread and thus challenging to remediate than is typically assumed.…”

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“…A different technique is the Nazi method (also called the Birch method) reportedly used in Germany during World War II which utilizes anhydrous ammonia. 4,13 Both of these techniques for manufacturing methamphetamine involve other potentially harmful and volatile compounds, which should not be ignored. The stereochemistry of the methamphetamine produced in clandestine synthesis also depends on the isomer of ephedrine used.…”

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“…In 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency published their recommendation for the extent of remediation necessary for these CMLs in Voluntary Guidelines for Methamphetamine Laboratory Cleanup. Although there are many other potentially harmful chemicals used in CMLs, the EPA only considers remediation in regards to the concentration of methamphetamine 4. A detergentwater solution is recommended on any surface or item not discarded.…”

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Fate and transport of Methamphetamine and related compounds in remediated clandestine laboratories

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An assessment of sensing technologies for the detection of clandestine methamphetamine drug laboratories

Cited by 19 publications

References 89 publications

The growing importance of crystalline molecular flasks and the crystalline sponge method

The growing importance of crystalline molecular flasks and the crystalline sponge method

Exposures associated with clandestine methamphetamine drug laboratories in Australia

Fate and transport of Methamphetamine and related compounds in remediated clandestine laboratories

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