Dr. Vernon,
I’ve worked in a Forensic Toxicology Laboratory for several years and we use Solid Phase Extraction for a great deal of our drug applications. You can typically do a drug extraction using fairly common and less hazardous chemicals and reagents.
Feel free to contact me off-line if you would like further details. I will be glad to offer some guidance.
Paul Davis
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Burlington Laboratories of Vermont
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I found out today that one of our teaching labs is conducted an extraction experiment with dichloromethane (caffeine from coffee)
I would like to provide them a reasonable alternative extraction experiment with an occupationally regulated carcinogen…
If you have a recommendation to look at, would you please contact me?
Thanks,
-Russ
Russell Vernon, Ph.D.
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