Issue 2, 2014

Detection of pesticides in seized illegal cannabis plants

Abstract

The aim of this study was to screen seized illegal cannabis plants for pesticides. Cannabis samples were analysed according to the EN 15662 method. Pesticides were detected with UPLC/MS-MS in positive ESI mode using multiple reaction monitoring and GC-MS using scan mode. A total of 50 samples were tested for 160 different pesticides. Seven different pesticides were detected in 19 samples and five samples contained two pesticides. Four of the pesticides detected were fungicides (propamocarb, tebuconazole, propiconazole and tolylfluanid). The other 3 pesticides detected were insecticides or acaricides (imidacloprid, bifenthrin, and hexythiazox).

Graphical abstract: Detection of pesticides in seized illegal cannabis plants

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 Jun 2013
Accepted
11 Nov 2013
First published
13 Nov 2013

Anal. Methods, 2014,6, 515-520

Detection of pesticides in seized illegal cannabis plants

S. Schneider, R. Bebing and C. Dauberschmidt, Anal. Methods, 2014, 6, 515 DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40930A

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