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Determination of cocaine in Real banknotes circulating at the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
V G K Almeida1, R J Cassella1, W F Pacheco1
1UFF-Universidade Federal Fluminense, Analytical Chemistry Department, Outeiro São João Batista s/n, Niterói, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract:
This paper shows the result of a study on the extent of cocaine contamination in Real banknotes in circulation in the state of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). A study of the percentage of contaminated banknotes was made, as well as a study on the contamination of banknotes based on different values, and a study of contamination depending on the region where the banknote was collected. The idea of this last study was to verify if the peculiar characteristics of the region of study (in particular, the city of Rio de Janeiro) influence the amount of cocaine in the banknotes. Some regions have higher consumption/drug trafficking of cocaine than others. Also, some contaminated banknotes confiscated directly from drug dealers and users were analyzed. Also, is showed in this paper all the optimization of the available analytical techniques for making the measurements possible.
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