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  • Title: Determination of paraquat in marijuana by reversed-phase paired-ion high performance liquid chromatography.
    Author: Needham L, Paschal D, Rollen ZJ, Liddle J, Bayse D.
    Journal: J Chromatogr Sci; 1979 Feb; 17(2):87-90. PubMed ID: 479338.
    Abstract:
    A sensitive and selective method is described for the quantitative determination of paraquat in marijuana. Paraquat is extracted from finely ground plant material with hydrochloric acid with sonification, and the resulting acidic solution is extracted with chloroform:isopropanol (9:1) and evaporated to dryness. The residue is reconstituted with aqueous phosphate buffer pH 7.0; the solution is passed through a C-18 SEP-PAK TM and is analyzed with high performance liquid chromatography, using a reversed-phase column and an "ion pairing" reagent in the mobile phase. The recovery of paraquat in laboratory-spiked material varied from 90-97%. Results obtained with confiscated, field-sprayed marijuana by the procedure described were in excellent agreement with those obtained with a well-established ultraviolet procedure. The calculated limit of detection with this method is 2 ng of paraquat.
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