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Characterization Using Instrumentation of Local Glue Related Glue Sniffing Activity


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Abused class substances use as inhalant which includes volatile solvents is endemic worldwide. Nowadays, glue sniffing is like disease to children in primary and secondary school and this problem is shown by media like a "time bomb" for our future generation. Glue is easily available and cheaper than drugs and because of that, more teenagers is using it to get 'high'. Children who abuse glue early in life are more likely to use other illicit drugs. Later, the method of delivery is inhalation of a solvent from its container, a soaked rag, or a bag. In this study the volatile substance in glue will be determined using Fourier Transform Infra Red (FTIR), Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy Detector (GC-MSD) with headspace method. This study proved from the results obtain that toluene is the one of the major substance this confirmed by GC-MSD with head space method. FTIR analysis of glue showed that strong absorption peak of C = C (aromatic) bending at 700 cm-1 and 693.8 cm-1, confirm that toluene and benzenes exist in glue sample. Furthermore heavy metal atoms such as Cadmium, Chromium, Iron, Zinc, Titanium, Argentum and Sodium had been detected in all glue samples using ICPOES.

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Glue, Gas Chromatography-mass Spectroscopy Detector, Inductively Coupled Plasma-optical Emission Spectroscopy and Fourier Transform Infra Red
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Authors

Abdul Rahim Yacob
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi of Malaysia 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Mohamad Raizul Zinalibdin
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi of Malaysia 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

Abstract


Abused class substances use as inhalant which includes volatile solvents is endemic worldwide. Nowadays, glue sniffing is like disease to children in primary and secondary school and this problem is shown by media like a "time bomb" for our future generation. Glue is easily available and cheaper than drugs and because of that, more teenagers is using it to get 'high'. Children who abuse glue early in life are more likely to use other illicit drugs. Later, the method of delivery is inhalation of a solvent from its container, a soaked rag, or a bag. In this study the volatile substance in glue will be determined using Fourier Transform Infra Red (FTIR), Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy Detector (GC-MSD) with headspace method. This study proved from the results obtain that toluene is the one of the major substance this confirmed by GC-MSD with head space method. FTIR analysis of glue showed that strong absorption peak of C = C (aromatic) bending at 700 cm-1 and 693.8 cm-1, confirm that toluene and benzenes exist in glue sample. Furthermore heavy metal atoms such as Cadmium, Chromium, Iron, Zinc, Titanium, Argentum and Sodium had been detected in all glue samples using ICPOES.

Keywords


Glue, Gas Chromatography-mass Spectroscopy Detector, Inductively Coupled Plasma-optical Emission Spectroscopy and Fourier Transform Infra Red

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