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    A couple of Asian countries are classified as the world's leading producers, in one sense, but Tasmania is a world leading producer of this 'horse' in another sense. What is it and how are spectrometers and chromatographs employed in its analysis?

    Question #65053. Asked by peasypod. (Apr 26 06 7:29 AM)


    zbeckabee

    		Tasmania is the world's largest producer of opium alkaloids for the pharmaceutical market and the industry is one of the larger employers in the State.

    http://www.farmersinfo.com.au/pages/features/conferences/afia01.htm

    Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is a method that combines the features of gas-liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry to identify different substances within a test sample.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_chromatography-mass_spectrometry






    Apr 26 06, 10:02 AM
    peasypod

    		Ok, took me a moment or two to syphon through the hay and other fodder to get to the optional tour details and find where you got your answer from. Yes, Tassie is the largest exporter of legal opium for pharmaceutical supplies. Burma and Afghanistan lead the way with the largest supply of illegal/illicit productions of the drug.

    Tassie was chosen for a number of reasons, one being the ideal farming conditions of the positioning along the 41st parallel, and the limited population for security reasons.

    http://www.launc.tased.edu.au/online/sciences/agsci/alkalo/popindus.htm

    Apr 26 06, 7:11 PM

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