Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor—Elbow Grease and OxiClean™ for Cleaning Fentanyl- and Acetylfentanyl-contaminated Surfaces
Noah M. Froelich,
Noah M. Froelich
Department of Chemistry, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43403
Search for more papers by this author Jon E. Sprague Ph.D.,
Jon E. Sprague Ph.D.
The Ohio Attorney General's Center for the Future of Forensic Science, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43403
Search for more papers by this author Travis J. Worst Ph.D.,
Travis J. Worst Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43403
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Noah M. Froelich,
Noah M. Froelich
Department of Chemistry, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43403
Search for more papers by this author Jon E. Sprague Ph.D.,
Jon E. Sprague Ph.D.
The Ohio Attorney General's Center for the Future of Forensic Science, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43403
Search for more papers by this author Travis J. Worst Ph.D.,
Travis J. Worst Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43403
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First published: 05 January 2018
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