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":T ........ -' .,c .. ~ ~.~.~.'~.~J Microfilming procedures used to create this fielle comply with" the standards set forth in 41CFR 101-11.504. Points of view or opinions stated in this document are those of the author(s) and do not represent the official position or policies of the U. S. Department of Justice. DATE FI LMED I ,9/30/ 81 If National I!1stitute o(Justice" :~.j~ _,.,~, __ '., United States Department of Justice Washington, D. C. 205~H -. " ,__ ~I'H-_~""'jl-" ~ , Technology Assessment Program ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM The Technology Assessment Program is sponsored by the Office of Development, Testing, and Dissemination of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), U.S. Department of Justice. The program responds to the mandate of the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979, which created NIJ and directed it to encourage research and development to improve the criminal justice system and to disseminate the results to Federal, State, and local agencies. The Technology Assessment Program is an applied research effort that determines the technological needs of justice system agencies, sets minimum performance standards for specific devices, tests commercially available NIJ Standard equipment ag?inst those standards, and disseminates the standards and the test results to criminal justice agencies nationwide and internationally. The program operates through: for The Technology Assessment Program Advisory Council (TAPAC) conslstmg of nationally recognized criminal justice practitioners from Federal, State, and local agencies, which assesses technological needs and sets priorities for research programs and items to be evaluated and tested. The Law Enforcement Standards Laboratory (LESL) at the National Bureau of Standards, which develops Color Test Reagents/Kits voluntary National performance standards for compliance testing to ensure that individual items of equipment are suitable for use by criminal justice agencies. The standards are based upon laboratory testing and evaluation of representative samples of each item of equipment t~ determine the key attributes, develop test methods, and establish for Preliminary Identification minimum performance requirements for each essential attribute. In addition to the highly technical standards, LESL also produces user guides that explain in non·technical terms the capabilities of available equipment. The Technology Assessment Program Information Center (TAPIC) operated by the International Associati.on of of Drugs of Abuse Chiefs of Police (IACP), which supervises a national compliance testing program conducted by independent agencies. The standards developed by LESL serve as performance bench· marks against which commercial equipment is measured. The facilities, personnel, and testing capabilities of the independent laboratories are evaluated by LESL prior to testing each item of equipment, and LESL helps the Information Center staff review and analyze data. Test results are published in Consumer Product Reports designed to help justice system procurement officials make informed purchasing decisions. All publications issued by the National Institute of Justice, including those of the Technology Assessment Program, are available from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS), which serves as a central information and reference source for the nation's criminal justice community. For further information, or to register with NCJRS, write to the National Institute of Justice, National Criminal Justice Reference Service, Washington, DC 20531. Paul Cascarano, Director Office of DevellJpment, Testing, and Dissemination A Voluntary National Standard Promulgated by the National Institute of Justice National Institute of Justice. I i 1 JULY 1981 u.s. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE National Institute of Justice , NIJ STANDARD FOR COLOR TEST REAGENTS/KITS FOR PRELIMINARY IDENTIFICATION OF DRUGS OF ABUSE CONTENTS Page U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Foreword ............................................................................... " .................................................................. v National Institute of Justice 1. Purpose ............................................................................................................................................ .. 1 2. Scope ................................................................................................................................................. 1 3. Definitions ........................................................................................................................................ .. 1 Harry M. Bratt, Acting Direct!)r 4. Requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 1 4.1 User Information ..................................................................................................................... 1 4.2 Labeling ................................................................................................................................... 2 4.3 Workmanship .......................................................................................................................... 2 4.4 Safe-Disposal Materials ........................................................................................................... .. 2 77264 4.5 Color Samples .......................................................................................................................... 2 U.S. Department of Justice National Institute of Justice 4.6 Test Color and Sensitivity ........................................................................................................ 2 4.7 Drug Detection Limit ............................................................................................................... This document has been reproduced exactly .as recei~e? from the 2 person or organization originating it. Points of view or opiniOnS stat?d 5. Test Methods ..................................................................................................................................... 4 In this document are those of the authors and do. not nec~ssanly represent the official position or policies of the Nalional Institute of 5.1 General Test Conditions ........................................................................................................... 4 Justice. 5.2 Test Color and Sensitivity Determination ................................................................................ .. 4 Permission to reproduce this GOpYFi!!R\8e material has been 5.3 Drug Detection Limit Determination ........................................................................................ 4 Appendix A ............................................................................................................................................... 5 granted~ational Institute of Justice to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). Further reproduction outside of the NCJRS system requires permis sion of the cepj Jiglirtl'l'lner. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This standard was formulated by the Law Enforcement Standards Laboratory of the National Bureau of Standards under the direction of Jacob J. Diamond and Lawrence K. Eliason, successive Chiefs of LESt. It is based on technical research performed by the staff of the NBS Analytical Chemistry Division under the supervision of Dr. Rance A. Velapoldi. The standard has been reviewed and approved by the Technology Assessment Program Information Center of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and adopted by them as an IltCP-Standard. , iii ! i ~'~"".p..., ...""r" 1< '~c ;'-:,,~""',"I'_'N""~' __ .", "' ....--;.::;:::.:::::::::::::~_"~_~ ...........~-:~.==:_.~,.. ........ __ ........ 4"'~_"" ........ "'..,......~_ ........... ~---' .. """·...>.oo>ifl"l'_""-'-")W'--.f~tft.".'f=I-."""""-"'.... ..,-~""~-~'''''' ... ~ .... ,,, ...... '""'0""",,,'" ,0 '"I rL;.-:-· ...> >"-.S' ._.c.-,'-'--'-_'-'- ..... .c:: FOREWORD This document, NIJ Standard.0605.do, Color Test Reagents/Kits for Preliminary Identification of Drugs of Abuse, is an equipment standard developed by the Law Enforcement Standards Laboratory of the National Bureau of Standards. It is produced as part' of the Technology Assessment Program of the National Institute of Justice. A brief description of the program appears on the inside front cover. This standard is a technical document that specifies performance and other requirements equipment must meet to conform to the needs of criminal justice agencies for high quality service. Purchasers can use the test methods described in this report to determine