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Money is part cotton and linenLasts about 18 months
Federal Reserve checks and removes bills from system
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Content is measured
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Japan has money laundering services…
literally…in ATM machines.
High temperatures kill most bacteria.
Bacteria is found on all bills in circulation.
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Staphylococcus aureus and Eshericia coli are found on bills
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DRUGS NOT BUGS ARE ON OUR BILLS
Greater than 90% contamination rate of dollar, 5’s, 10’s
and 20’s with cocaine.
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Technique used to identify substances on bills is typically
gas chromatography and mass spectrometry.
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This technique is used in toxicology tests for over 2
billion substances.Most drug tests are performed
with this technology.
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The technology is a combination of two techniques.
The gas chromatograph separates materials and identifies the
chemical groups to which they belong, primarily, by atomic mass.
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The mass spectrometer identifies the substance by its chemical composition, structure and its
atomic mass.
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See last 4 pages on filthy money article
for printout of Mrs. Pawlowski’s
$5.00 as tested at Syracuse University.