Gas residues of engine starting fluid in postmortem sample from an arsonist

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 144-147

  Schuberth, Jan ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

arson; capillary gas chromatography; criminalistics; diethyl ether; engine starting fluid; fire investigation; forensic science; headspace; ion trap detection; low boiling accelerants; paraffins; post mortem specimens

Indexed keywords

ETHER;

ARSON; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031011972     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14085j     Document Type: Article

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