Geo-location of heroin and cocaine by stable isotope ratios

Forensic Science International

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-35

  Ehleringer, James R ^a   Cooper, Donald A ^b   Lott, Michael J ^a   Cook, Craig S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Drug Enforcement Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope ratio; Cocaine; Forensic science; Geographic origin; Heroin; Morphine; Nitrogen isotope ratio

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; MORPHINE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; ASIA; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG MANUFACTURE; EXTRACTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMIDITY; MEXICO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033407544     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(99)00139-5     Document Type: Article

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