Quality assurance testing of an explosive trace analysis laboratory

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-56

  Crowson, A ^a   Hiley, R W ^a   Todd, C C ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Explosives; Forensic science; Gas chromatography; Quality assurance; Trace analysis

Indexed keywords

CYCLONITE; DINITROTOLUENE; EXPLOSIVE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRANITRATE; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0035113039     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14910j     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Picogram analysis of explosive residues using the thermal energy analyser (TEA)
2. Trace analysis of explosives at the low nanogram level in handswab extracts using columns of Amberlite XAD-7 porous polymer beads and silica capillary column gas chromatography with thermal energy analysis and electron capture detection
3. Detection of microgram amounts of nitroglycerin and related compounds
4. The identification of explosives in trace quantities on objects near an explosion
5. Quality control in the detection and identification of traces of organic high explosives
6. The significance of analytical results in explosives investigation
7. A survey of high explosives traces in public places