Background interference from car carpets - The evidential value of petrol residues in cases of suspected vehicle arson

Forensic Science International

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 22-36

  Cavanagh, K ^a   Du Pasquier, E ^a   Lennard, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AFP Forensic Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accelerants; Arson; Carpet; Fire; Gasoline; Matrix interference; Motor vehicles; Petrol

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE;

ACCURACY; ARSON; ARTICLE; EVAPORATION; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037165248     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(01)00610-7     Document Type: Article

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