Accumulation of explosives in hair

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 826-831

  Oxley, Jimmie C ^a   Smith, James L ^a   Kirschenbaum, Louis J ^a   Shinde, Kajal P ^a   Marimganti, Suvarna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

EGDN; Explosive sorption; Explosive vapor; Forensic science; Hair; PETN; RDX; TATP; TNT

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; CYCLONITE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DINITRATE; EXPLOSIVE; PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRANITRATE; TRIACETONE TRIPEROXIDE; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIFFUSION; EXPOSURE; EXTRACTION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HAIR; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VAPOR;

EID: 21544437421     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004545     Document Type: Article

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