Identification of gasoline soot in suspect arson cases by using headspace solid phase microextraction-GC/MS

Analytical Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1373-1384

  Wu, Chia Hao ^a   Chen, Chin Lien ^a   Huang, Ching Te ^a   Lee, Maw Rong ^b   Huang, Chih Ming ^c  

^a CENTRAL POLICE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arson; Forensic science; Gasoline; Headspace solid phase microextraction; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Soot

Indexed keywords

DIMETICONE; GASOLINE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON;

ARSON; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION MONITORING; LABORATORY TEST; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; SOOT;

EID: 2942527117     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/AL-120035904     Document Type: Article

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