Application of lead isotope analysis in shooting incident investigations

Forensic Science International

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-64

  Zeichner, Arie ^a   Ehrlich, Sarah ^b   Shoshani, Ezra ^a   Halicz, Ludwik ^b  

^a Israel Police   (Israel)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

FDR; Forensic science; GSR; Gunshot entry; Lead isotope; MC ICP MS; Shooting distance

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPE; LEAD;

ARTICLE; BULLET; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33644614697     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.01.020     Document Type: Article

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