Performance evaluation of the Scent Transfer Unit™ (STU-100) for organic compound collection and release

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 780-789

  Eckenrode, Brian A ^a   Ramsey, Scott A ^a   Stockham, Rex A ^a   Van Berkel, Gary J ^b   Asano, Keiji G ^b   Wolf, Dennis A ^b  

^a Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Forensic science; Odor; Scent; Scent transfer; Volatiles profile

Indexed keywords

1,2 DICHLOROBENZENE; 1,2 DICHLOROPROPANE; 1,2,4 TRICHLOROBENZENE; 1,2,4 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; 1,3,5 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; 1,4 DICHLOROBENZENE; BENZENE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHLOROBENZENE; CHLOROFORM; CRYOFLUORANE; ETHYLBENZENE; HEXACHLOROBUTADIENE; METHANOL; ORTHO XYLENE; STYRENE; TETRACHLOROETHANE; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROFLUOROMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; DESORPTION; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LAW SUIT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODOR; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VACUUM;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; ODORS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 33745751255     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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