Elemental analysis of soil samples for forensic purposes by inductively coupled plasma spectrometry - precision considerations

Forensic Science International

Volumn 160, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 178-192

  Pye, Kenneth ^a   Blott, Simon J ^a   Wray, David S ^b  

^a Kenneth Pye Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Element; ICP; Precision; Repeatability; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALCIUM OXIDE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON OXIDE; LANTHANUM; LEAD; NEODYMIUM; NICKEL; SAMARIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; TUNGSTEN; VANADIUM;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746010618     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.09.012     Document Type: Article

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