Evaluation of internal standards for the analysis of ignitable liquids in fire debris

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 320-327

  Locke, Amanda K ^a   Basara, Gene J ^b   Sandercock, P Mark L ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fire debris; Forensic science; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Ignitable liquid; Internal standard

Indexed keywords

3 PHENYLTOLUENE; CARBON DISULFIDE; CHLOROBENZENE; DIPHENYL D10; N OCTYLBENZENE; NAPHTHALENE D8; STYRENE D8; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TOLUENE D8; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; ELUTION; EVALUATION; EXTRACTION; FIRE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; LIQUID; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STANDARD;

EID: 60849131730     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00954.x     Document Type: Article

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