Results of four inter-laboratory comparisons provided by the Forensic Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (FIRMS) network

Science and Justice

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-137

  Carter, James F ^a   Hill, Jenny C ^a   Doyle, Sean ^b   Lock, Claire ^b  

^a MASS SPEC ANALYTICAL LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inter laboratory comparison; Isotope ratio; Isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS); Validation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG PACKAGING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOISTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

CARBON ISOTOPES; FORENSIC SCIENCES; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPES; LABORATORIES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 67349206134     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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