Detection of gunshot residue in blowfly larvae and decomposing porcine tissue using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 624-632

  Lagoo, Lisa ^a   Schaeffer, Luther S ^a   Szymanski, David W ^a   Smith, Ruth Waddell ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blowfly larvae; Forensic science; Gunshot residue; Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; Microwave digestion; Scanning electron microscopy energy dispersive spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; BARIUM; LEAD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CADAVER; CHEMISTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLY; GUNSHOT INJURY; LARVA; SWINE; DIPTERA; POSTMORTEM CHANGE;

ANIMALS; ANTIMONY; BARIUM; DIPTERA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LARVA; LEAD; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; SWINE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 77951114911     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01327.x     Document Type: Article

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