Detection of acetone processing of castor bean mash for forensic investigation of ricin preparation methods

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 908-914

  Kreuzer, Helen W ^a   Wahl, Jon H ^a   Metoyer, Candace N ^a,b   Colburn, Heather A ^a   Wahl, Karen L ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

acetone; forensic science; gas chromatography mass spectrometry; headspace analysis; preparation method; ricin; solid phase microextraction

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; RICIN; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; HEAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; TEMPERATURE;

ACETONE; CASTOR BEAN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HOT TEMPERATURE; RICIN; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; SOLVENTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77954321160     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01334.x     Document Type: Article

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