Trace-metal distribution of cigarette ashes as marker of tobacco brands

Forensic Science International

Volumn 204, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 119-125

  Perez Bernal J L ^a   Amigo, J M ^b   Fernandez Torres R ^a   Bello, M A ^a   Callejon Mochon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cigarette ashes; ICP AES; Metals; Partial least squares discriminant analysis; Principal Components Analysis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BARIUM; BORON; CALCIUM; COPPER; LITHIUM; MANGANESE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; STRONTIUM; TITANIUM; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ASH; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLASSIFICATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DATA ANALYSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN; TOBACCO;

EID: 78650873835     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.05.014     Document Type: Article

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