Forensic applications of IR spectral data at macro and micro levels: A study on plastic packages

Spectroscopy Letters

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 440-449

  Chan, Kar Weng ^a,b   Tan, Guan Huat ^a   Wong, Richard C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Kemeneterian Sains Teknologi dan Inovasi   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

forensic; heroin; IR; plastic; spectral differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960771962     PISSN: 00387010     EISSN: 15322289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00387010.2011.579678     Document Type: Article

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