An inter-laboratory comparative study into sample preparation for both reproducible and repeatable forensic 2H isotope analysis of human hair by continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 25, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 3331-3338

  Meier Augenstein, Wolfram ^a,b   Chartrand, Michelle M G ^c   Kemp, Helen F ^a   St Jean, Gilles ^c  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORENSIC SCIENCE; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SAMPLING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMPARATIVES STUDIES; CONTINUOUS-FLOW ISOTOPE RATIO MASS SPECTROMETRIES; HUMAN HAIR; HUMAN HAIR SAMPLES; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SCALP HAIR; STABLE-ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; Δ+2$/H;

LABORATORIES;

EID: 80054969913     PISSN: 09514198     EISSN: 10970231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcm.5235     Document Type: Article

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