Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Ratios of Sodium and Potassium Cyanide as a Forensic Signature

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-79

  Kreuzer, Helen W ^a   Horita, Juske ^b,c   Moran, James J ^a   Tomkins, Bruce A ^b   Janszen, Derek B ^a   Carman, April ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Isotope ratio mass spectrometry; Potassium cyanide; Sample matching; Sodium cyanide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855354832     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01946.x     Document Type: Article

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