Cross-validation and evaluation of the performance of methods for the elemental analysis of forensic glass by μ-XRF, ICP-MS, and LA-ICP-MS

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 405, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 5393-5409

  Trejos, Tatiana ^a   Koons, Robert ^b   Becker, Stefan ^c   Berman, Ted ^d   Buscaglia, Joann ^b   Duecking, Marc ^c   Eckert Lumsdon, Tiffany ^e   Ernst, Troy ^f   Hanlon, Christopher ^g   Heydon, Alex ^h   Mooney, Kim ^e   Nelson, Randall ⁱ   Olsson, Kristine ^j   Palenik, Christopher ^k   Pollock, Edward Chip ^l   Rudell, David ^h   Ryland, Scott ^d   Tarifa, Anamary ^a   Valadez, Melissa ^m   Weis, Peter ^c   Almirall, Jose ^a   more..

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

^c BKA Bundeskriminalamt   (Germany)

^d Florida Department of Law Enforcement   (United States)

^e US Army Investigation Laboratory   (United States)

^f Michigan State Police Crime Laboratory   (United States)

^g Forensic Science Services Bureau   (United States)

^h Center of Forensic Sciences   (Canada)

ⁱ Forensic Services Division   (United States)

^j Johnson County Sheriff's Office Crime Laboratory 11890 S   (United States)

^k Microtrace   (United States)

^l Sacramento County District Attorney   (United States)

^m Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Laboratory   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Elemental analysis; Forensic; Glass; ICP MS; Laser ablation ICP MS; X ray fluorescence

Indexed keywords

FORENSIC; ICP-MS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRIES (ICPMS); INTERLABORATORY STUDIES; LASER ABLATION INDUCTIVELY-COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRIES; LASER-ABLATION-ICP-MS; STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIAL; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GLASS; LABORATORIES; LASER ABLATION; MASS SPECTROMETERS;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84879799748     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-6978-y     Document Type: Article

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