Isotope ratio mass spectrometry as a tool for source inference in forensic science: A critical review

Forensic Science International

Volumn 251, Issue , 2015, Pages 139-158

  Gentile, Natacha ^a   Siegwolf, Rolf T W ^b   Esseiva, Pierre ^a   Doyle, Sean ^c   Zollinger, Kurt ^d   Delémont, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c Linked Forensic Consultants Ltd   (New Zealand)

^d Forensic Institute   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Forensic; IRMS; Isotope ratio mass spectrometry; Source inference; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; EXPLOSIVE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; ILLICIT DRUG; ISOTOPE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PAINT; PLASTIC; POISON; STABLE ISOTOPE;

AUTHENTICATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOPING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIBER; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN PROVENANCING; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; ISOTOPE RATIO MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIQUID; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOIL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84928156150     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.03.031     Document Type: Review

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