Stable isotope forensics : an introduction to the forensic application of stable isotope analysis /
This book provides the first comprehensive, overview and guide to forensic isotope analysis, an exciting new application of stable isotope analytical techniques. Topics are introduced using examples and real-life case studies such as food quality control where isotope analysis has already had a majo...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley-Blackwell,
©2010.
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| Series: | Developments in forensic science.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- What are stable isotopes?
- Natural abundance variation of stable isotopes
- Chemically identical and yet not the same
- Isotope effects, mass discrimination and isotopic fractionation
- Stable isotopic distribution and isotopic fractionation of light elements in nature
- Stable isotope forensics in everyday life
- Summary of Part I
- Set problems
- Mass spectrometry versus isotope ratio mass spectrometry
- Instrumentation and [delta] notation
- Isotopic calibration and quality control in continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry
- Statistical analysis of stable isotope data within a forensic context
- Forensic stable isotope analytical procedures
- Generic considerations for stable isotope analysis
- Summary of Part II
- Set problems
- Forensic context
- Distinguishing drugs
- Elucidating explosives
- Matching matchsticks
- Provenancing people
- Stable isotope forensics of other physical evidence
- Summary
- Play true?: Stable isotopes in anti-doping or Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
- Sample preparation procedures.