an introduction to the forensic application of stable isotope analysis /
First Statement of Responsibility
Wolfram Meier-Augenstein
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Hoboken, NJ :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Wiley-Blackwell,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2010
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxiv, 271 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill., maps ;
Dimensions
25 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Developments in forensic science
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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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