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Gas Chromatography
Studies in the area of gas chromatography reported from University of Western Australia
November 1st, 2008
"Pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes often represent key evidence of crimes such as assault, rape or homicide; thus, the development of analytical techniques able to contribute to a detailed characterization of these materials is of forensic importance. The gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GCMS) analysis of the solvent extractable fractions of a suite of electrical and gaffer adhesive tapes spanning a range of colors and manufacturers identified a number of pertroleum-derived hydrocarbons," scientists writing in the Journal of Forensic Sciences report. "Molecular and isotopic analyses of hydrocarbon constituents of complex materials have found wide analytical...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-11-01)
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