Stable isotope forensics:an introduction to the forensic application of stable isotope analysis
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Published: |
Wiley-Blackwell,
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Publisher Address: | Chichester, West Sussex Hoboken, NJ |
Publication Dates: | c2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Developments in forensic science |
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Carrier Form: | xxiv, 271 p.: ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780470517055 0470517050 |
Index Number: | D919 |
CLC: |
D919.1 O611.7 |
Call Number: | D919.1/M511 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. |