ORGANIC MASS SPECTROMETRY IN FORENSIC SCIENCE

• NCJ Number: 37355
• Journal: Journal of the Forensic Science Society Volume: 16 Issue: 2 Dated: (APRIL 1976) Pages: 103-114
• Author(s): J A ZORO; K HADLEY
• Editor(s): R E STOCKDALE
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: Forensic Science Soc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

THE PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF MODERN ORGANIC MASS SPECTROMETRY ARE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED, AND SEVERAL APPLICATIONS OF THE TECHNIQUE TO INVESTIGATIONS OF POLICE CASES ARE PRESENTED.

Abstract

THE MASS SPECTROMETRY APPLICATIONS TO THE INVESTIGATION OF CASES INVOLVING ARSON, MALICIOUS DAMAGE, EXPLOSIVES, TOXICOLOGY, DRUG ABUSE, AND OTHERS ARE ILLUSTRATED WITH EXAMPLES DRAWN FROM CASEWORK EXPERIENCE. NOTING THAT ORGANIC MASS SPECTROMETRY IS A RELATIVELY NEW TECHNIQUE IN FORENSIC SCIENCE, THE AUTHORS DISCUSS SOME METHODS AND APPLICATIONS WHICH MAY BE DEVELOPED IN THE FUTURE.