Recent advances in the application of stable isotope ratio analysis in forensic chemistry

Nic Daeid, Niamh and Buchanan, Hilary A. S. and Savage, Kathleen A. and Fraser, James G. and Cresswell, Sarah L. (2010) Recent advances in the application of stable isotope ratio analysis in forensic chemistry. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 63 (1). pp. 3-7. ISSN 0004-9425 (https://doi.org/10.1071/CH09414)

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Abstract

This review paper updates the previous literature in relation to the continued and developing use of stable isotope ratio analysis in samples which are relevant to forensic science. Recent advances in the analysis of drug samples, explosive materials, and samples derived from human and animal samples are discussed. The paper also aims to put the use of isotope ratio mass spectrometry into a forensic context and discuss its evidential potential.