Street-level classification of illicit heroin using inorganic elements coupled with pattern monitoring

A total of 96 illicit heroin samples seized in 2013–2014 were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to determine 16 inorganic elements at parts-per-billion (ppb) level. Of eleven submissions, two or three samples with similar appearance were taken from the same seizure to...

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Main Authors: Kar-Weng Chan, Zulkfeli Mohd-Edin, Leethavani Balachandran, Muhammad-Hafis Zulkiflee, Md-Pauzi Abdullah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-09-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
Subjects:
PCA
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090536X15000441