Stable Isotope Forensics

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This book provides the first comprehensive, overview and guide toforensic isotope analysis, an exciting new application of stableisotope analytical techniques. Topics are introduced usingexamples and real-life case studies such as food quality controlwhere isotope analysis has already had a major impact, in terms ofconsumer protection, These examples illustrate the underlyingprinciples of isotope profiling or fingerprinting. A sectioncomprising actual criminal case work is used to build a bridgebetween the introduction and the technical section to encouragestudents to engage with this novel departure for analyticalsciences while at the same time providing hands-on examples for theexperienced researcher and forensic practitioner to match problemsand success stories encountered with the topics discussed in thetechnical section. What little information is available on the subject in book formso far, has been published as individual chapters in books dealingeither with mass spectrometry, forensic geoscience or environmentalforensics, this is the first book to focus on the entire spectrumof forensic isotope analysis and will be an invaluable reference toboth researchers in the field and forensic practitioners.

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Wolfram Meier-Augenstein

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Analytische Chemie / Forensik Biowissenschaften Chemie Chemistry Forensic Science Forensics Forensik Forensische Biologie Life Sciences

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"The book is timely and important, it is pleasantly written,generally with a positive 'open' mind to what stable isotopeanalysis can and cannot contribute to forensic and scientificinvestigations. It is well produced and reasonablypriced. The figures, tables, and photographs in the book aregenerally informative and this aiding the overall (educational)value of the book." (MassMatters, November 2010) "In this comprehensive book, with its copious literaturereferences, we are offered, for the first time, a carefully writtenaccount of an exciting new field of endeavour: its history,development, technology, modus operandi, potential and future."(Chemistry & Industry, August 23, 2010) "This is the first bookexclusively dealing with forensic isotope analysis and pullstogether all existing research in this emerging field." In the book, topics areintroduced using examples and real-life case studies such as foodquality control where isotope analysis has already had a majorimpact, in terms of consumer protection. These examples illustratethe underlying principles of isotope profiles orsignatures." (Bio-Dundee, 1 November 2010)
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