Elemental and Isotopic Analyses in Forensic Sciences

Forensic Science
Johanna Irrgeher

Johanna Irrgeher

Chair of General and Analytical Chemistry, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Austria

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Donata Bandoniene

Donata Bandoniene

Chair of General and Analytical Chemistry, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Austria

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Johannes Draxler

Johannes Draxler

University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Tulln, Austria

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Thomas Prohaska

Thomas Prohaska

Chair of General and Analytical Chemistry, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Austria

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First published: 11 December 2020
Update based on the original article by Thomas Prohaska and Johannes Draxler, Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry, ©2000, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Abstract

The focus of this work is a comprehensive overview of analytical techniques for elemental and isotopic analyses applied in forensic science (i.e. linking crime scene evidence to a crime by applying analytical techniques). The article provides a short description of the spectroscopic techniques and an overview of selected applications. In addition to general forensics, applications in nuclear forensics, environmental forensics, and food forensics are covered. Selected applications are linked to reviews and selected publications, which should allow for an overview of the current approaches in forensic analytical chemistry. This is an update article of its first version published in 2014 by Prohaska and Draxler.1

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