Mass spectrometry is one of the most versatile analytical techniques due to the vast range of analytes that it can detect and quantify and, as such, for its contribution to a significant number of life science fields. The legal and forensics community has certainly benefited from this technique, which has been able to provide reliable evidence in court cases. Liquid Chromatography/Gas ChromatographyMass Spectrometry (LC/GCMS) still have a dominant role in the provision of forensic intelligence. However, in the past decade new and exciting MSbased techniques have emerged and are or have evolved to be at an operational deployment maturity, enabling either fast, ambient, nondestructive, or portable screening (or encompass all of these features). In this book, developments of LCMS and GCMS based techniques are covered with respect to operational practice and new applications, accompanied by other MSbased techniques that are increasing forensic opportunities and that operate on a variety of evidence types. Whilst the underpinning working principles of each relevant mass spectrometry technique are summarised, each chapter primarily focuses on its implementation in criminal investigation and court cases. In the last chapters, this book additionally covers emerging MS technologies that are at the beginning of their operational implementation journey as well as niche applications outside the fields of traditional forensic science but with a clear potential to impact future...

Binding: Hardcover;322 pages; Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry; Classification: PNFS; Weight: 1897 g; Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 20

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