Applications of Mass Spectrometry for the Provision of Forensic Intelligence (eBook)

State-of-the-art and Perspectives

Stephen Bleay, Simona Francese (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
302 Seiten
Royal Society of Chemistry (Verlag)
978-1-83767-193-9 (ISBN)

Infos

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 Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC/GC-MS) still have a dominant role in the provision of forensic intelligence. However, in the past decade new and exciting MS-based techniques have emerged and are or have evolved to be at an operational deployment maturity, enabling either fast, ambient, non-destructive, or portable screening (or encompass all of these features). In this book, developments of LC MS and GC MS based techniques are covered with respect to operational practice and new applications, accompanied by other MS-based 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 investigations (forensics beyond the courtroom). This book provides an up-to-date reference for the mass spectrometry-based tools that are currently available both as established and as emerging methods within forensic practice. It will help casework commissioning managers and forensic providers worldwide to make more informed decisions as to the forensic strategy and workflow when examining exhibits. It is also recommended to postgraduates and early career investigators with reference to the contribution that these techniques and methods could make if applied to classic forensic science practice.

Inhalt

The Application of Mass Spectrometry to Explosive Casework: Opportunities and Challenges;The Application of Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry to Forensic Casework;ICP MS and IRMS for Elemental and Isotopic Forensic Investigations;Mass Spectrometry Methods for Securing Road Traffic Drugs and Casework Toxicology Convictions;Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Based Approaches for the Analysis of Seized Drugs;AccuTOF-DART for Rapid Presumptive Screening of Drugs of Abuse;Emerging Technologies: Use of Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation Mass Spectrometry for the Analysis of Fingermark and Blood Evidence;Emerging Technologies: Use of Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry for the Analysis of Forensic Evidence;Transferable Mass Spectrometry Methods – Sustainable Forensic Intelligence: Mass Spectrometry-based Methods for Monitoring Fentanyl-related Substances in Wastewater-based Epidemiology;Transferable Mass Spectrometry Methods: Examination of Authenticity in Artwork;Transferable Mass Spectrometry Methods: Forensics in Time: Palaeoproteomics

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.12.2023
• Reihe/Serie: ISSN
• Reihe/Serie: ISSN
• Reihe/Serie: ISSN
• Reihe/Serie: New Developments in Mass Spectrometry
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Analytische Chemie
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: AccuTOF-DART • blood evidence • Chromatography • Criminal Law • evidence analysis • Fentanyl • fingerprint evidence • Forensic Casework • forensic investigation • ICP MS • IRMS • MALDI MS • Palaeoproteomics • Seized Drugs
• ISBN-10: 1-83767-193-1 / 1837671931
• ISBN-13: 978-1-83767-193-9 / 9781837671939