Science & Justice
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 165-171 , July 2004

Dynamic of the ageing of ballpoint pen inks: quantification of phenoxyethanol by GC-MS

  • S. Lociciro

      Affiliations

    • Institut de Police Scientifique et de Criminologie, University of Lausanne, BCH, 1015 Lausanne-Dorigny, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAuthor for correspondence.
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  • L. Dujourdy

      Affiliations

    • Institut de Police Scientifique et de Criminologie, University of Lausanne, BCH, 1015 Lausanne-Dorigny, Switzerland
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  • W. Mazzella

      Affiliations

    • Institut de Police Scientifique et de Criminologie, University of Lausanne, BCH, 1015 Lausanne-Dorigny, Switzerland
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  • P. Margot

      Affiliations

    • Institut de Police Scientifique et de Criminologie, University of Lausanne, BCH, 1015 Lausanne-Dorigny, Switzerland
    • ,
  • E. Lock

      Affiliations

    • Netherlands Forensic Institute, Ministry of Justice, Volmerlan 17, GD 2288 Rijswijk, The Netherlands

Received 15 October 2003 ,Accepted 5 April 2004.

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