Science & Justice
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 88-98 , September 2007

Forensic analysis of wooden safety matches — A case study

  • N.L. Farmer

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    • Environmental Engineering Research Centre, The Queen's University of Belfast, David Keir Building, 39-123 Stranmillis Rd, Belfast, BT9 5AG, United Kingdom
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  • A. Ruffell

      Affiliations

    • School of Geography, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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  • W. Meier-Augenstein

      Affiliations

    • Environmental Engineering Research Centre, The Queen's University of Belfast, David Keir Building, 39-123 Stranmillis Rd, Belfast, BT9 5AG, United Kingdom
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  • J. Meneely

      Affiliations

    • School of Geography, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
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  • R.M. Kalin

      Affiliations

    • Environmental Engineering Research Centre, The Queen's University of Belfast, David Keir Building, 39-123 Stranmillis Rd, Belfast, BT9 5AG, United Kingdom

Received 19 December 2005 ,Accepted 14 June 2006.

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PII: S1355-0306(07)00011-1

doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2007.04.001

Science & Justice
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 88-98 , September 2007

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