Science & Justice
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 114-119 , June 2009

Stable isotope analysis of white paints and likelihood ratios

  • N. Farmer

      Affiliations

    • Environmental Forensics and Human Health, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • W. Meier-Augenstein

      Affiliations

    • Environmental Forensics and Human Health, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
    • Scottish Crop Research Institute, Stable Isotope Laboratory, Invergowrie, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • D. Lucy

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Lancaster, United Kingdom

Received 26 September 2008 ,Revised 4 February 2009 ,Accepted 5 February 2009.

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PII: S1355-0306(09)00023-9

doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2009.02.003

Science & Justice
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 114-119 , June 2009

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