Science & Justice
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 138-141 , June 2009

Forensic applications of stable isotope analysis: Case studies of the origins of water in mislabeled beer and contaminated diesel fuel

  • Wolfgang Papesch

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  • Micha Horacek

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Received 3 February 2009 ,Revised 20 February 2009 ,Accepted 28 February 2009.

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PII: S1355-0306(09)00052-5

doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2009.02.005

Science & Justice
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 138-141 , June 2009

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