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Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a surface analytical technique that produces a chemical fingerprint of wood on the basis of heavy metals and other trace elements. LIBS has been used for various environmental applications, such as monitoring the amount of carbon that can be sequestered...

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Published in:Analytical chemistry (Washington) 2005-05, Vol.77 (9), p.165 A-165 A
Main Author: Christen, Kris
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemistry
Forensic sciences
Lasers
Scientific apparatus & instruments
Scientific imaging
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Summary:Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a surface analytical technique that produces a chemical fingerprint of wood on the basis of heavy metals and other trace elements. LIBS has been used for various environmental applications, such as monitoring the amount of carbon that can be sequestered in soil as well as in other forensics applications for identifying chemical fingerprints in bones and detecting counterfeit currency--a murder case in Texas is coming to trial in which LIBS was used to analyze logs that were at the murder scene.
ISSN:0003-2700
1520-6882
DOI:10.1021/ac0533671