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Trace Element Analyses in Forensics

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Developments in Analytical Methods in Pharmaceutical, Biomedical, and Forensic Sciences

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In the biological field the trace element definition concerns a limited number of essential elements that are normally present in the organism in small quantities and regulate enzymatic systems, hormone production or specific protein activities. In the forensic field, on the contrary, such a definition fits all the elements that are present in very small quantities in an heterogeneous matrix: it includes a very large number of matrices and several areas of application.

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  1. Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Naples, Naples, Italy

    R. Borriello

  2. Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

    R. Gagliano Candela

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    G. Piemonte , F. Tagliaro  & M. Marigo ,  & 

  2. Italian Group for Mass Spectrometry in Biochemistry and Medicine, Milan, Italy

    A. Frigerio

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Borriello, R., Candela, R.G. (1987). Trace Element Analyses in Forensics. In: Piemonte, G., Tagliaro, F., Marigo, M., Frigerio, A. (eds) Developments in Analytical Methods in Pharmaceutical, Biomedical, and Forensic Sciences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3526-7_8

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