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Published:20 Dec 2023
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Special Collection: 2023 ebook collection
Applications of Mass Spectrometry for the Provision of Forensic Intelligence
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- 4-NT
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4-Nitrotoluene
- 5-IT
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5-(2-Aminopropyl)indole
- 6:2 FTAB
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6:2 Fluorotelomer sulphonamide alkylbetaine
- 6-MAM
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6-Monoacetylmorphine
- ABS
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Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
- ACIC
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Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
- aDNA
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Ancient deoxyribonucleic acid
- Ag-LDI
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Silver-assisted laser desorption ionisation
- AMELX
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Amelogenin-X
- AMELY
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Amelogenin-Y
- AMS
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Accelerator mass spectrometry
- AMT
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Alpha-methyltryptamine
- ANOR
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Alternate non-aqueous organic ratio
- AP
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Atmospheric pressure
- APCI
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Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization
- ATS
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Amphetamine-type substances
- BOD
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Biochemical oxygen demand
- BSTFA
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N,O-Bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide
- BV3
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Basic violet 3
- BY40
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Basic yellow 40
- BZE
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Benzoylecgonine
- CAF
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Cyanoacrylate fuming
- CAR
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Central African Republic
- CBD
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Cannabidiol
- CFSRE
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Centre for Forensic Science Research and Education
- CI
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Chemical ionisation
- CID
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Collision-induced dissociation
- CNS
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Central nervous system
- COA
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Certificate of authenticity
- CRM
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Certified reference material
- CSIs
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Crime scene investigators
- CWS
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Canada’s wastewater survey
- Da
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Dalton
- DADP
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Diacetone diperoxide
- DART
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Direct analysis in real time
- dc
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Direct current
- DDA
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Data-dependent acquisition
- DDD
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Defined daily doses
- DEA
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Drug Enforcement Agency
- DESI
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Desorption electrospray ionisation
- DI
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Desorption ionisation
- DIA
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Data-independent acquisition
- DIMS
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Direct infusion mass spectrometry
- DMDNB
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2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane
- DNA
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Deoxyribonucleic acid
- DPA
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Diphenylamine
- DTRs
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Drug target residues
- DUID
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Driving under the influence of drugs
- EA-IRMS
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Elemental analysis-isotopic ratio mass spectrometry
- EDTA
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Etheylenediaminetetraacetic acid
- EGDN
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Ethylene glycol dinitrate
- EI
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Electron ionisation
- EMCDDA
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European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
- ENFSI
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European Network of Forensic Science Institutes
- ESI
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Electrospray ionization
- ETDs
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Explosive trace detectors
- EtFOSAA
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N-Ethyl-N-[(heptadecafluorooctyl)sulphonyl]glycine
- ETN
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Erythritol tetranitrate
- FDR
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False discovery rate
- FET
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Fingermark enhancement techniques
- FID
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Flame ionisation detection
- FIRMS
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Forensic isotopic ratio mass spectrometry network
- FORS
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Fiber optic reflectance spectroscopy
- FPBSA
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2-Phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulphonic acid
- FRG
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Fingermark Research Group
- FSP
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Forensic science providers
- FSR
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Forensic science regulator
- FSS
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Forensic science service
- FTIR
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Fourier transform infrared
- FTIR
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Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
- FTSA
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Fluorotelomer sulphonic acid
- FVM
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Fingermark Visualisation Manual
- FWHM
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Full-width-half-maximum
- GBL
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Gamma-butyrolactone
- GC–MS
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Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
- GBH
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Grievous bodily harm
- GHB
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Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid
- GSR
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Gunshot residue
- GVPs
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Genetically variant peptides
- HBVs
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Haemoglobin variants
- HLB
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Hydrophilic–lipophilic balanced
- HME
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Home-made explosives
- HMTD
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Hexamethylene triperoxide diamine
- HMX
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High melting explosive (or octogen)
- HPLC
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High performance liquid chromatography
- HRAM
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High-resolution accurate mass
- HR-MC-ICPMS
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High-resolution multi-collector ICPMS
- HRMS
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High resolution mass spectrometry
- IAEA
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International Atomic Energy Agency
- ICC
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International Criminal Court
- IC–MS
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Ion chromatography–mass spectrometry
- ICPMS
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Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
- ICP–MS
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Inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry
- IEDs
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Improvised explosive devices
- IMS
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Ion mobility spectrometry
- IP
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Ionisation potential
- IRMS
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Isotopic ratio mass spectrometry
- IRMS
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Isotope ratio mass spectrometry
- is-CID
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In-source collision induced dissociation spectra
- KPCS
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Kimberley Process and Certification Scheme
- LA
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Laser ablation
- LA–ICP–MS
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Laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry
- LC–MS
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Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry
- LC–MS/MS
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Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry
- LDA
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Linear discriminant analysis
- LDI
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Laser desorption ionisation
- LLE
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Liquid–liquid extraction
- LOQ
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Limits of quantitation
- LOQ
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Limit of quantitation
- m/z
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Mass-to-charge ratio
- Ma
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Million years
- MA
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Methamphetamine
- MALDI
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Matrix assisted laser desorption ionisation
- MBTFA
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N-Methyl-bis(trifluoroacetamide)
- MCX
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Strong cation exchangers
- MDMA
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3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- MetA-SIMS
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Metal-assisted SIMS
- MHN
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Mannitol hexanitrate
- MKEP
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Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide
- MOD
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Ministry of Defence
- MP
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Microplastic
- MRM
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Multiple reaction monitoring
- mRNA
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Messenger ribonucleic acid
- MS
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Mass spectrometry
- MSI
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Mass spectrometry imaging
- MSP
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Mass spectrometry profiling
- MVA
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Multivariate analysis
- MW
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Molecular weight
- NCPs
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Non-collagenous proteins
- NG
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Nitroglycerine
- ng
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Nanogram
- NIST
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
- NM
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Nitromethane
- NMR
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Nuclear magnetic resonance
- NPS
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National Police Service
- NPS
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Novel psychoactive substances
- NSAF
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National Stolen Art File
- nsSNPs
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Non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms
- PCA
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Principal component analysis
- PDMS
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Plasma desorption mass spectrometry
- PE
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Population equivalent
- PEG
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Poly-ethylene glycol
- PETG
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Polyethylene terephthalate glycol
- PETN
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Pentaerythritol tetranitrate
- PFAS
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Perfluorinated or polyfluorinated alkyl substances
- PFCA
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Perfluoroalkyl carboxylate, perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acid
- PFDS
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Perfluorodecane sulphonate
- PFECSH
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Perfluoroethylcyclohexane sulphonate
- PFOA
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Perfluorooctanoic acid
- PFOS
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Parent sulphonic acid
- pg
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Picrogram
- PIXE
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Particle induced X-ray emission
- PLA
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Poly-lactic acid
- PLS-DA
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Partial least squares-discriminant analysis
- PMF
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Peptide mass fingerprint
- PMI
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Post mortem interval
- PNL
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Normalised daily load
- POCIS
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Polar organic chemical integrative samplers
- POPs
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Persistent organic pollutants
- ppm
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Parts-per-million
- PRM
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Parallel reaction monitoring
- PS
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Powder suspensions
- PTMs
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Post-translational modifications
- Py–GC–MS
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Pyrolysis–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
- qPCR
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Quantitative polymerase chain reaction
- QQQ
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Triple quadrupole
- RDX
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Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine
- rf
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Radiofrequency
- Rs
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Uptake rate
- RT
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Retention time
- SALDI
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Surface assisted laser desorption ionisation
- SAPCI
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Secondary atmospheric pressure chemical ionization
- SAPs
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Single amino acid polymorphisms
- SCORE
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Sewage Analysis Core Group
- SCRAs
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Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists
- SEM-EDS
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Scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry
- SEM-EDX
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Scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersive X-ray
- SESI
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Secondary electrospray ionization
- SHU
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Sheffield Hallam University
- SIL-IS
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Stable isotope-labelled internal standards
- SIMS
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Secondary ion mass spectrometry
- SOPs
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Standard operating procedures
- SPE
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Solid-phase extraction
- SPME
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Solid-phase micro-extraction
- SRM
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Selected reaction monitoring
- SWATH-MS
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Sequential window acquisition of all theoretical mass spectra
- SWGDRUG
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Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs
- TATP
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Triacetone triperoxide
- TD-IMS
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Thermal desorption ion mobility spectrometry
- TFA
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Trifluoroacetamide
- THC
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Tetrahydrocannabinol
- THC-COOH
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11-Nor-9-carboxy-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol
- TLC
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Thin layer chromatography
- TMS
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Trimethylsilyl
- TNT
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Trinitrotoluene
- TOF
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Time-of-flight
- ToF-SIMS
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Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry
- TRL
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Technology readiness level
- TSD
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Time since deposition
- UKAS
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United Kingdom Accreditation Service
- UKIAFT
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United Kingdom and Ireland Association of Forensic Toxicologists
- UPLC
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Ultra-pressure liquid chromatography
- UPS
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Uninterrupted power supply
- USE
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Universal Spectrum Explorer
- UV
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Ultraviolet
- VAMAS
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Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards
- VDFS
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Virginia Department of Forensic Science
- VMD
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Vacuum metal deposition
- WBE
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Wastewater-based epidemiology
- WHO
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World Health Organisation
- WWTP
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Wastewater treatment plant
- WYP
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West Yorkshire Police
- XRF
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X-Ray fluorescence
- YHRSSS
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Yorkshire and Humber Regional Scientific Support Services
- ZooMS
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Zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry