在公共场所调查爆炸物痕迹
Richard J Winder1, Samuel A J Wilby1, Lauren Lessey1
1Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK.
Journal of forensic sciences
|May 8, 2025
概括
像HMX,NG,PETN和RDX这样的微量爆炸物在公共场所很罕见. 它们的不寻常存在加强了检测和实际爆炸物活动之间的联系,有助于法医解释.
科学领域:
- 法医科学 法医科学 法医科学
- 分析化学 分析化学
- 环境科学 环境科学
背景情况:
- 对微量爆炸物证据的有效解释依赖于了解转移,持久性和流行率.
- 之前的研究已经建立了基线数据,但当代环境流行需要持续调查.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定有机高爆炸物和具有法医意义的无机离子在英国公共区域的当代流行情况.
- 通过提供最新的环境数据,加强对微量爆炸物证据的解释.
主要方法:
- 从英国各地的公共场所收集了450个抽样和真空样本.
- 使用液体染色学-高分辨率质谱学 (LC-HRMS) 和离子染色学-质谱学 (IC-MS) 进行敏感和选择性分析.
- 选了广泛的军事高爆炸物,有机过氧化物爆炸物和关键无机离子.
主要成果:
- 仅检测到有机爆炸物 (HMX,NG,PETN,RDX) 的8个低纳米的痕迹.
- 常见的无机离子 (例如,,酸盐,硫酸盐) 经常在毫克的水平上被发现.
- 没有检测到特定的离子,如,酸盐,酸盐,和酸.
结论:
- 在一般公共环境和交通网络中,高爆炸物痕迹并不常见.
- 有机爆炸物的低患病率加强了检测和实际爆炸物活动之间的关联.
- 常见无机离子的广泛存在使其在法医背景下的解释变得复杂,而某些离子的缺失则支持它们作为指标的意义.
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