Forensic Analysis of Cigarette Ash-Brand Determination Through Trace-metal Analysis.

Abstract:

:The information inherent in cigarette ash in the form of trace-metal concentrations may be of use in a forensic context as it can indicate the brand from which the ash originated. This knowledge might help place suspects at crime scenes or determine how many people may have been present. To develop and test statistical models capable of classifying ash samples according to brand, commercial cigarettes procured in the U.S. and overseas were "smoked" using a peristaltic pump, mimicking the range of human smoking habits. Ash samples were digested in a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid applying microwave digestion and analyzed using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Principal component analysis of the elemental data showed intrinsic differences between brands. Partial least squares-discriminant analysis demonstrated that brand classification yields good sensitivity and specificity for a number of models tested. Varying smoking parameters did not impact the classification of ash samples.

journal_name

J Forensic Sci

authors

Groth AC,Barnes JH,Lewis C,Murray CK,Albahadily F,Jourdan TH

doi

10.1111/1556-4029.13040

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-07-01 00:00:00

pages

913-21

issue

4

eissn

0022-1198

issn

1556-4029

journal_volume

61

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