 | Laboratory Bulletin |
| Short technical articles of interest to customs scientists |
 | Vol. 12, No.1
Determination of Boron in Steel by Emission Spectrometry; Comparison of Image Analysis Versus Microprojector Method for Determining Wool Fineness; The Determination of the Country of Origin of Orange Juice and Apple Juice Using Trace Metal Profiles as Determined by High Resolution ICP/MS and Multivariate Statistics; The Use of Site Specific Natural Isotope Fractionation NMR Spectroscopy (SNIF-NMR) to Detect Sugar Adulteration in Fruit Juices and Spirits. | |
| Vol.11, No.1
Application of Palynology to the Determination of Country-of-Origin Honey; A Comparative Study of the Quantitative Analysis of Polyester/Cotton Blends by AATCC Method 20A ("Fiber Analysis: Quantitative") and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC); GC-MS Detection and Quantification of Cocaine at Picogram Levels, Factors to Consider When Doing Trace-Level Work. | |
| Vol.10, No.1
Detecting Glutaraldehyde in Chemically Hardened Proteins; A Computer Program for Binary Mixture Calculation; Characterization of Volatiles Using Solid-Phase Microextraction / Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectromety (SPME/GC-MS). | |
| - | Vol. 9, No. 1
Determination Of Laundered Money, Laurie A. Lungwitz and Barbara J. Barber, Savannah Laboratory, U.S. Customs Service Special Agent Vicki Greene U.S. Customs Service, RAC, West Palm Beach, Florida [4]Rubber Types and Structures, Leon Farber, New York Laboratory, U.S. Customs Service [8]Ginsenoside Profile Of North American and Asian Ginseng, Wyman Lau, San Francisco Laboratory, U.S. Customs Service [29]Footwear Impression Comparative Analysis by Computer Imaging, Pedro C. Quiming, Los Angeles Laboratory, U.S. Customs Service [38]"Burn-Out" Woven Fabric, Mary R. Carrillo, Los Angeles Laboratory, U.S. Customs Service [47]Sugar Analysis - A Comparative Study Between the ICUMSA Method and the Near Infrared Spectroscopy Method, Peter F.A. Brown and Yousuf Qureshi, Savannah Laboratory, U.S. Customs Service [52]Determination Of Ethanol and Water Content in Odoriferous Substances By Capillary Gas Chromatography, Eric C. Hahn, Ph.D. and Michael G. Kraich, U.S. Customs Service Laboratories New Orleans, LA and New York, NY [63] | |  pdf - 5,390 KB. | |
| - | Vol. 8, No. 2
Measurement Of Fluoride In Toothpaste, Yin-Yee Chan, New York Laboratory, U.S. Customs Service [33]Ethylene/Vinyl Acetate Copolymers (E/VAC) - Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometric Method For Determination Of Vinyl Acetate Content, Slavomir Falicki, Ph.D., Polymer Products Laboratory, Revenue Canada, Laboratory and Scientific Services Directorate, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [41]The Measurement Of Soft Springback and Impact Absorption Properties Of Ergonomic Polyurethane Foams, Slavomir Falicki and Brian Finch Polymer Products Laboratory, Revenue Canada, Laboratory and Scientific Services Directorate, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [59] | | pdf - 2,292 KB. | |
| - | Vol. 8, No. 1
A Softwood Search Computer Program, Ronald J. Dennenberg San Francisco Laboratory, U.S. Customs Service [3]Detection Of Fluoropolymers On Water Resistant Finishes Using The Scanning Electron Microscope/Energy Dispersive X-Ray, Le Tiet Hecking and John L. Sullivan Research Laboratory, U.S. Customs Service [9]Detection Of Silicon On Textile Finishes Using The SEM/EDS and FTIR, Le Tiet Hecking and John L. Sullivan, Research Laboratory, U.S. Customs Service [19] | | pdf - 1,743 KB. | |
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