Handheld X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometers: A Forensic Application in Cigarette Ashes

Handheld X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometers: A Forensic Application in Cigarette Ashes

Background: Handheld X-ray fluorescence (HHXRF) technology has been increasingly applied for inorganic elemental characterization in many fields of science, offering a rapid, low-cost, multi-element analysis. Also, this equipment can perform non-invasive analysis, thus representing the most environ...

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Main Authors:	Beatriz P. Senra, Helena Ribeiro, Alexandra Guedes
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Rede Académica das Ciências da Saúde da Lusofonia - RACS 2025-06-01
Series:	RevSALUS
Subjects:	cigarette; tobacco ash; HHXRF; forensic
Online Access:	https://revsalus.com/index.php/RevSALUS/article/view/1017
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