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Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs (SWGDRUG) Recommendations. Available at http //www.swgdrug.org/approved.htm. 

The research work described here was carried out by an able group of students of Yamaguchi University and Ube Techinical College, and in collaboration with our laboratory staffs and industrial colleagues. In particular, Dr. S. Fujisaki and Dr. T. Okamoto made significant contributions. We thank them all, and also Dr. H. Tsuzuki of Central Analytical Center of Kyushu University undertook X-ray crystal structure analysis of BTMA Br3. Furthermore, we wish to thank Professor M. Tashiro of Kyushu University for useful discussions. Finally, we are grateful to Professor Y. Sasson of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Chairman of the Scientific Committee of Orgabrom 93, for the invitation to present this work in Jerusalem. 

Weisman, W. 1998. Analysis of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Environmental Media. Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons Criteria Working Group Series, Vol. 1. Amherst Scientific Publishers, Amherst, MA.(See also Vol. 2, Composition of Petroleum Mixtures, 1998 Vol. 3, Selection of Representation Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons Fractions Based on Fate and Transport Considerations, 1997 Vol. 4, Development of Fraction-Specific Reference Doses and Reference Concentrations for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons, 1997 and Vol. 5, Human Health Risk-Based Evaluation of Petroleum Contaminated Sites, Implementation of the Working Group Approach, 1999.)... 

Both the ink and paper of a document possess potential value in detecting possible fraud through the use of scientific techniques. Within the Bureau of ATF, the Identification Branch of the Laboratory met the challenge placed on its chemists by the pressing needs of the many enforcement groups for this scientific type of work. These chemists discovered that the application of well established and proven scientific methods of ink analysis ( 1) in conjunction with a well maintained up-to-date standard ink library could lead to the identification and dating of writing inks (2). This accomplishment has proven to be extremely valuable whenever the date of preparation of a document is questioned. Paper analysis, which can provide valuable information in these efforts ( 3), will not be dealt with in this article. 

He is a member of the editorial boards of several scientific journals, is a member of the NATO Advisory Explosives Detection Working Group, and serves as chairman of the International Committee for Symposia on Analysis and Detection of Explosives. 

Peer review is the process by which scientific results produced by one group are subjected to the analysis of other experts in the field. In practice it is most often used by scientific journals. Scientists author manuscripts detailing their experiments, results, and interpretations and these manuscripts are distributed by the journal editors to other researchers in the field for review prior to publication. The authors must address the comments and questions of the reviewers and make appropriate revisions for their work to be accepted for publication. Peer review is also the process by which applications for research funds are evaluated and awarded. Peer review may also be used informally by groups of researchers or graduate students wishing to get an evaluation of their research prior to writing it up for publication. 

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