A survey of gunshot residue analysis methods

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 195-198

  Singer, Ronald L ^a,b   Davis, Dusty ^a   Houck, Max M ^a,c  

^a Tarrant County Medical Examiners Office   (United States)

^b University of North Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^c FBI   (United States)

Author keywords

atomic absorption spectrophotometry; criminalistics; electron probe microanalysis; energy dispersive spectrometry; forensic science; gunshot residue; methodology; scanning electron microscopy; X ray emission spectrometry

Indexed keywords

GUNPOWDER;

ARTICLE; CANADA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029931924     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs15412j     Document Type: Article

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