Comparison of properties of adhesive tapes, tabs, and liquids used for the collection of gunshot residue and other trace materials for SEM analysis

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 178-181

  Wrobel, Harald A ^a,c   Millar, John J ^d   Kijek, Marek ^b  

^a Victoria Police

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Victoria Forensic Science Centre   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Adhesive lifts; Adhesive tapes; Collection; Criminalistics; Forensic science; Gunshot residue; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; GUNPOWDER;

ARTICLE; BALLISTICS; ELECTRON BEAM; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GUNSHOT INJURY; MATERIAL STATE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031906470     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs16107j     Document Type: Article

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