A study of common interferences with the forensic luminol test for blood

Luminescence

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 295-298

  Quickenden, T I ^a   Creamer, J I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Forensic science; Interfering catalysts; Luminol; Presumptive blood test

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; FORENSIC SCIENCE; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; VARNISH;

ALKALINES; BLOOD TEST; CLEANING AGENTS; FRUIT PULPS; HAEMOGLOBINS; INTERFERING CATALYST; LUMINESCENCE INTENSITY; LUMINOLS; PRESUMPTIVE BLOOD TEST; ]+ CATALYST;

LUMINESCENCE;

AGAVE SISALANA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; PASTINACA SATIVA;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; HEMOGLOBIN; LUMINOL; PAINT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MATERIALS; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; VEGETABLE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FRUIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LUMINOL; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; PAINT; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0035403528     PISSN: 15227235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bio.657     Document Type: Article

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