Hair combing to collect organic gunshot residues (OGSR)

Forensic Science International

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-173

  MacCrehan, William A ^a   Layman, Malinda J ^a   Secl, Janelle D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary electrophoresis; Ethyl centralite; Gunpowder additive; Hair analysis; Nitroglycerin; Organic gunshot residues

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; GUNPOWDER;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; COMB; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HAIR; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STORAGE;

EID: 0042531994     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(03)00207-X     Document Type: Article

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