The forensic use of luminol chemiluminescence to detect traces of blood inside motor vehicles

Luminescence

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 271-277

  Quickenden, T I ^a   Ennis, C P ^a   Creamer, J I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Forensic science; Haemoglobin methaemoglobin; Luminol; Motor vehicles

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CHEMILUMINESCENCE;

FREE MATERIALS; HAEMOGLOBINS; HEMOGLOBIN/METHEMOGLOBIN; INTERIOR FITTING; INTERIOR SURFACES; LUMINOL CHEMILUMINESCENCE; LUMINOLS; MOTOR CARS; MOTOR VEHICLE; SEAT BELT;

FORENSIC SCIENCE;

HEMOGLOBIN; LUMINOL; METHEMOGLOBIN; WATER;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD STAIN; CATALYST; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DECOMPOSITION; ENTHALPY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; MOTOR VEHICLE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 14844336317     PISSN: 15227235     EISSN: 10991271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bio.780     Document Type: Article

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