Maintenance of the ENFSI proficiency test program on identification of GSR by SEM/EDX (GSR2003)

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 877-882

  Niewoehner, Ludwig ^a,g   Andrasko, Jan ^b   Biegstraaten, Jan ^c   Gunaratnam, Lawrence ^d   Steffen, Sylvia ^e   Uhlig, Steffen ^f  

^a Forensic Science Institute   (Germany)

^b SKL   (Sweden)

^c NETHERLANDS FORENSIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d National Bureau of Investigation Finland   (Finland)

^e TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^f Quo Data GmbH   (Germany)

^g Bundeskriminalamt   (Germany)

Author keywords

ENFSI; European Network of Forensic Science Institutes; Firearms; Forensic science; GSR; Gunshot residues; ISO 5725; Proficiency testing; Scanning electron microscopy; SEM EDX; Statistical evaluation; Z scores

Indexed keywords

GUNPOWDER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY MICROANALYSIS; EUROPE; FIREARM; LABORATORY TEST; MATERIALS TESTING; ORGANIZATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 21444455042     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004454     Document Type: Article

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