Sediment fingerprints: A forensic technique using quartz sand grains - A response

Science and Justice

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 141-144

  Bull, Peter A ^a   Morgan, Ruth M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ACCURACY; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SAND; SEDIMENT;

DERMATOGLYPHICS; FORENSIC SCIENCES; HUMANS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 35348883214     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2007.08.001     Document Type: Letter

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