Minimum requirements for application of ink dating methods based on solvent analysis in casework

Forensic Science International

Volumn 210, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 52-62

  Weyermann, Céline ^a   Almog, Joseph ^b   Bügler, Jürgen ^c   Cantu, Antonio A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c Department of Microtraces and Biology   (Germany)

^d Scientific Consultant   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Forensic sciences; Ink dating; Interpretation; Method validation; Questioned documents; Solvent drying

Indexed keywords

INK; SOLVENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; COURT; DATA ANALYSIS; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORENSIC SCIENCE; INK AGING; INK DATING METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLVENT DRYING; STORAGE; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 79959565211     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.01.034     Document Type: Article

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