Chemical and morphological study of gunshot residue persisting on the shooter by means of scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 972-982

  Brozek Mucha, Zuzanna ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC RESEARCH   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

criminalistics; elemental analysis; forensic science; gunshot residue; persistence of particles on the shooting person; SEM EDX

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; BARIUM; LEAD;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLOTHING; DUST; FACE; FIREARM; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HAIR; HALF LIFE TIME; HAND; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY;

ANTIMONY; BARIUM; CLOTHING; DUST; FACE; FIREARMS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HAIR; HALF-LIFE; HAND; HUMANS; LEAD; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION;

EID: 82055166007     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927611012141     Document Type: Article

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