Chemical enhancement of soil based footwear impressions on fabric

Forensic Science International

Volumn 219, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 12-28

  Farrugia, Kevin J ^a,b   Bandey, Helen ^c   Dawson, Lorna ^d   Nic Daéid, Niamh ^a  

^a Technology and Innovation Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c Home Office Central Research Establishment   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enhancement; Fabric morphology; Footwear impressions; Iron; PH; Soil

Indexed keywords

2,2' DIPYRIDIL; 8 QUINOLINOL; ALIZARIN RED S; ALUMINUM; AMMONIUM PYRROLIDINEDITHIOCARBAMATE; BROMOCRESOL GREEN; BROMOPHENOL BLUE; CALCIUM; IRON; PHENANTHROLINE HYDROSULFIDE; PHOSPHORUS; POLYESTER; POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE; REAGENT; SAFRANIN O; TETRAMETHYLBENZIDINE; THIOCYANATE AMMONIUM; THIOCYANATE POTASSIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COLOR; COMPUTER; DIFFUSION; FIBER; FOOTWEAR IMPRESSION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; MORPHOLOGY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84861571547     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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