Analysis of Paint Evidence

Forensic Chemistry Handbook

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 131-224

  Ryland, Scott G ^a   Suzuki, Edward M ^b  

^a Florida Dept of Law Enforcement   (United States)

^b Washington State Crime Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

LDMS, relatively new, paint examination in hit and run cases; Paint analysis, DAC and IR microscope with FT IR, in size, sequential analysis; Paint evidence, in criminal, civil, art authenticity investigations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885983905     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118062241.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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