ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 January 1974
Page Count: 10

Identification of Explosive Residues in Bomb Scene Investigations
Hoffman, CM
Chief and staff member, Forensic Branch, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms,

Byall, EB
Chief and staff member, Forensic Branch, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms,

(Received 8 February 1973; accepted 10 July 1973)

Abstract

Only a few years ago, a bombing or a bomb threat was looked upon as an unusual event, and physical evidence from a bomb scene tended to be a laboratory curiosity by virtue of its rarity. At this writing, the reported bomb incidence rate is about 5.8 bombs per day according to current figures from the National Bomb Data Center, and the examination of physical evidence from these incidents has become a daily occurrence and a major laboratory challenge.

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Paper ID: JFS10070J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10070J
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