ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 April 1977
Page Count: 3

Dynamite Contamination of Blasting Cap Leg Wire Insulation
Midkiff, CR
Forensic chemists, Forensic Laboratory, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms,

Snow, KB
Forensic chemists, Forensic Laboratory, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms,

Washington, WD
Forensic chemists, Forensic Laboratory, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms,

(Received 17 September 1976; accepted 20 October 1976)

Abstract

Infrared absorption spectrophotometry with a diamond cell sample holder is routinely employed in our laboratory for the examination of plastic wire insulation. The determination of the type of polymer used as insulation on electric blasting cap leg wire allows the manufacturer of the cap to be identified [1].

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Paper ID: JFS10593J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10593J
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