ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 July 1982
Page Count: 3

The Effects of the Argon Ion Laser on Subsequent Blood Examinations
Platt, SR
Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Jackonsville Regional Crime Laboratory, FL

(Received 7 October 1981; accepted 10 November 1981)

Abstract

Dried bloodstains on cotton sheeting ranging in age from three days to three months were exposed to the argon ion laser for durations from 30 s to 3 main. The bloodstains showed greatly reduced reactions or none at all with presumptive reagents applied by fine mist spraying. Filter paper rubs of the same stains followed by presumptive testing yielded the appropriate oxidation reactions of the indicator reagents.

Keywords:
criminalistics, blood, lasers

Paper ID: JFS12183J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12183J
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