Science & Justice
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 24-33 , May 2007

Investigating polyurethane foam as a form of trace evidence

  • N.S. Parsons

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Alliance Ltd. (a member of the LGC group), F5 Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, OXON, OX11 7XW, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • C.-A. Mountain

      Affiliations

    • University of Strathclyde, 16 Richmond Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1XQ, UK
    • Currently at: LGC Ltd., The Heath, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 4QX.

Received 25 January 2006 ,Accepted 30 June 2006.

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PII: S1355-0306(07)00002-0

doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2006.06.001

Science & Justice
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 24-33 , May 2007

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