Science & Justice
Volume 48, Issue 2 , Pages 71-75 , June 2008

Illuminating the health and safety of luminol

  • Tony Larkin

      Affiliations

    • Metropolitan Police Service, Specialist Evidence Recovery and Imaging Service, 2-16 Amelia Street, London, SE17 3PY, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Chris Gannicliffe

      Affiliations

    • SPSA Forensic Services, Forensic Science Laboratory, Grampian Police Office, Nelson Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5EQ, UK

Received 13 April 2007 ,Revised 30 July 2007 ,Accepted 10 August 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2007.08.003

Science & Justice
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