CONCISE IDENTIFICATIONS OF COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED TEAR GASES

• NCJ Number: 40916
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 22 Issue: 2 Dated: (APRIL 1977) Pages: 358-364
• Author(s): J A Gag; N F Merck
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: American Soc for Testing and Materials
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ARTICLE CONCERNS THE CONCLUSIVE IDENTIFICATION OF THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF TEAR GASES USING INFRARED SPECTROMETRY AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY.

Abstract

INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES ARE PROPOSED FOR IDENTIFYING TEAR GAS COMPONENTS, WHICH WILL AID IN ESTABLISHING THE ILLEGAL USE OF TEAR GAS. THE TEXT IS DOCUMENTED WITH GRAPHIC TABLES OF EXPERIMENTAL FINDINGS....KAP