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DETERMINATION OF THE AGE OF BLOOD STAINS BY NON-DESTRUCTIVE METHODS - FINAL REPORT

NCJ Number
32555
Author(s)
L May; M H Arnold
Date Published
1972
Length
6 pages
Annotation
THIS SHORT REPORT CONCLUDES THAT WHILE THE PROSPECTS FOR USING MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY FOR THE NON-DESTRUCTIVE DETERMINATION OF THE AGE OF BLOODSTAINS DO NOT LOOK PROMISING, THOSE FOR VISIBLE ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY DO.