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OILS OF LATENT FINGERPRINTS

NCJ Number
26984
Journal
FINGERPRINT AND IDENTIFICATION MAGAZINE Volume: 56 Issue: 7 Dated: (JANUARY 1975) Pages: 3-12
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1975
Length
10 pages
Annotation
CHEMICAL PROCESSES INVOLVED IN CERTAIN LATENT FINGERPRINT CHEMICAL TECHNIQUES ARE EXPLAINED ALONG WITH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE OILS AND FATTY SUBSTANCES FOUND IN PERSPIRATION AND LATENT PRINT RESIDUE.
Abstract
THE CHEMICAL TECHNIQUES DISCUSSED ARE THE FOLLOWING: IODINE FUMING, OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE, RUTHENIUM TETRAOXIDE, HYDROFLUORIC ACID, AUTORADIOGRAPHY, DYE AND INK, AND FLAME.