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NEW MICRO-CHEMICAL REAGENT FOR THE DETECTION OF GUN POWDER RESIDUES IN SHOOTING CASES

NCJ Number
18677
Journal
International Criminal Police Review Issue: 281 Dated: (OCTOBER 1974) Pages: 220-221
Author(s)
S N TEWARI
Date Published
1974
Length
2 pages
Annotation
THE STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE FOR DETECTING MICRO AMOUNTS OF POWDER RESIDUE ON GARMENTS, USING AN ANTIHISTAMINIC DRUG AS REAGENT, IS OUTLINED.
Abstract
THE DRUG - 2-(N-BENZYLANILINOMETHYL)-IMINAZOLINE (ANTAZOLINE) - HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE THE MOST SENSITIVE REAGENT FORMING DISTINCT COLORS WITH NITRITES AND NITRATES WHEN PRESENT TOGETHER UNDER SUITABLE CONDITIONS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)