One-Pot Processing of Swabs for Organic Explosives and Firearms Residue Traces

• NCJ Number: 125053
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 35 Issue: 4 Dated: (July 1990) Pages: 956-959
• Author(s): J B F Lloyd; R M King
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 4 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Technical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

By the procedure described, swabs may be extracted and the cleanup of the extracts continued, by solid phase extraction, in the containers issued for the return of the used swabs to the laboratory.

Abstract

Thus, problems associated with techniques that involve transfer between containers of the swabs or their extracts are avoided. The procedure is designed for work with explosives and firearm traces and residue but is in principle applicable to any trace material that can be taken into solution. Figure, table, and 4 references. (Author abstract)