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ERIC Number: EJ770946
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Apr
Pages: 3
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
Chemical Composition of Latent Fingerprints by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Hartzell-Baguley, Brittany; Hipp, Rachael E.; Morgan, Neal R.; Morgan, Stephen L.
Journal of Chemical Education, v84 n4 p689 Apr 2007
An experiment in which gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is used for latent fingerprint extraction and analysis on glass beads or glass slides is conducted. The results determine that the fingerprint residues are gender dependent.
Descriptors: Chemistry, Laboratory Experiments, Science Experiments, Crime, College Science, Science Instruction, Majors (Students), Advanced Courses
Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemical Society. Subscription Department, P.O. Box 1267, Bellmawr, NJ 08099-1267. Tel: 800-691-9846; Tel: 856-931-5825; Fax: 856-931-4115; e-mail: jchemed@egpp.com; Web site: http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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