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Blakey, LS, Sharples, GP, Chana, K and Birkett, JW (2019) The fate and behaviour of gunshot residue: recreational shooter distribution. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences. ISSN 0045-0618
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Abstract
Despite continued improvements in gunshot residue (GSR) detection and analysis, there are still challenges in the interpretation of GSR evidence. The level and distribution of GSR present on an individual can be influenced by many factors, dependent upon the context of any given case. Due and diligent attention must therefore be placed upon fate and behaviour processes in relation to GSR when assessing and interpreting any case findings. The distribution of GSR upon the body of a recreational shooter was assessed. Samples were taken from 17 positions across a shooter’s body immediately after the discharge of one round of ammunition. The shooting hand prevailed as the most GSR-contaminated area, with as many as 351 characteristic GSR particles identified. The face and supporting hand also exhibited high levels of GSR contamination. This level of contamination raises questions concerning the fate and behaviour of GSR particles within the general environment, specifically with regard to transfer processes.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | MD Multidisciplinary |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA1001 Forensic Medicine. Medical jurisprudence. Legal medicine |
| Divisions: | Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Apr 2019 09:54 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 09:38 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1080/00450618.2019.1569148 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/10305 |
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