Development and evaluation of radiological decontamination procedures for documents, document inks, and latent fingermarks on porous surfaces

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dc.contributor.authorParkinson, Aen_AU
dc.contributor.authorColella, Men_AU
dc.contributor.authorEvans, Ten_AU
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-05T05:53:42Zen_AU
dc.date.available2010-07-05T05:53:42Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2010-05en_AU
dc.date.statistics2010-05en_AU
dc.description.abstractCriminal acts such as an attack utilizing a radiological dispersal device (RDD or dirty bomb), the manufacture of such a device, or the illicit trafficking of radioactive materials would warrant a criminal investigation. This could involve the collection, transportation, and analysis of radiologically contaminated trace evidence. But are law enforcement agencies and forensic scientists capable of dealing with this? This research investigates the decontamination efficacy of two decontamination techniques (chemical and physical) designed for the removal of radiological material from documents of forensic importance. The impact that these procedures have on the development of latent fingermarks and the forensic analysis of the inks on these documents is also studied. It was found that slight changes in the color and chemical composition of a variety of document inks and a destruction of fingermark ridges occurred after chemical decontamination. Physical decontamination had no impact on these parameters. © 2010, Wiley-Blackwell.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationParkinson, A., Colella, M., & Evans, T. (2010). Development and evaluation of radiological decontamination procedures for documents, document inks, and latent fingermarks on porous surfaces. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 55(3), 728-734. doi:10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01346.xen_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc1859en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0022-1198en_AU
dc.identifier.issue3en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Forensic Sciencesen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination728-734en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01346.xen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/1759en_AU
dc.identifier.volume55en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwellen_AU
dc.subjectCrime detectionen_AU
dc.subjectDecontaminationen_AU
dc.subjectPattern recognitionen_AU
dc.subjectInksen_AU
dc.subjectDocumentationen_AU
dc.subjectPorous materialsen_AU
dc.titleDevelopment and evaluation of radiological decontamination procedures for documents, document inks, and latent fingermarks on porous surfacesen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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