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Article: Explosives residue: origin and distribution.(Research and Technology)
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- Forensic Science Communications
- Article date:
- April 1, 2002
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Introduction
Whereas the occurrence of explosives residue has been studied extensively, there are few direct references in scientific literature to the principles underlying the origin and distribution of explosives residue. Where does it come from? How does it spread? Does it form a pattern? Why do we look for residue near the blast seat?
In any explosion, there are two distinct sources of explosives residue to consider--residue attached to or associated with fragments of a device, container, or nearby object, and residue gleaned from surfaces or items that are not associated with the explosive itself. Fragmentation is a known source of unexploded ...