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J Forensic Sci
; 45(6): 1316-9, 2000 Nov.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11110190
RESUMO
A cleaning procedure for seriously weathered or corroded bullets and cartridge casings was developed and implemented for evidence specimens from a multiple homicide. The restoration protocol entailed successive treatments with increasingly aggressive chemical solvents and cleaning solutions while monitoring the progress of the method by optical microscopy. Treatment of worst-case, Cu-alloy jacketed bullets and casings resulted in reconditioned specimens that subsequently underwent successful firearms examinations.