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Airborne and Dermal Collection Methods of Gunshot Residue for Toxicity Studies

Applied Sciences, 2022
Gunshot residue (GSR) has potential negative health effects on humans as a result of inhalation and dermal exposure to the chemical and physical characteristics of GSR such as Pb, Sb, Ba, nitrocellulose, nitroglycerine, and particulate size fraction ...
Samuel Cole Smith, Oscar Beau Black, Courtney Roper   +2 more
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Appearance and characteristics of the gunshot wounds caused by different fire weapons - animal model [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2020
Introduction/Objective. Gunshot residue (GSR) on the skin of a victim are important evidence, with far better precision, for reconstructive questions in the forensic investigation of cases involving gunshot wounds.
Gradaščević Anisa, Soldatović Ivan, Jogunčić Anes, Milošević Miroslav, Sarajlić Nermin   +4 more
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Fate and Behavior of Gunshot Residue—A Review [PDF]

Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2017
AbstractA review of the literature concerning the fate and behavior of gunshot residue (GSR) is presented. A number of concomitant parameters including firearm and ammunition type, plume and GSR material characteristics, travel distances, chemical composition and GSR morphology are critically discussed in relation to their effects on the distribution ...
Blakey, LS, Sharples, GP, Chana, K, Birkett, JW   +3 more
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DETECTING GUNSHOT RESIDUE IN BOTH ENTRY AND EXIT WOUNDS: A CASE STUDY INVOLVING A .32 MK III REVOLVER [PDF]

The Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Applied Toxicology
Background: Gunshot residue (GSR) has been used historically to distinguish between the entry and exit points of gunshot wounds. It has been broadly accepted in the forensic science community that entry wounds will have a presence of GSR, but exit wounds
Poorvi Moondra, Pooja Hatwal, Arijit Datta, Reilly Hall, Monalisa Javral, Sachin Meena, Ashok Moondra, Dhara Goswami   +7 more
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Reviewing Research Trends—A Scientometric Approach Using Gunshot Residue (GSR) Literature as an Example

Publications, 2020
The ability to manage, distil and disseminate the significant amount of information that is available from published literature is fast becoming a core and critical skill across all research domains, including that of forensic science.
Catarina Sobreira, Joyce K. Klu, Christian Cole, Niamh Nic Daéid, Hervé Ménard   +4 more
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Is it possible to determine firearm calibre and shooting range from the examination of gunshot residue in close range gunshot wounds? An experimental study

Journal of Health Sciences, 2013
Introduction: The aim of the study was determining the type of weapon and shooting distance depending on chemical analysis of inorganic gunshot residue from the skin gunshot wounds in experimental animals (pigs). Methods: Experimental study was conducted
Anisa Gradaščević, Emina Resić, Nermin Sarajlić, Bruno Franjić, Arif Salkić, Amira Džuzdanović-Pašalić   +5 more
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Divergent gunshot residues and characterization of the memory effect in a .22 caliber revolver and pistol

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2023
Background The forms and compositions of primer gunshot residue (GSR) in shooting cases have been routinely analyzed in many crime labs by scanning electron microscope/energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDS).
Bryan R. Burnett, Felice Nunziata
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Advances and limitations in the determination and assessment of gunshot residue in the environment

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2021
Gunshot residue (GSR) stemming from the discharge of firearms has been essential to advancements in the field of forensic science however the human and environmental health impacts from GSR are far less researched.
Oscar Black, Samuel Cole Smith, Courtney Roper   +2 more
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Determination of Diphenylamine in Gunshot Residue by HPLC-MS/MS

Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine, 2016
A high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) protocol was developed for the determination of diphenylamine (DPA).
Hongcheng Mei, Yangke Quan, Wenhao Wang, Hong Zhou, Zhanfang Liu, Huixia Shi, Peng Wang   +6 more
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A chronological study of gunshot residue (GSR) detection techniques: a narrative review

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2023
Background The investigation and reconstruction of firearm-related crimes for the determination of the shooting distance, time since fire, and gunshot residue (GSR) persistence using the analysis of GSR comprising organic and inorganic components are ...
Sreelakshmi Krishna, Pooja Ahuja
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