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ESDA processing and latent fingerprint development: the humidity effect
Myriam Azoury1, Rachel Gabbay, Drorit Cohen
1Latent Fingerprint Laboratory, Division of Identification and Forensic Science (DIFS), Israel Police, National H.Q., Jerusalem, Israel.
Journal of Forensic Sciences
|May 24, 2003
Abstract:
The influence of humidification in the ESDA process on subsequent development of fingerprints on paper items was studied. It was found that, while the DFO process is nearly insensitive to previous humidification, fingerprint development with ninhydrin or with indanedione can be significantly affected by previous humidification of the paper.
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