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Crime Scene to Court: The Essentials of Forensic ScienceCheck Access
Edited by
Niamh NicDaeid;
Niamh NicDaeid
Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, University of Dundee, UK
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Peter C. White
Peter C. White
ReForensics, PO Box 1208, Lincoln, UK
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Paperback ISBN:
978-1-83916-800-0
PDF ISBN:
978-1-83767-224-0
EPUB ISBN:
978-1-83767-225-7
Product Type:
Textbooks
No. of Pages:
748
Publication date:
27 Sep 2024
Book Chapter
Chapter 15: Explosions Check Access
By
Sharon Broome
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Sharon Broome
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ, UK [email protected]
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Clifford Todd
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Clifford Todd
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ, UK
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Linda Jones
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Linda Jones
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ, UK
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Maurice Marshall
Maurice Marshall
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ, UK
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Published:27 Sep 2024
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Product Type: Textbooks
Page range:
547 - 580
Citation
S. Broome, C. Todd, L. Jones, and M. Marshall, in Crime Scene to Court
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Mankind has been fascinated with explosives ever since the invention of gunpowder by the Chinese, with the first recorded use for military purposes being in the thirteenth century. This chapter provides a background to the different types of explosive, defines the explosion process and offers an insight into the methods and processes used in the forensic investigation of explosives related incidents as undertaken by the United Kingdom’s Forensic Explosives Laboratory.
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