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Accuracy, Reliability, and Safety of Luminol in Bloodstain Investigation
Mercedes Reguant ÁLvarezFernando VerdúAna Castellósubject
ChromatographyInjury controlAccident preventionbusiness.industryFalse positives and false negativesEnvironmental engineeringnutritional and metabolic diseasesPoison controlchemical and pharmacologic phenomenaTest sensitivityPathology and Forensic MedicineLuminolchemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryReagentMedicinebusinessReliability (statistics)description
ABSTRACTThe reliability of luminol as a presumptive test reagent was studied in this work. The possibility of obtaining a false negative subsequent to contamination of the test specimen was determined. The behavior of luminol with respect to a contaminant was compared to other reagents used in similar tests. Following an analysis of the test results, other test sensitivity, and safety data, it was concluded that luminol is a more reliable reagent than others due to a higher improbability of producing false positives and false negatives, apart from being safer than other substances. It should, therefore, be considered as a “preferable” or “first choice” reagent for use in presumptive tests.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-01 | Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal |