Marks & Traces
Eurofins Forensic Services can offer a wide range of support for the examination, comparison, analysis (where required) and evaluation of numerous different types of marks and material/chemical traces in the context of volume and complex crime.
Expertise is available to support evidence in relation to:
* Shoe sole patterns (shoe marks) from 2D and 3D surfaces including those in blood, skin and soil
* Shoe marks on bodies (patterns in bruising)
* Tyre marks (skin, fabric and other objects)
* Tool marks
* Fingerprint marks
* Complex marks such as those from weapons, fabrics, gloves etc.
* Glass
* Paint
* Gunshot residue (GSR)
* Textile fibres
* Fire investigations (scenes and electrical component evaluations)
* Ignitable liquids, including fire scene debris
* Lachrymators
* Noxious and corrosive substances
* Unknown powders and liquids for classification/comparison (including crystalline granules)
* Thermal damage to clothing ('flashburning')
* Incendiary devices ('petrol bombs')
* Pressure sensitive tape comparisons, including reconstruction
* Physical fits
* Plastic packaging comparisons
* Cosmetics
* Fibre plastic fusion (high-energy transfer of fibres and plastic usually associated with vehicle impacts)
* Metals and their alloys, including those generated during grinding/hot work
* Airbag dust
* Plastics and polymers
* Examination of key surfaces for evidence of copying/casting
* Forensic Markers with chemical taggants
* Oils, greases, dyes and other non-particulate traces