Northern Ireland Forensic Science

T. G. Kee, C. Beck, K. P. Doolan, and J. S. Wallace, Computer Controlled SEM Micro Analysis and Particle Detection in the Northern Ireland Forensic Science Laboratory—A Preliminary Report, Home Office Internal Publication, Technical note no. Y 85 506. 

The Northern Ireland Forensic Science Taboratory (N1FST) was involved in the assessment of such ammunition for the police, and tests were conducted to compare lead levels using Nyclad and conventional ammunition. Unfortunately, the tests results did not survive the terrorist explosion at the laboratory in September 1992, but the overall conclusion was that the claims made relating to the reduction of lead were more than justified. (Other tests involving the examination of the perimeter of bullet holes in cloth that were caused by Nyclad bullets revealed that cobalt was repeatedly and readily detected by FAAS.)... 

Drawing on the extensive experience of the northern Ireland Forensic Science Laboratory (N1FSL), Chemical Analysis of Firearms, Ammunition, and Gunshot Residue—... 

Dr. James Smyth Wallace is a retired U.K. forensic scientist and a 25-year veteran of the Northern Ireland Forensic Science Laboratory. He is the author/co-author of 14 scientific papers, as well as a forensic science textbook. He is a member of the Forensic Science Society and retains an active interest in forensic chemistry, particularly in the area of trace evidence detection. 

I am indebted to Mrs. Roseline E. Collins for her typing skills and to my wife, Edna, for her computer skills. My thanks also go to my colleagues at the Northern Ireland Forensic Science Laboratory whose dedication and enthusiasm were inspirational. 

Dr. Jim Wallace is a retired U.K. forensic scientist who worked in the firearms section of the Northern Ireland Forensic Science Laboratory for almost 25 years. 

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