NCJ Number
88587
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 28 Issue: 2 Dated: (April 1983) Pages: 451-462
Date Published
1983
Length
12 pages
Annotation
The detection of petrolatum based lubricants on evidence submissions from rapes and forcible sodomies and their extraction and comparison with standards can help to substantiate the victim's allegation.
Abstract
Sixteen commercial products having a petrolatum base were uniquely distinguished by the combination of gas-liquid chromatography and a synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy, and as little as 0.5 mg of product could be identified. (Author abstract)