Survey on batch-to-batch variation in spray paints: A collaborative study

• Published in: Forensic science international Vol. 229; no. 1-3; pp. 80 - 91
• Main Authors: Muehlethaler, Cyril, Massonnet, Geneviève, Deviterne, Marie, Bradley, Maureen, Herrero, Ana, de Lezana, Itxaso Diaz, Lauper, Sandrine, Dubois, Damien, Geyer-Lippmann, Jochen, Ketterer, Sonja, Milet, Stéphane, Bertrand, Magali, Langer, Wolfgang, Plage, Bernd, Gorzawski, Gabriele, Lamothe, Véronique, Marsh, Louissa, Turunen, Raija
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 10.06.2013; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Batch; Chemometrics; Color; data collection; decision making; Discrimination; Elemental analysis; expert opinion; fluorescence; Forensic; Forensic science; Forensic sciences; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; glass; Infrared spectroscopy; Laboratories; light microscopy; Microscopy; Microspectrophotometry; Paint; Paints; Pathology; Pigments; principal component analysis; Pyrolysis GC/MS; quality control; Raman spectroscopy; Samples; scanning electron microscopy; soot; Spray; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Studies; surveys; titanium dioxide; X-radiation; Microspectrophotometry; Infrared spectroscopy; Microscopy; Batch; Elemental analysis; Forensic; Paint; Spray; Raman spectroscopy; Pyrolysis GC/MS; Chemometrics

This study represents the most extensive analysis of batch-to-batch variations in spray paint samples to date. The survey was performed as a collaborative project of the ENFSI (European Network of Forensic Science Institutes) Paint and Glass Working Group (EPG) and involved 11 laboratories. Several...