Decompositional Changes
Alteration in the root or the proximal end of a hair that can include discoloration, postmortem root banding, or a tapered or brush-like appearance as well as fungal tunneling along the length of the shaft.
Committee
Trace Materials
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASTM E3316-22 Standard Guide for Forensic Examination of Hair by Microscopy. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2022.
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