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alternate light source (ALS)

Equipment used to produce light at various wavelengths to enhance or visualize potential items of evidence. 

NOTE A monochromatic light source can be used in examination of an animal’s body to enhance visualization, identification, documentation, and collection of bodily fluids and fibers as potential evidence.

Committee
Wildlife Forensic Biology
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB 169 Standard for Clinical Veterinary Forensic Examination. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2024. Source link
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